Selected quad for the lemma: death_n
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A55428
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The wish written by Dr. Pope ...; Old man's wish
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Pope, Walter, d. 1714.
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1697
(1697)
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Wing P2917; ESTC R8670
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the_o wish_n write_a by_o dr._n pope_n fellow_n of_o the_o royal_a society_n haec_fw-la satis_fw-la est_fw-la orare_fw-la jupiter_fw-la hor._n nil_fw-la divitiae_fw-la poterint_fw-la regales_fw-la addere_fw-la majus_fw-la id._n london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n mdcxcvii_o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a charles_n lord_n clifford_n grandson_n and_o heir_n to_o richard_n e._n of_o burlington_n and_o cork_n and_o one_o of_o the_o gentleman_n of_o his_o majesty_n bed_n chamber_n my_o lord_n the_o honour_n and_o respect_n which_o i_o have_v for_o your_o lordship_n father_n be_v not_o whole_o unknown_a to_o you_o as_o also_o with_o what_o condescension_n familiarity_n and_o kindness_n he_o always_o use_v i_o i_o own_o those_o day_n which_o i_o spend_v in_o his_o lordship_n conversation_n in_o france_n be_v without_o comparison_n the_o very_o best_a part_n of_o my_o life_n i_o design_v to_o have_v make_v my_o gratitude_n public_a and_o to_o that_o end_n compose_v a_o small_a treatise_n and_o dedicate_v it_o to_o he_o which_o he_o not_o only_o see_v but_o be_v also_o please_v gracious_o to_o accept_v but_o before_o i_o can_v get_v it_o print_v he_o die_v to_o the_o great_a loss_n of_o the_o public_a and_o all_o good_a man_n but_o to_o none_o so_o much_o as_o i_o for_o my_o damage_n be_v irreparable_a unless_o your_o lordship_n succeed_v he_o in_o his_o favour_n to_o i_o as_o you_o do_v in_o his_o honour_n and_o virtue_n which_o i_o hope_v but_o dare_v not_o expect_v i_o humble_o present_v your_o lordship_n with_o this_o copy_n of_o verse_n a_o earnest_a of_o something_o of_o a_o great_a bulk_n but_o i_o dare_v not_o say_v of_o a_o better_a composition_n for_o if_o the_o approbation_n of_o my_o friend_n have_v not_o impose_v upon_o my_o credulity_n and_o my_o taste_n do_v not_o deceive_v i_o this_o be_v the_o most_o kind_o and_o palatable_a fruit_n that_o ever_o my_o cultivation_n have_v produce_v i_o wish_v it_o be_v worthy_a your_o acceptation_n however_o i_o hope_v i_o be_o excusable_a have_v offer_v to_o your_o lordship_n the_o best_a of_o my_o substance_n i_o conclude_v beg_v pardon_n for_o my_o presumption_n and_o pray_v heaven_n to_o continue_v and_o increase_v the_o felicity_n of_o your_o noble_a family_n i_o be_o my_o lord_n your_o lordship_n be_v most_o humble_a and_o obedient_a servant_n w._n pope_n the_o prologue_n to_o the_o wish_n be_v a_o parafrase_n on_o these_o verse_n of_o horace_n quid_fw-la dedicatum_fw-la poscit_fw-la apollo_fw-la vates_fw-la quid_fw-la orat_fw-la de_fw-fr patera_fw-la novum_fw-la fundens_fw-la liquorem_fw-la hor._n ode_n 31._o lib._n 1._o i_o quoties_fw-la reficit_fw-la gelidus_fw-la digentia_n rivus_fw-la quem_fw-la mandela_n bibit_fw-la rugosus_fw-la frigore_fw-la pagus_n quid_fw-la sentire_fw-la putas_fw-la quid_fw-la credis_fw-la amice_fw-la precari_fw-la id._n ep._n 18._o lib._n 1._o that_o be_v when_o poet_n offer_v at_o apollo_n shrine_n out_o of_o the_o sacred_a goblet_n pour_v new_a wine_n what_o do_v they_o