 tis but a sound ; a name of air ; A minute's storm ; or not so much : to tumble From bed to bed, be massacred alive By some physicians for a month or two, In hope of freedom from a fever's torments, Might stagger manhood ; here, the pain is past 1 [Half...  The Eton miscellany, by Bartholomew Bouverie - Page 157by Eton miscellany - 1827Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Grove - Cardinals - 1742 - 494 pages
...! Pifh> "njs but a Sound, a Name of Air j From Bed. to Bed, be maflacred alive By fome Phyficians, for a Month, or two, In hope of Freedom from a Fever's Torments, Might ftagger Manhood ; here the Pain is paft, E're fenfibly 'tis felt. Be Men of Spirit ! Spurn Coward Paflion... | |
 | Charles Lamb - English drama - 1808 - 512 pages
...our payments, As prodigal to nature in our debts. Death ! pish, 'tis but a sound ; a name of air j A minute's storm ; or not so much : to tumble From...By some physicians for a month or two, In hope of freedojfi from a fever's torments, Might stagger manhood ; here, the pain is past Ere sensibly 'tis... | |
 | John Ford - 1831 - 644 pages
...And we will prove as trusty in our payments, As prodigal to nature in our debts. Death ? pish ! 't is but a sound ; a name of air; A minute's storm,...stagger manhood ; here the pain is past Ere sensibly 't is felt. Be men of spirit ! Spurn coward passion ! so illustrious mention Shall blaze our names,... | |
 | Robert Walsh - Conduct of life - 1836 - 274 pages
...of our better faculties. Old Ford says of death — " Death ! pish ! 'tis but .a sound ; a name in air, A minute's storm, or not so much ; to tumble...from a. fever's torments, Might stagger manhood." Great stress is often laid upon the consideration, that husband and wife, or other near relatives,... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland, John Seely Hart - Periodicals - 1850 - 438 pages
...air; A miuutcV storm, or not so much ; to tumble Prom bed to bed, bo massacred alive By some physician for a month or two, In hope of freedom from a fever's torment, Might stagger manhood : here the pain is put Ere sensibly 'tis felt." When the characters... | |
 | Periodicals - 1851 - 608 pages
...And we will prove as trusty in our payment?, As prodigal to nature in our debts. Death ! pish ! 'tis but a sound ; a name of air ; A minute's storm, or...a month or two, In hope of freedom from a fever's torment?. Might stagger manhood : here the pain is past Ere sensibly 'tis felt. Be men of spirit !... | |
 | Henry Theodore Tuckerman - English literature - 1851 - 300 pages
...A minute's storm, or not so much ; to tumble From bed to bed, be massacred alive By some physician for a month or two, In hope of freedom from a fever's torment, Might stagger manhood: here the pain is past Ere sensibly 'tis felt." When the characters... | |
 | John Doran - 1854 - 442 pages
...sensibly 'tis felt," is far preferable to being slowly slain at home by the doctors. For he says : — " To tumble From bed to bed, be massacred alive By some...freedom from a fever's torments, Might stagger manhood." And accordingly Sketon follows Warbeck to death without a remnant of fear ; and I must add, that Henry... | |
 | English essays - 1854 - 714 pages
...being slowly slain at home by the doctors ; for he says : — — — to tumble From bed to bed, bo massacred alive By some physicians for a month or two, In hope of freedom from a fever's torment«, Might stagger manhood. And, accordingly, Sketon follows Warbeck to death without a remnant... | |
 | Charles Lamb - English drama - 1854 - 572 pages
...And we will prove as trusty in our payments, As prodigal to nature in our debts. Death ! pish, 'tis but a sound ; a name of air ; A minute's storm ; or not so much : to tumble Prom bed to bed, be massacred alive By some physicians for a month or two, In hope of freedom from... | |
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