Death is an "iron-hearted, and of cruel soul, / Brasen his breast, nor can he brook controul, / To whom, and ne'er return, all mortals go, / And even to immortal gods a foe"
The Theogony, or the Generation of the Gods [The Works Of Hesiod]
3 entries in ESTC (1728, 1740, 1743).<br>
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See <u>The Works of Hesiod Translated from the Greek. by Mr. Cooke.</u> (London: Printed for N. Blandford, 1728). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T107437">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;<br>
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Text from <u>The Works Of Hesiod Translated From The Greek. By Mr. Cooke.</u> 2nd ed. (London: Printed by John Wilson For John Wood and Ch. Woodward, 1740). 