The Complete Poetical Works of Edward Young: With Life ; Eight Steel EngravingsGall & Inglis, 1866 - 502 páginas |
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... fate . " He sighs for repose in words we have not space for , but it is still a poetical rest he seeks- " In landscapes green , True bliss is seen . ' This sort of stuff , coming just before his ordination as a minister of the Church of ...
... fate . " He sighs for repose in words we have not space for , but it is still a poetical rest he seeks- " In landscapes green , True bliss is seen . ' This sort of stuff , coming just before his ordination as a minister of the Church of ...
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... fate , but mine still more unkind , His Eve went with him , but mine stays behind . " In May 1731 , he married Lady Elizabeth Lee , daughter of the Earl of Lichfield , and widow of Colonel Lee . This Lady's first husband was a relative ...
... fate , but mine still more unkind , His Eve went with him , but mine stays behind . " In May 1731 , he married Lady Elizabeth Lee , daughter of the Earl of Lichfield , and widow of Colonel Lee . This Lady's first husband was a relative ...
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... Fate ! drop the curtain ; I can lose no more . Silence and darkness ! solemn sisters ! twins From ancient night , who nurse the tender thought To reason , and on reason build resolve , ( That column of true majesty in man ) Assist me ...
... Fate ! drop the curtain ; I can lose no more . Silence and darkness ! solemn sisters ! twins From ancient night , who nurse the tender thought To reason , and on reason build resolve , ( That column of true majesty in man ) Assist me ...
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... the best , More mortal than the common births of fate . Each moment has its sickle , emulous Of time's enormous scythe , whose ample sweep Strikes empires from the root ; each moment plays His NIGHT I. ] 5 THE COMPLAINT .
... the best , More mortal than the common births of fate . Each moment has its sickle , emulous Of time's enormous scythe , whose ample sweep Strikes empires from the root ; each moment plays His NIGHT I. ] 5 THE COMPLAINT .
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... fate ; Sweet comfort's blasted clusters I lament ; I tremble at the blessings once so dear ; And ev'ry pleasure pains me to the heart . Yet why complain ? or why complain for one ? Hangs out the sun his lustre but for me , The single ...
... fate ; Sweet comfort's blasted clusters I lament ; I tremble at the blessings once so dear ; And ev'ry pleasure pains me to the heart . Yet why complain ? or why complain for one ? Hangs out the sun his lustre but for me , The single ...
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Términos y frases comunes
ambition angels art thou awful beams beneath bids bless blest bliss boast book of Job breast bright Britain Britons charms Codrus crown dare dark death deep divine 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 indulgence leviathan life's light lord Lorenzo man's mankind mighty mind mortal muse nature nature's ne'er night Night Thoughts nought numbers o'er pain passion peace Pindar pleasure praise pride proud rage rapture reason renown rise sacred satire scene seas sense shades shine sigh sight skies smile song soul 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 309 - 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...