quote · Legacy record
Persuade them then, Fearless to be resolved to die like men; For want of such a resolution stings At point of death, and dreadful horror brings Ev’n to the soul; ’cause, wanting preparation, She dies, despairing of her own salvation. Yea, and moreover this full well know I, He that’s at any time afraid to die, Is in weak case, and whatsoe’er he saith, Hath but a wavering and a feeble faith.
Persuade them then, Fearless to be resolved to die like men; For want of such a resolution stings At point of death, and dreadful horror brings Ev’n to the soul; ’cause, wanting preparation, She dies, despairing of her own salvation. Yea, and moreover this full well know I, He that’s at any time afraid to die, Is in weak case, and whatsoe’er he saith, Hath but a wavering and a feeble faith.
Approximate author period: c. 1627 AD · renaissance
Meaning not yet available
An individual explanation has not yet been added. We do not substitute a generic description for an interpretation of these particular words.
Begin with source-checked readings and explanations ↗Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- George Wither
Attribution: attributed - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Approximate author period: c. 1627 AD · renaissance
author lifetime midpoint (1588–1667)
An author lifetime, approximate period or collection date is not necessarily the date when these words were first written or spoken. - Recorded source
- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 221 · printed citation: George Wither · subject: FEAR
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.