 Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for, thou art not so, For, those, whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me. From rest and sleep, which but thy...  The Works of John Donne: With a Memoir of His Life - Page 450by John Donne - 1839Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Waddington - 1888 - 272 pages
...; nor yet canst thou kill me. From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be, Much pleasure ; then from thee much more must flow ; And soonest our best...thee do go, Rest of their bones, and souls' delivery. Thou'rt slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,... | |
 | Charles John Abbey - 1892 - 460 pages
...Death ! nor yet canst thou kill me. From rest and sleep, which but thy picture be, Much pleasure, then from thee much more must flow ; And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery. Thou 'rt slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, And dost with poison, war,... | |
 | James Ashcroft Noble - 1893 - 234 pages
...; nor yet canst thou kill me. From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be, Much pleasure : then from thee much more must flow And soonest our best...do go — Rest of their bones, and souls' delivery. Thou'rt slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell... | |
 | John Donne - 1895 - 342 pages
...canst thou kill me. 1 still (?). From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures * be, Much pleasure, then from thee much more must flow ; And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery. Thou art slave to Fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, And dost * with poison,... | |
 | John Donne - 1895 - 314 pages
...Death, nor yet canst thou kill me. From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures1 be, Much pleasure, then from thee much more must flow ; And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery. Thou art slave to Fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, And dost2 with poison, war,... | |
 | John Donne - 1895 - 330 pages
...thee much more must flow; And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery. Thou art slave to Fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, And dost 2 with poison, war, and sickness dwell, And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well And better than... | |
 | John Churton Collins - 1896 - 504 pages
...Death, nor yet canst thou kill me. From rest and sleep which but thy picture be, Much pleasure, then, from thee much more must flow ; And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery. Thou'rt slave to Fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, And dost with poison, war,... | |
 | John Donne - 1896 - 322 pages
...Death, nor yet canst tfiou kill me. From rest and sleep, which but thy picture be, Much pleasure, then from thee much more must flow, And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery. Ix. 1. 1. So 1633, 1669 ; 1639, poisons Thou'rt slave to Fate, chance, kings, and... | |
 | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - 1897 - 258 pages
...nor yet canst thou kill me. From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be, * Much pleasure : then from thee much more / must flow ; •"•* / And soonest...do go — * Rest of their bones and souls' delivery ! ^ _ Thou'rt slave to fate, chance, kings, and — — desperate men, And dost with poison, war, and... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 554 pages
...Death ; nor yet canst thou kill me. From Rest and Sleep, which but thy picture be, Much pleasure ; then from thee much more must flow. And soonest our best men with thee do go Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery ! Thou'rt slave to Fate, Chance, Kings, and desperate Men And dost with Poison, War,... | |
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