wish_v what_o do_v they_o then_o desire_v when_o i_o be_o at_o epsom_n or_o on_o bansted_n down_o free_a from_o the_o wine_n and_o smoke_n and_o noise_n of_o the_o town_n when_o i_o those_o water_n drink_n and_o breathe_v that_o air_n what_o be_v my_o thought_n what_o be_v my_o continual_a prayer_n the_o wish_n i._o if_o i_o live_v to_o be_v old_a 1_o for_o i_o find_v i_o go_v 2_o down_o let_v this_o be_v my_o fate_n in_o a_o 3_o country_n town_n may_v i_o have_v a_o warm_a house_n with_o a_o 4_o stone_n at_o the_o gate_n and_o a_o 5_o cleanly_a young_a girl_n to_o rub_v my_o bald_a pate_n chorus_n may_v i_o govern_v my_o 6_o passion_n with_o a_o absolute_a sway_n and_o grow_v 7_o wise_a and_o better_a as_o my_o strength_n wear_v away_o without_o gout_n or_o stone_n by_o a_o gentle_a decay_n krom_n en_fw-fr stijf_fw-fr van_fw-mi ouderdom_n gheboghen_fw-mi crooked_a and_o stiff_a and_o bow_v with_o age._n 1_o la_fw-fr lunga_fw-mi etam_a m'_fw-fr imbianchi_fw-la il_fw-fr crine_fw-la e_z la_z vecchiezza_fw-mi pur_fw-it in'incurvi_fw-it e_fw-la prema_fw-la petr._n vedendo_fw-la la_fw-fr notte_fw-it e'l_o verno_fw-la a_o tato_fw-la e_o dopo_fw-la le_fw-fr spalle_v i_o mesi_fw-la gai._n 1._o petr._n that_o be_v with_o snowy_a hair_n temple_n with_o furrow_n plow_v and_o by_o the_o weight_n of_o year_n my_o body_n bow_v winter_n and_o a_o eternal_a night_n come_v on_o and_o all_o my_o merry_a year_n and_o day_n be_v go_v 2_o labuntur_fw-la anni_fw-la nec_fw-la pietas_fw-la moram_fw-la rugis_fw-la &_o instanti_fw-la senectae_fw-la afferet_fw-la indomitaeque_fw-la morti_fw-la hor._n ocyor_n cervis_fw-la &_o agente_fw-la ventos_fw-la ocyor_n euro_fw-la id._n that_o be_v year_n fly_v away_o nor_o can_v our_o piety_n stop_v the_o approach_n of_o wrinkle_a age_n and_o certain_a death_n swift_a than_o heart_n or_o wind._n ocyor_n &_o caeli_fw-la flammis_fw-la &_o tigride_fw-la foeta_fw-la lucan_n that_o be_v swift_a than_o lightning_n and_o tiger_n new_a with_o 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previsto_fw-la tasso_n la_fw-fr vita_fw-la fugge_n e_fw-it la_fw-fr morte_fw-la e_fw-it soura_fw-it le_fw-fr spalle_v petr._n la_fw-fr morte_fw-la s'_fw-it appressa_fw-mi e_fw-es el_fw-es viver_n fugge_v i_o di_fw-it miei_fw-la piu_fw-la leggier_n che_fw-it nissun_fw-it cervo_fw-la fuggon_fw-mi come_v ombre_fw-fr id._n ay_o di_fw-it miei_fw-la piu_fw-la correnti_fw-la che_fw-it saetta_fw-it fra_n misery_n e_fw-la peccati_fw-la se_fw-la son_n andati_fw-la e_fw-it sol_fw-it morte_fw-la n'_fw-fr aspetta_fw-it non_fw-fr corpse_n mai_fw-gr si_fw-mi lievament_fw-it all_o varco_fw-mi dii_fw-la fugitivo_fw-la cervo_fw-la un_fw-fr leopardo_fw-la id._n non_fw-fr posso_fw-it il_fw-it giorno_fw-la che_fw-it la_fw-it vita_fw-la serra_fw-mi antiveder_fw-mi per_fw-mi la_fw-fr corporea_fw-la vela_n ma_fw-fr variarsi_fw-la il_fw-fr pelo_fw-la veggio_n e_fw-la dentro_fw-la cangiarsi_fw-la ogni_fw-la desire_fw-la hor_n i_o in_o i_o credo_fw-la all_o tiempo_fw-it de'l_o partire_fw-la esser_fw-it vicino_fw-la o_fw-la non_fw-la molto_fw-mi d'a_fw-fr lungo_fw-la id._n mai_n non_fw-la usci_fw-la veltro_fw-it di_fw-it catena_n ne_fw-la mai_fw-gr saetta_fw-it d'_fw-fr arco_fw-la fu_fw-la mandata_fw-la ne_o falcon_n mai_fw-gr d'al_n ciel_fw-fr discese_n a_o valle_n vhe_fw-it non_fw-it restasse_fw-la a_o lei_fw-it dietro_fw-it alle_fw-mi spalle_v boiardo_n falcon_n mai_fw-gr non_fw-it fu_fw-it si_fw-mi veloce_fw-mi quando_fw-la da'l_v ciel_fw-fr in_o giu_fw-fr con_fw-mi grand_fw-mi ruina_fw-la