 O Death ! the poor man's dearest friend, The kindest and the best ! Welcome the hour my aged limbs Are laid with thee at rest ! The great, the wealthy, fear thy blow, From pomp and pleasure torn ; But, Oh ! a blest relief to those That weary-laden mourn...  The poetical works of Robert Burns - Page 160by Robert Burns - 1814 - 604 pagesFull view - About this book
 | J H Hedley - 1836 - 352 pages
...honest man Had never, sure, been born, Had there not been some recompence To comfort those that mourn! 0 Death! the poor man's dearest friend The kindest and...best! Welcome the hour, my aged limbs Are laid with thce at rest! The great, the wealthy, fear thy blow, From pomp and pleasure torn! But, oh! a blest... | |
 | Robert Burns, John Gibson Lockhart - Scotland - 1837 - 628 pages
...! the poor man's deareit friend, The kindest and the best ! Welcome the hour my aged limb« Are Uid with thee at rest ! The great, the wealthy, fear thy...pomp' and pleasure torn ; But, Oh ! a blest relief to tnott That, weary-laden, mourn ! A PRAYER Ш ТНК РКО5ГЕСТ OF DtHTK. 0 THOU unknown, Almighty... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...honest man Had never, sure, been born, Had there not been some recompense To comfort those that mourn ! O death ! the poor man's dearest friend, The kindest...Oh ! a blest relief to those That weary-laden mourn ! CONFIDENCE IN GOD. How are thy servants blest, O Lord ! How sure is their defence ! Eternal wisdom... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 750 pages
...man, Had never, sure, been horn, Had there not been some recompense To comfort those that moum ! XI. " O death ! the poor man's dearest friend, The kindest...wealthy, fear thy blow, From pomp and pleasure torn; But O ! a bless'd relief to those That weary-laden mourn!" A PRAYER IN THE PROSPECT OF DEATH O THOU unknown,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 796 pages
...man, Had never, sure, been born, Had there not been some recompense To comfort those that mourn ! XI. think that havins, sense, an' grace, E'en love an'...crack. But ye whom social pleasure charms, Whose heart О ! a bless'd relief to those 812 THE FIRST PSALM. A PRAYER IN THE PROSPECT OF DEATH. 0 THOU unknown,... | |
 | John Aikin, John Frost - English poetry - 1838 - 752 pages
...not been some recompense To comfort those that mourn ! XI. «0 death ! the poor man's dearest frieni 0 ! a bless'd relief to those That weary-laden mourn !" A PRAYER IN THE PROSPECT OF DEATH, I. 0 THOU... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1839 - 362 pages
...man', Had never sure been born', Had there not been some recompense' To comfort those that mourn'. O death'! the poor man's dearest friend', The kindest...blest relief to those' That weary-laden' . . . mourn'. SECTION XIX. To the Skies. — BRYANT. AV, gloriously thou standest there', Beautiful', boundless firmament1!b... | |
 | Robert Burns - Poets, English - 1840 - 872 pages
...been some recompense To comfort those that mourn ! XI. " О Death ! the poor man's dearest frieiidThe eet in future <la\-: There ever bask in uncreated...still more dear ; Wliile circling time moves round ! " ["Several of the poems were produced for the purpose of bringing forward some favourite sentiment... | |
 | John D. Post - Readers - 1842 - 314 pages
...comfort those that mourn. 21. O death !h the poor man's dearest friend, The kindest and the best ;f Welcome the hour* my aged limbs Are laid with thee...wealthy, fear thy blow, From pomp and pleasure torn ;n But, oh ! a blessed relief to those That weary-laden mourn.n a $ 43. 5. b § 12. 2. c Why a comma... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1842 - 386 pages
...honest man', Had never sure been Mm', Had there not been some recompense' To comfort those that mourn'. O death'! the poor man's dearest friend', The kindest and the best'; Welcome the hour my* aged limbs' Arc laid with thee at rest'. The great', the wealthy', fear thy blow', From pomp and pleasure torn';... | |
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