...Literary Life of Johnson ; and Boswell, i. ii. iii. iv.— Ej>. Then, with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke, at once, the vital chain. And freed his soul the nearest way. EPITAPH ON CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN1. PHILLIPS ! whose touch harmonious...

...his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way. EPITAPH ON CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN.* PHILLIPS ! whose touch harmonious...

...his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then, with no throbs of fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed; is soul the nearest way P. In one of Johnson's registers of this year there occurs the following curious...

...his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then, with no throbs of fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain. And freed is soul the nearest way p. In one of Johnson's registers of this year there occurs the following curious...

...firm—bin power* wcre bright, Though now his eightieth year wan niuh. Then with no fiery, throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And forc'd his soul the nearest way. VANITY OP HUMAN WISHES. WHERE then shall hope and fear their objects...

...his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. " Then, with no throbs of fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way 3." "TO MRS. STRAHAN. " 4th February, 1782. " DEAR MADAM, — Mrs. Williams showed...

...his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. " Then, with no throbs of fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way 3. " "TO MRS. STKAHAN. " 4th February, 1782. " DEAR MADAM, — Mrs. Williams showed...

...until this world was too low, too narrow a sphere of action, and " Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed hi* sool the nearest way." Mr. Calhoun was not a learned man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term,...

...his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. " Then, with no throbs of fiery pain. No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way." LETTKR 4O7. TO MRS. STRAHAN. " Feb. 4. 1782. " DEAR MADAM, — Mrs. Williams...

...his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way. FROM THB VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES. " ENLARGE my life with multitude of days !"...