 If dying mortals' doom they sing aright, No ghosts descend to dwell in dreadful night: No parting souls to grisly Pluto go, Nor seek the dreary, silent, shades below; But forth they fly, immortal in their kind, And other bodies in new worlds they find....  The Yorkshire Archaeological Journal - Page 4761907Full view - About this book
 | Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (London, England) - 1828 - 452 pages
...the grove. To these, and these, of all mankind, alone, The gods are sure reveal'd, or sure unknown ; If dying mortals' dooms they sing aright, No ghosts...: But forth they fly, immortal in their kind. And other bodies in new worlds they find. Thus life for ever runs in endles race, And, like a line, Death... | |
 | Thomas Jeffrey Llewelyn Prichard - 1828 - 214 pages
...the grove. THE To these, and these of all mankind alone, The gods are sure reveal'd, or sure unknown. If dying mortals' dooms they sing aright, No ghosts...below ; But forth they fly immortal in their kind, And other bodies in new worlds they find. Thus life for ever runs its endless race, And like a line, death... | |
 | Walter Balfour - 1829 - 374 pages
...another. This doctrine of transmigration is also ascribed to them by Lucan: " If. dying mortals doom they sing aright. No ghosts descend to dwell in dreadful...Pluto go, Nor seek the dreary silent shades below i But forth they fly, immortal in their kind, And other bodies in new worlds they find : Thus life... | |
 | Walter Balfour - 1829 - 368 pages
...doctrine of transmigration is also ascribed to them by Lucan: " If dying mortals doom thev sing itright. No ghosts descend to dwell in dreadful night : No parting souls to grislj Plulo go, Nor seek the dreary silent shades below : But forth they fly, immortal in their kind,... | |
 | Walter Balfour - 1829 - 442 pages
...Lucan: " If dying mortals doom they sing nright. No ghosts descend to dwell in dreadful night : Mo parting souls to grisly Pluto go, Nor seek the dreary silent shades helow : But forth they fly, immoral in their kiud, And other bodies in new worlds they find ; Thus... | |
 | 1839 - 416 pages
...spiritus artu* Orbe Alio : longae, canitis si cognita, vit» Mors media est. " If dying mortals' doom they sing aright, No ghosts descend to dwell in dreadful...No parting souls to grisly Pluto go, Nor seek the drear)- silent shades below : But forth they fly immortal in their kind, And other bodies in new worlds... | |
 | James Orange - 1840 - 542 pages
...and these of all mankind alone, The Gods are sure reveal'd, or sure unknown. If dying mortal's doom they sing aright, No ghosts descend to dwell in dreadful night ; No parting souls to grislv Pluto go, Nor seek the dreary silent shades below. But forth they fly, immortal in their kind,... | |
 | Agnes Strickland - 1841 - 262 pages
...Druidical belief, than is to be found in the following nervous quotation from Lucan's Pharsalia. " If dying mortals' dooms they sing aright, No ghosts...seek the dreary silent shades below ; But forth they go, immortal in their kind, And other bodies in new worlds they find. Thus life for ever runs its endless... | |
 | Henry Godwin - 1842 - 1018 pages
...and these of all mankind alone, The gods are sure revealed or sure unknown ; If dying mortals' doom they sing aright, No ghosts descend to dwell in dreadful...below; But forth they fly, immortal in their kind, And other bodies in new worlds they find. Thus life for ever runs its endless race, And, like a line, death... | |
 | Malachi Mouldy (pseud.) - 1844 - 302 pages
...and these of all mankind alone, The gods are sure revealed or sure unknown ; If dying mortals' doom they sing aright, No ghosts descend to dwell in dreadful...below; But forth they fly, immortal in their kind, And other bodies in new worlds they find. Thus life for ever runs its endless race, And, like a line, death... | |
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