 | John Milton - 1824 - 472 Seiten
...Carrier, who sickened in the time of his vacancy, being forbid to go to London, by reason of the plague^. HERE lies old Hobson ; Death hath broke his girt, And here, alas, hath laid him in the dirt, 15. And so sepulchred^ We have the word with the same accent in Fairfax, cant. i. st. 25. As if his... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 360 Seiten
...CARRIER, WHO SICKENED IN THE TIME OF HIS vACANCY, BEING FORBID TO GO TO LONDON, BY REASON OF THE PLAGUE. HERE lies old Hobson ; Death hath broke his girt,...such a shifter, that if truth were known, Death was half glad when he had got him down ; For he had any time this ten years full, Dodg'd with him, betwixt... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 476 Seiten
...CARRIER, Who sickened in the time of his vacancy, being forbid to go to London, by reason of the plague*. HERE lies old Hobson; Death hath broke his girt, And...overthrown. 'Twas such a shifter, that, if truth were known, 5 Death was half glad when he had got him down ; For he had, any time this ten years full, Dodg'd with... | |
 | Tim Bobbin - 1828 - 216 Seiten
...slouch with heavy eyes. More's Life of the Lord. Slough, a deep dirty place, skin of an adder, &c. The ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here stuck in a slough and overthrown. — Milton. Sneap, to check, to reprimand. My lord, I will not undergoe this sneap without reply. Shakespeare.... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 Seiten
...probably of every thing, and to make themselves be admired by the less knowing. — Descartes. DCLXXXVI. Here lies old Hobson; death hath broke his girt, And...such a shifter, that, if truth were known, Death was half glad when he had got him down; For he had many time this ten years full Dodg'd with him, betwixt... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 Seiten
...probably of every thing, and to make themselves be admired by the less knowing.—Descartes. DCLXXXVL Here lies old Hobson; death hath broke his girt, And...such a shifter, that, if truth were known, Death was hall glad when he had got him down; For he had many time this ten years full Dodg'd with him, betwixt... | |
 | William Pulleyn - 1829 - 302 Seiten
...Vacancy, being forbid to go to London by Reason of the Plague. Here lies old Hobson, — Death has broke his girt, And here, alas ! hath laid him in...such a shifter, that, if truth were known, Death was half glad when he had got him down ; For he had any time, this ten years full, Dodg'd with him betwixt... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 798 Seiten
...JSrravri. On him his mantle, girdle, sword And bow, On him his heart and soul he did bestow. Cuvtey. Here lies old Hobson, death hath broke his girt ; And here, alas! hath laid him in the dirt. J/i&w. That Nyseian i*le, Girt with the river Triton, where old Cham Hid Amaltha, and her flurid son... | |
 | 1830 - 350 Seiten
...genius could not have done a more important service to the town, or have taken a more effectual * " Here lies old Hobson ; Death hath broke his girt,...such a shifter, that, if truth were known, Death was half glad when he had got him down; For he had, any time this ten years full, Dodged with him betwixt... | |
 | John Milton - 1832 - 354 Seiten
...CARRIER, Who sickened in the time of his vacancy, being forbid to go to London, by reason of the Plague. HERE lies old Hobson ; Death hath broke his girt,...overthrown. Twas such a shifter, that if truth were known, 5 Death was half glad when he had got him down ; For he had any time this ten years full, 15 sepulcher'd]... | |
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Here lies old Hobson. Death hath broke his girt, And here, alas! hath laid him in the dirt; Or else, the ways being foul, twenty to one He's here stuck in a slough, and overthrown. 'Twas such a shifter that, if truth were known, Death was half glad when... 
