 By him lay heavy Sleep, the cousin of Death, Flat on the ground, and still as any stone, A very corpse, save yielding forth a breath : Small keep took he, whom Fortune frowned on, Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown ; but, as a living...  The Mirrour of Majestie, Or, The Badges of Honour Conceitedly Emblazoned: A ... - Page 67by Sir Henry Goodyere - 1870 - 180 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1809 - 914 pages
...fair bright day, yetceaseth be no while; But hath his candles to prolong his toil. By him lay heavy SLEEP, the cousin of Death, Flat on the ground, and...A very corpse, save yielding forth a breath; Small keep took he, whom Fortune frowned on; Or whom she lifted up unto the throne Of high renown ; but as... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813 - 354 pages
...fair bright day, yet ceaseth he no while ; But hath his candles to prolong his toil. By him lay heavy SLEEP, the cousin of Death, Flat on the ground, and...A very corpse, save yielding forth a breath; Small keep took he, whom Fortune frowned on ; Or whom she lifted up unto the throne Of high renown; but as... | |
 | Joseph Haslewood - Great Britain - 1815 - 558 pages
...ceasseth hee no while, But bath his candels to prolong his toyle/* 41. By him lay heauy Sleepe, the' cosin of Death, Flat on the ground, and still as any stone, A very corps, saue yelding forth a breath : Smale kepe tooke hee, whome fortune frowned on, Or whom shee lifted... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 420 pages
...fair bright day, yet ceaseth he no while, But hath his candles to prolong his toil. 1 By him lay heavy Sleep, the cousin of Death, Flat on the ground, and still as any stone, A very corps, save yielding forth a breath ; Small keep took he whom Fortune frowned on, Or whom she lifted... | |
 | Rowland Freeman - Authors, English - 1821 - 846 pages
...bright day, yet ceaseth he no while, But hath his candles to prolong his toil. By him lay heavy Sleep, cousin of Death, Flat on the ground, and still as any stone, A very corps, save yielding forth a breath. — Small keep * took he whom fortune frowned on, Or whom she... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English drama - 1821 - 374 pages
...an idea of the merit of this old poem, which was published in 1563. " By him lay heauie Sleepe cosin of Death Flat on the ground, and still as any stone, A very corps, saue yeelding forth a breath. Small keepe tooke he whom Fortune frowned on, Or whom she lifted... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Dramatists, English - 1821 - 380 pages
...an idea of the merit of this old poem, which was published in 1563. " By him lay heauie Sleepe cosiu of Death Flat on the ground, and still as any stone, A very corps, saue yeelding forth a breath. Small keepe tooke be whom Fortune frowned on, Or whom she lifted... | |
 | Thomas Warton - English poetry - 1824 - 504 pages
...fair bright day, yet ceaseth he no while, But hath his candles to prolong his toil. By him lay heavy SLEEP, the cousin of Death, Flat on the ground, and...very corpse, save yielding forth a breath ; Small keep took he, whom fortune frowned on, Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown, but, as... | |
 | Barry Cornwall - Poets, English - 1824 - 132 pages
...claims upon our attention. His description of Sleep, in the former poem — " By him lay heavy Sleep, cousin of Death, Flat on the ground, and still as any stone, A very corps, save yielding forth a breath ;" and of old Age , " And next in order sad old Age we found, His... | |
 | 1829 - 488 pages
...a sort That need not fear the tongues of false report . HAHL OF SURREY. SLEEP. : BY care lay heavy Sleep the cousin of Death, Flat on the ground, and...A very corpse, save yielding forth a breath, Small keeptook he whom Fortune frown'd on, Or whom she lifted up into a tbrone Of high renown ; but as a... | |
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