...did his old companions tread, By midnight lamps, the manfions of the dead, Through breathing ftatues, then unheeded things, Through rows of warriors, and through walks of kings ! What awe did the flow folemn knell infpire ; The pealing organ, and the paufing choir ; The duties by the lawn-rob'd...

...did his old companions tread, By midnight lamps, the manfions of the dead, Through breathing ftatues, then unheeded things, Through rows of warriors, and through walks of kings I What awe <Hi1 the flow folem-n knell infpire ; The pealing organ, and the paufing choir; The duties...

...did his old companions tread, By midnight lamps, the manfions of the dead, Through breathing ftatues, then unheeded things, Through rows of warriors, and through walks of kings ! What awe did the flow folemn knell infpire ; The pealing organ, and the paufing choir j The duties by the lawn-rob'd...

...mansions of the dead, Through breathing statues, then unheeded things. Thro' rows of warriors, and thro' walks of kings. What awe did the slow solemn knell inspire! The pealing organ, and the solemn choir: The duties by the lawn-rob'd prelate paid, And the last words that dust to dust convey'd....

...mansions of the dead; Thro' breathing statues, then unheeded things, Thrs' rows of xvarriors and thro' walks of kings ! What awe did the slow solemn knell...pealing organ and the pausing choir, The duties by the la\vn-rob'd prelate paid, And the last words that dust to dust convey 'd ! While speechless o'er thy...

...dead, Thro' breathing statues, then unheeded things, Thro' nnvs of warriors, and thro' walks of king* ! "What awe did the slow solemn knell inspire} The pealing organ, and the pausing choir $ The duties by the lawn-rob d prelate pay'dj And the last words, that dust to dust convey'd! While speechless o'er thy...

...mansions of the dead, Thro' breathing statues, then unheeded things, Thro' rows of warriors, and thro' walks of kings. What awe did the slow solemn knell inspire ! The pealing organ, and the solemn choir : The duties by the lawn-rob'd prelate paid, And the last words that dust to dust convey...

...expression, in the abore passage, was afterwards used by Tickell, in his lines on the death ef Addjson. " What awe did the slow solemn knell inspire, The pealing organ, and the pausing choir." And Pope certainly was indebted to Milton, for the idea of the following lines, " Where awful arches...

...did his old companions tread, By midnight lamps, the mansions of the dead, Through breathing statues> then unheeded things, Through rows of warriors, and...prelate paid ; And the last words, that dust to dust convey'd ! While speechless o'er thy closing grave we bend, Accept these tears, thou dear departed...

...once the reins of empire held." TICKEIX. " Hands that the rod of empire might have held." , GRAY. " What awe did the slow solemn knell inspire The pealing organ, and the pausing choir." TlCKELL. " The pealing anthem swells the note of praise." GRAY. Gray appears to have been a most attentive...