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Chapter 6 | |
| Hymn to Death | ||
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HEAR me, O Death, whose empire unconfin'd, |
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Extends to mortal tribes of ev'ry kind. |
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On thee, the portion of our time depends, |
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Whose absence lengthens life, whose presence ends. |
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Thy sleep perpetual bursts the vivid folds, |
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By which the soul, attracting body holds: |
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Common to all of ev'ry sex and age, |
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For nought escapes thy all-destructive rage; |
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Not youth itself thy clemency can gain, |
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Vig'rous and strong, by thee untimely slain. |
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In thee, the end of nature's works is known, |
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In thee, all judgment is absolv'd alone: |
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No suppliant arts thy dreadful rage controul, |
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No vows revoke the purpose of thy soul; |
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O blessed pow'r regard my ardent pray'r, |
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And human life to age abundant spare. |
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