The Lives of Dr. John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr. George Herbert, and Dr. Robert Sanderson |
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Their turbulent lives and uncomfortable deaths " are not , I hope , yet worn out of
the memory of many . He ' that “ compares them with the holy life and happy
death of Mr . George " Herbert , as it is plainly , and , I hope , truly writ by Mr .
Isaac ...
Their turbulent lives and uncomfortable deaths " are not , I hope , yet worn out of
the memory of many . He ' that “ compares them with the holy life and happy
death of Mr . George " Herbert , as it is plainly , and , I hope , truly writ by Mr .
Isaac ...
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So would I live , such gradual death to find , “ Like timely fruit , not Thaken by the
wind , “ But ripely dropping from the fapless bough ; “ And dying , nothing to
myself would owe . “ Thus , daily changing , with a duller taste “ Of less ' ning joys
, I ...
So would I live , such gradual death to find , “ Like timely fruit , not Thaken by the
wind , “ But ripely dropping from the fapless bough ; “ And dying , nothing to
myself would owe . “ Thus , daily changing , with a duller taste “ Of less ' ning joys
, I ...
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He experienced many marks of favour from the Bishop of Winchefter , of whose
kindness to him he has signified his remembrance in the ring bequeathed at his
death with this expressive motto , “ A MITE FOR “ A MILLION . ” It was doubtless ...
He experienced many marks of favour from the Bishop of Winchefter , of whose
kindness to him he has signified his remembrance in the ring bequeathed at his
death with this expressive motto , “ A MITE FOR “ A MILLION . ” It was doubtless ...
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Those parts of this volume are more peculiarly adapted to afford satisfaction ,
improvement , and confolation , in which is related the behaviour of these good
men at the hour of death . Here we find ourfelves personally and intimately
interested ...
Those parts of this volume are more peculiarly adapted to afford satisfaction ,
improvement , and confolation , in which is related the behaviour of these good
men at the hour of death . Here we find ourfelves personally and intimately
interested ...
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trast the death - bed scenes , which our author has described , with that which is
exhibited to us in the last illness of a modern philofopher , who at that awful
period had no fource of confolation but what he derived from reading Lucian and
other ...
trast the death - bed scenes , which our author has described , with that which is
exhibited to us in the last illness of a modern philofopher , who at that awful
period had no fource of confolation but what he derived from reading Lucian and
other ...
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againſt alſo anſwer appear appointed Archbiſhop becauſe Biſhop bleſsed body called cauſe Church College common concerning continued death deſire died divine Donne Earl England excellent faith father firſt gave George give given hand happy hath Herbert himſelf holy honour Hooker hope houſe Italy James John King laſt late learning leave letter lived London Lord Maſter means memory mention mind moſt muſt nature never obſerved occaſion Oxford perſon poor prayers preach preſent printed proved Queen reader reaſon received religion Richard ſaid ſame Sanderſon ſay ſee ſeemed ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhould Sir Henry Wotton ſome ſon ſoul ſuch tell theſe things Thomas thoſe thought tion truth Univerſity unto uſe Walton whole whoſe wife worthy write written