The Complete Poetical Works of Edward Young: With Life ; Eight Steel EngravingsGall & Inglis, 1866 - 502 páginas |
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... deep reflections and striking allusions , a wilderness of thought , in which the fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hue and colour . This is one of the few poems in which blank verse could not be exchanged for rhyme , but with ...
... deep reflections and striking allusions , a wilderness of thought , in which the fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hue and colour . This is one of the few poems in which blank verse could not be exchanged for rhyme , but with ...
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... deep troubles toss , Loud sorrows howl , invenom'd passions bite , Rav'nous calamities our vitals seize , And threat'ning fate wide opens to devour . What then am I , who sorrow for myself ? In age , in infancy , from others ' aid Is ...
... deep troubles toss , Loud sorrows howl , invenom'd passions bite , Rav'nous calamities our vitals seize , And threat'ning fate wide opens to devour . What then am I , who sorrow for myself ? In age , in infancy , from others ' aid Is ...
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... Time is dealt out by particles ; and each , Ere mingled with the streaming sands of life , By fate's inviolable oath is sworn Deep silence , " Where eternity begins . " By nature's law , what may be , may be NIGHT I. ] 9 THE COMPLAINT .
... Time is dealt out by particles ; and each , Ere mingled with the streaming sands of life , By fate's inviolable oath is sworn Deep silence , " Where eternity begins . " By nature's law , what may be , may be NIGHT I. ] 9 THE COMPLAINT .
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... deep , which nothing disembogues ! And , dying , they bequeath'd thee small renown . The rest are on the wing : How fleet their flight ! Already has the fatal train took fire ; A moment , and the world's blown up to thee ; The sun is ...
... deep , which nothing disembogues ! And , dying , they bequeath'd thee small renown . The rest are on the wing : How fleet their flight ! Already has the fatal train took fire ; A moment , and the world's blown up to thee ; The sun is ...
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... deep In midnight darkness , whisper'd my last sigh . I whisper'd what should echo through their realms ; Nor writ her name , whose tomb should pierce the skies . Presumptuous fear ! How durst I dread her foes , While nature's loudest ...
... deep In midnight darkness , whisper'd my last sigh . I whisper'd what should echo through their realms ; Nor writ her name , whose tomb should pierce the skies . Presumptuous fear ! How durst I dread her foes , While nature's loudest ...
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Términos y frases comunes
ambition angels art thou awful beams beneath bids bless blest bliss boast book of Job breast Britain charms Codrus crown dare dark death deep divine dost dread dust earth EDWARD YOUNG eternal ev'ry fair fame fate fear fire flame fool frown genius give glorious glory gods grace grave grief groan guilt happiness heart heaven hour human illustrious immortal labour leviathan life's light lord Lorenzo man's mankind mighty mind mortal muse nature nature's ne'er night Night Thoughts nought numbers nymphs o'er pain passion peace Pindar pleasure praise pride proud rage rapture reason renown rise sacred satire scene seas sense shine sight skies smile song soul spleen stars sting storm sublime sweet tempest thee theme thine thought throne thunder trembling triumph truth twill virtue virtue's Voltaire wing wisdom wise wretched ye stars
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Página 1 - How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate, how wonderful, is man!
Página 8 - All pay themselves the compliment to think They one day shall not drivel, and their pride On this reversion takes up ready praise; At least their own their future selves applaud; How excellent that life they ne'er will lead! Time lodged in their own hands is Folly's vails; That lodged in Fate's to wisdom they consign; The thing they can't but purpose, they postpone.
Página 8 - Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live," For ever on the brink of being born : All pay themselves the compliment to think They one day shall not drivel, and their pride On this reversion takes up ready praise; At least their own; their future selves...
Página 1 - Distinguished link in being's endless chain ! Midway from nothing to the Deity ! A beam ethereal, sullied and absorpt ! Though sullied and dishonoured, still divine ! Dim miniature of greatness absolute ! An heir of glory ! a frail child of dust : Helpless immortal ! insect infinite ! A worm ! a god ! I tremble at myself, And in myself am lost.
Página 297 - Think nought a trifle, though it small appear ; Small sands the mountain, moments make the year, And trifles life.
Página 4 - Insatiate archer ! could not one suffice ? Thy shaft flew thrice ; and thrice my peace was slain ; And thrice, ere thrice yon moon had fill'd her horn.
Página 277 - I'm nearer death in this verse than the last : What then is to be done ? be wise with speed : A fool at forty is a fool indeed.
Página 17 - Where shall I find Him ? Angels ! tell me where. You know him ; He is near you : point him out : Shall I see glories beaming from his brow ? Or trace his footsteps by the rising flowers...
Página 149 - Attend my song, and thou shalt know them all ; And know thyself; and know thyself to be (Strange truth !) the most abstemious man alive.
Página 56 - As wise as Socrates, might justly stand The definition of a modern fool. A Christian is the highest style of man : And is there, who the blessed cross wipes off...