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" A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning As virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their souls, to go, Whilst some of their sad friends do say, The breath goes now, and some say, no... "
The works of John Donne. With a memoir by H. Alford - Page 554
by John Donne - 1839
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 780 pages
...the compaese*, whatever may be thought of its beauty or fitness, is certainly original. THE FAREWELL. As virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their...friends do say, The breath goes now — and some say, no j So let us melt, and make no noise, No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move; Twere profanation of our...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1860 - 766 pages
...the compasses, whatever may be thought of its beauty or fitness, is certainly original. THE FAREWELL. As virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their...let us melt, and make no noise, No tear-floods, nor sigh -tempests move; 'Twere profanation of our joys To tell the laity our love. Moving of th' earth...
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Hymns of the Ages, Second Series: Being Selections from Wither, Crashaw ...

Caroline Snowden Guild - 1860 - 366 pages
...VALEDICTION FORBIDDING MOURNING. AS virtuous men pafs mildly away, And whisper to their souls to go, Whilft some of their sad friends, do say, The breath goes...let us melt, and make no noise, No tear-floods, nor figh-tempefts move, 'T were profanation of our joys, To tell the laity our love. Moving of the earth...
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A Compendium of English Literautre: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...the compasses, whatever may be thought of its beauty or fitness, is certainly original. THE FAREWELL. As virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their...some of their sad friends do say, The breath goes now—and some say, no; So let us melt, and make no noise, No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move;...
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The Lives of Dr. John Donne: Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr ...

Izaak Walton - 1864 - 438 pages
...none of the Greek or Latin poets did ever equal them : — '' A VALEDICTIO'N, FORBIDDING TO MOURN. " As virtuous men pass mildly away, " And whisper to their souls to po. " Whilst some of their sad friends do say, " The breath goes now, and some say. No: " Po let us...
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Walton's Lives of Dr. John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker, George ...

Izaak Walton - 1865 - 404 pages
...Latin poets did ever equal them. » Acts xii. 7-10. Ib. 13-15. A VALEDICTION, FORBIDDING TO MOURN. As virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their...of our joys, To tell the laity our love. Moving of M earth, brings harms and fears . Men reckon what it did or meant : But trepidation of the spheres,...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 pages
...fitness, is certainly original. THE FAREWELL. As virtuous men pass mildly away, And whirfper to tlnjir souls to go; Whilst some of their sad friends do say,...let us melt, and make no noise, No tear-floods, nor sigh -tern pests move; Twere profanation of our joys To tell the laity our love. Moving of th' earth...
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The life of John Donne, with some orig. notes by an antiquary [T.E. Tomlins].

Izaak Walton - 1865 - 182 pages
...ßing to my God a grateful song. * Acts, xii., T-10. Ib. 13-15. A VALEDICTION, FORBIDDING TO MOURN. As virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their...go, Whilst some of their sad friends do say, " The hreath goes now," and some say, " No :" So let us melt, and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh...
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John Cassell's illustrated history of England. The text, to the ..., Volume 3

Cassell, ltd - 1865 - 648 pages
...address of a lover to his mistress, may show something of Donne's quality and manner : — As vlrtnous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their souls to go ; Whilst tome of their sad IHeuda do say. The breath goes now,— and -orar *iy, no. So let as melt and make...
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OUR OWN FIRESIDE

REV. CHARLES BULLOCK - 1867 - 728 pages
...delicate expression of hie "valediction,' brbidding his wife to mourn for his temporary absence : — " As virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their souls to go ; While some of their sad friends do say, The breath goes now ; and some say, No : So let us melt,...
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