viena_fw-it la_fw-it preda_fw-la rapido_fw-la e_fw-la feroce_fw-la agostini_n si_fw-mi presto_fw-it s'en_fw-fr fugge_n e_o si_fw-fr leggiero_n ch'e_v tardo_fw-la a_fw-fr seguirlo_o once_o o'l_a pensiero_n q._n marini_n pui_fw-it lento_fw-la di_fw-it molto_fw-mi e_fw-it man_n veloce_fw-la giran_n turco_n o_o parto_n da_fw-mi grand'ossa_fw-mi arcata_n dam_fw-la concavo_fw-la metal_n globo_fw-la di_fw-it piombo_n e_o da_fw-mi racchiusa_fw-la valle_n il_fw-fr turbo_n sbocca_n o_o da_fw-mi 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but_o to_o myself_o vltima_fw-la semper_fw-la expectanda_fw-la dies_fw-la homini_fw-la est_fw-la dicique_fw-la beatus_fw-la ante_fw-la obitum_fw-la nemo_fw-la supremaque_fw-la funera_fw-la debet_fw-la ovid._n that_o be_v no_o man_n can_v be_v call_v happy_a till_o he_o be_v dead_a it_o be_v the_o last_o hour_n denominate_v the_o life_n if_o you_o tell_v a_o italian_a such_o a_o one_o be_v a_o rich_a or_o happy_a man_n he_o will_v reply_v dammi_fw-it lo_o morto_fw-it as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v let_v i_o see_v dead_a and_o then_o it_o will_v be_v evident_a whether_o he_o be_v or_o not_o before_o that_o no_o true_a judgement_n be_v to_o be_v make_v some_o corporeal_a and_o intellectual_a vigour_n 4_o may_v i_o die_v xvi_o i_o hope_v i_o shall_v have_v no_o occasion_n to_o send_v for_o priest_n or_o fysician_n till_o i_o be_o so_o near_o i_o end_v 1_o that_o i_o have_v eat_v all_o my_o bread_n and_o drink_v my_o last_o glass_n 2_o let_v they_o come_v then_o and_o set_v their_o seal_n to_o my_o pass_n may_v i_o govern_v etc._n etc._n 1_o the_o poet_n allude_v to_o a_o tradition_n among_o the_o turk_n who_o believe_v that_o when_o any_o one_o be_v bear_v into_o the_o world_n there_o be_v such_o a_o quantity_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_v set_v before_o he_o which_o when_o he_o have_v consume_v he_o must_v die_v the_o moral_a whereof_o be_v he_o that_o desire_v to_o live_v long_o must_v be_v spare_v in_o his_o meat_n and_o drink_n 2_o that_o i_o may_v die_v canonicament_fw-it e_fw-it con_fw-mi tutti_n gli_fw-la ordini_fw-la i_o e._n die_v regular_o observe_v all_o the_o ceremony_n formality_n and_o punctuality_n a_o la_fw-fr coustume_n which_o be_v according_a to_o our_o barbarous_a translation_n to_o a_o cow_n thumb_n xvii_o with_o a_o courage_n undaunted_a may_v i_o face_v my_o last_o day_n and_o when_o i_o be_o dead_a may_v the_o better_a sort_n say_v 1_o in_o the_o morning_n when_o sober_a in_o the_o evening_n when_o mellow_a '_o he_o be_v go_v and_o leave_v not_o behind_o he_o his_o fellow_n may_v i_o govern_v etc._n etc._n 1_o dicimus_fw-la integro_fw-la sicci_fw-la mane_n die_v dicimus_fw-la vnidi_fw-la cum_fw-la nox_fw-la oceano_fw-la subest_fw-la these_o verse_n be_v translate_v before_o she_o io_o vissi_n in_o guerra_fw-mi e_o in_o tempesta_fw-la morai_fw-la in_o pace_n e_fw-la in_o porto_fw-la e_fw-la se_fw-la la_fw-fr stanza_n furio_n vana_fw-la almen_fw-mi siam_fw-it la_fw-it partita_fw-la honesta_fw-la petr._n that_o be_v though_o i_o have_v live_v in_o war_n and_o in_o a_o storm_n oh_o may_v i_o die_v in_o peace_n and_o in_o a_o port_n though_o the_o first_o part_n i_o act_v on_o lise_n stage_n be_v vain_a may_v my_o last_o exit_fw-la make_v amends_o xviii_o without_o any_o 1_o noise_n when_o i_o have_v pass_n do_v it_o the_o stage_n and_o decent_o act_v what_o part_n 2_o fortune_n give_v and_o put_v off_o my_o 3_o uest_n in_o a_o 4_o cheerful_a old_a age_n may_v