 O eloquent, just, and mighty Death ! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded ; what none hath dared, thou hast done ; and whom all the world hath flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world and despised ; thou hast drawn together all the far-stretched...  Men of deed and daring - Page 28by Edward N. Marks - 1861Full view - About this book
 | Henry Redhead Yorke - France - 1804 - 416 pages
...mighty death! whom none have dared ; thou hast done ; and whom all the world hath flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world, and despised. Thou hast...ambition of man ; and covered it all over with these too narrow words — Hie JACET!" I have more than once had occasion to animadvert on the facilities... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...persuaded; what none hath dared, thou hast done ; and whom all the world hath flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world and despised : thou hast...and covered it all over with these two narrow words, " Hicjacet,"* SIR WALTER RALEGH. IT is the greatest glory of a christian to die daily, in conquering,... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 616 pages
...persuaded : what none hath dared, thou hast done : and whom all the world hath flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world, and despised ; thou hast...man, and covered it all over with these two narrow word?, Hicjacet." by Milton* in 8vo., 1668. Of all of them, as well as of his MS. Remains, scattered... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 624 pages
...persuaded : what none hath dared, thou hast done : and whom all the world hath flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world, and despised ; thou hast...man, and covered it all over with these two narrow wordf, Hicjacet," * Of these, perhaps, his ' Instructions to his Son and to Posterity' deserve a distinct... | |
 | English literature - 1842 - 590 pages
...and despised ; thou hast drawn together all the farrestretched greatness, all the pride, crueltie, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow words — Hie jacet." Sir Walter, perhaps, had not forgotten the complaint of the Roman emperor, " How mournful is the thought... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1824 - 506 pages
...persuaded ! u 2 what none hath dared, thou hast done ! and, whom aU the world hath flattered, thou, only, hast cast out of the world and despised. Thou hast...ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two naiTOw words, Hie JACET !"* SIR JOHN HARINGTON. This agreeable beau of Elizabeth's court does not make... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1824 - 552 pages
...despised. Thou hast drawn together all the tar-stretched greatness, all the pride, cruelty and amhition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow words, hicjacet. Raleigh. Not long since a celebrated society discussed Ihe well-known and frivolous question,... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...persuaded; what none have dared, thou hast done ; and whom all the world hath flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world and despised : thou hast...and covered it all over with these two narrow words, Hicjacet. Lastly, whereas this book, by the title it hath, calls itself, The First Part of the General... | |
 | Thomas Amory - 1825 - 350 pages
...persuaded : what none have dared, thou hast done : and whom all the world hath flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world, and despised. Thou hast...greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition, of man ; all the powerful charms of beauty ; and covered it all over with these two narrow words, • Hie... | |
 | Thomas Amory - 1825 - 1092 pages
...persuaded : what none have dared, thou hast done : and whom all the world hath flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world, and despised. Thou hast...greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition, of man ; all the powerful charms of beauty; and covered it all over will) these two narrow words, ' Hie jacet.'... | |
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