The Complete Poetical Works of Edward Young: With Life ; Eight Steel EngravingsGall & Inglis, 1866 - 502 páginas |
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... genius , finally arose nearly clean out of the mire . Time elevated and refined him , whilst his patron fell from one moral degradation to another , until he found in a foreign and a lonely grave the last earthly refuge from misery ...
... genius , finally arose nearly clean out of the mire . Time elevated and refined him , whilst his patron fell from one moral degradation to another , until he found in a foreign and a lonely grave the last earthly refuge from misery ...
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... genius , that would never let him rest in ordinary speech , but kept painting every line as it came up , often at the wrong end ; so that the careless reader is some- times unexpectedly stung and loses his temper , like an old woman ...
... genius , that would never let him rest in ordinary speech , but kept painting every line as it came up , often at the wrong end ; so that the careless reader is some- times unexpectedly stung and loses his temper , like an old woman ...
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... genius nor the public to supply further ore of the same ponderous character from his inexhaustible mine . " " The circumstances attending the publication of the " Night Thoughts " are not certainly known . The first " Night " appears in ...
... genius nor the public to supply further ore of the same ponderous character from his inexhaustible mine . " " The circumstances attending the publication of the " Night Thoughts " are not certainly known . The first " Night " appears in ...
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... CONJUGIS EJUS AMANTISSIME . PIO ET GRATISSIMO ANIMO HOC MARMOR POSERIT F. Y. FILIUS SUPERSTES . - The great memorial which Young has left of his genius and character is his " Night Thoughts . " It is xxii LIFE OF EDWARD YOUNG .
... CONJUGIS EJUS AMANTISSIME . PIO ET GRATISSIMO ANIMO HOC MARMOR POSERIT F. Y. FILIUS SUPERSTES . - The great memorial which Young has left of his genius and character is his " Night Thoughts . " It is xxii LIFE OF EDWARD YOUNG .
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... genius serve but to light up a vault within which we are immured . In vain do hopeful fancy or joyful intention prompt us to happy flights within the azure space , and bid us realise , from partial bliss in life , the glories of the ...
... genius serve but to light up a vault within which we are immured . In vain do hopeful fancy or joyful intention prompt us to happy flights within the azure space , and bid us realise , from partial bliss in life , the glories of the ...
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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...