 | Francis Grose - 1784 - 364 pages
...fire. Live well, and fear no sudden fate ; When God calls virtue to the grave, Alike 'tis justice, soon or late, Mercy alike to kill or save. Virtue unmov'd...the call, And face the flash that melts the ball. s It is inscribed on a mural tablet in the parish-church ; where is also this celebrated epitaph on... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 450 pages
...flafh that melts the ball. Upon the whole, 1 can't think thefe people unhappy. The greateft happinefs, next to living as they would have done, was to die as they did. The greateft honour people of this low degree could have was to be remembered on a little monument ; unlefs... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 454 pages
...flafh that melts the ball. Upon the whole, 1 can't think thefe people unhappy. The greateft happinefs, next to living as they would have done, was to die as they did. The greateft honour people of this low degree could have was to be remembered on a little monument ; unlefs... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 556 pages
...iSS of this Volume. C. Upon the whole, I can't think thefe people unhappy. The greateft happinefs, next to living as they would have done, was to die as they did. The greatefl honour people of this low degree could have, was to be remembered on a little monument ; unlefs... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 556 pages
...1 88 of this Volume. C. Upon the whole, I can't think thefe people unhappy* The greateft happinefs, next to living as they would have done, was to die as they did. The greateft honour people of this low degree could have, was to be remembered on a little monument ; unlefs... | |
 | Select collection - 1806 - 262 pages
...them in celestial fire. Live well and fear no sudden fate : When God calls virtue to the grave, 64 Virtue unmov'd can hear the call, And face the flash that melts the ball. Lady MW Montagu's reply to Mr. Pope. I must applaud your good nature, in supposing, that your pastoral... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1809 - 410 pages
...calls Virtue to the grave ; Alike 'tis justice soon or, late, Mercy alike to kill or save. Virtue alike can hear the call, And face the flash that melts the ball." But let us take our places, and carry it gravely, suitable to your fortune and merit. [Here it is performed.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 394 pages
...a. Live well, and fear no sudden fate : When God calls virtue to the grave, Alike 'tis justice, soon or late, Mercy alike to kill or save. Virtue unmov'd can hear the call, And face the Hash that melts the ball. Upon the whole, I can't think these people unhappy. The greatest happiness,... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1813 - 822 pages
...well, and fear no sudden fate ! When God calls virtue to the gravr, Alike 'tis justice, soon or Intc, Mercy alike to kill or save. Virtue unmov'd can hear the call, And bee the Bath that melts the ball. In a letter, written by Gay, this melancholy event is thus described:... | |
 | Frank Elizabeth - 1814 - 400 pages
...fire. Live well, and fear no sudden fate: When God calls Virtue to the grave^ Alike'tis justice, soon or late; Mercy alike to kill or save. Virtue unmov'd can hear the call, And face the f.ash that mcite the ball. LETTER II. Dr. Beattie to Mrs. Montagu.—The poor widow** ' Peterhead,... | |
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tis justice, soon or late, Mercy alike to kill or save. Virtue unmov'd can hear the call, And face the flash that melts the ball. 