a_o few_o honest_a fellow_n see_v i_o lay_v in_o my_o grave_n may_v i_o govern_v etc._n etc._n 1_o secretum_fw-la iter_fw-la &_o fallentis_fw-la semita_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la hor._n nec_fw-la vixit_fw-la male_a qui_fw-la natus_fw-la moriensque_fw-la fefellit_fw-la idem_fw-la that_o be_v he_o happy_a be_v who_o live_v and_o die_v unknown_a 2_o quem_fw-la dederat_fw-la cursum_fw-la fortuna_fw-la peregi_fw-la virgil._n that_o be_v i_o have_v run_v the_o race_n by_o fortune_n i_o assign_v 3_o my_o garment_n of_o flesh_n wherein_o i_o act_v my_o part_n on_o the_o stage_n of_o the_o world_n when_o the_o farce_n be_v do_v and_o the_o curtain_n draw_v al_n por_fw-mi giu_fw-mi di_fw-mi questa_fw-la spoglia_fw-it petr._n lasciando_n in_o terra_fw-la le_fw-fr squarciete_a vele_n idem_fw-la that_o be_v when_o i_o put_v off_o my_o totter_a rag_n and_o leave_v they_o here_o behind_o i_o on_o the_o earth_n quando_fw-la de_fw-la terreno_fw-la carcere_fw-la uscendo_fw-la lascirai_fw-la tu_fw-la e_fw-la sparta_fw-la questa_fw-la mia_fw-la grave_n e_z frale_fw-mi e_fw-la mortal_a gonna_n petr._n that_o be_v when_o i_o be_o release_v out_o of_o this_o mortal_a prison_n leave_v my_o heavy_a frail_a and_o mortal_a gown_n e_z quel_fw-fr velo_fw-la vhe_fw-it per_fw-la alto_fw-mi destin_a mi_fw-mi venne_n in_o sort_n id._n that_o be_v that_o veil_n that_o heaven_n appoint_v i_o to_o wear_v precor_fw-la integra_fw-la cum_fw-la ment_fw-la nec_fw-la turpem_fw-la senectam_fw-la degere_fw-la nec_fw-la cithara_fw-la carentem_fw-la that_o be_v in_o a_o cheerful_a old_a age_n and_o my_o sense_n entire_a viii_o i_o care_v not_o whether_o under_o a_o turf_n or_o a_o stone_n with_o any_o inscription_n upon_o it_o or_o none_o if_o a_o thousand_o year_n hence_o 1_o here_o lie_v w._n p._n shall_v be_v read_v on_o my_o tomb_n what_o be_v it_o to_o i_o may_v i_o govern_v etc._n etc._n 1_o the_o poet_n presume_v he_o shall_v have_v a_o very_a short_a and_o modest_a epitaf_n if_o any_o only_o the_o two_o first_o letter_n of_o his_o name_n s'el_fw-fr latino_n o'l_n greco_n parlan_n di_fw-mi i_o dopo_fw-it la_fw-fr morte_fw-la e_fw-la un_fw-fr '_o vento_fw-la pet._n that_o be_v if_o the_o roman_n or_o grecian_n speak_v of_o i_o after_o my_o death_n it_o be_v but_o wind._n xx._n yet_o one_o wish_n i_o add_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o those_o 1_o few_o who_o in_o read_v these_o line_n any_o pleasure_n shall_v take_v may_v i_o leave_v a_o good_a 2_o fame_n and_o a_o sweet_a smell_a name_n amen_o here_o a_o end_n of_o my_o wish_n i_o make_v may_v i_o govern_v my_o passion_n with_o a_o absolute_a sway_n and_o grow_v wise_a and_o better_a as_o my_o strength_n wear_v away_o without_o gout_n or_o stone_n by_o a_o gentle_a decay_n 1_o non_fw-la ut_fw-la i_o miretur_fw-la turba_fw-la laboro_fw-la contentus_fw-la paucis_fw-la lectoribus_fw-la i_o e._n i_o design_v not_o to_o be_v read_v by_o many_o nor_o covet_v the_o applause_n of_o the_o populace_n 2_o quae_fw-la post_fw-la fata_fw-la venit_fw-la gloria_fw-la sera_fw-it venit_fw-la mart._n i_o e._n fame_n come_v too_o late_o when_o it_o come_v after_o death_n though_o fame_n will_v not_o concern_v i_o after_o i_o be_o dead_a yet_o i_o wish_v for_o it_o because_o it_o will_v be_v a_o pleasure_n to_o my_o survive_a friend_n si_fw-mi quos_fw-la superesse_fw-la volunt_fw-la dii_fw-la hor._n i_o e._n if_o i_o do_v not_o which_o have_v happen_v to_o many_o old_a man_n outlive_v all_o my_o friend_n finis_fw-la