The Complete Poetical Works of Edward Young: With Life ; Eight Steel EngravingsGall & Inglis, 1866 - 502 páginas |
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... hour . " He may be justified in extending a bridal hour to a period of LIFE OF EDWARD YOUNG . XV.
... hour . " He may be justified in extending a bridal hour to a period of LIFE OF EDWARD YOUNG . XV.
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With Life ; Eight Steel Engravings Edward Young. justified in extending a bridal hour to a period of twelve months ... hours a - day in walking amongst the tombs in the church- yard , he yet condescended to promote the mirth of xvi LIFE ...
With Life ; Eight Steel Engravings Edward Young. justified in extending a bridal hour to a period of twelve months ... hours a - day in walking amongst the tombs in the church- yard , he yet condescended to promote the mirth of xvi LIFE ...
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... hours meditating and composing verses , which , on rising at an early hour , he would transcribe . For some years before the death of the Prince of Wales , Young , who was in favour with the prince , attended Court pretty constantly ...
... hours meditating and composing verses , which , on rising at an early hour , he would transcribe . For some years before the death of the Prince of Wales , Young , who was in favour with the prince , attended Court pretty constantly ...
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... hour . " " PARADISE AND GROVES . Elysian , fortunate fields - like those of old Sought in the Atlantic main , why should they be A history only of departed things , Or a mere fiction of whatever was ? For the discerning intellect of man ...
... hour . " " PARADISE AND GROVES . Elysian , fortunate fields - like those of old Sought in the Atlantic main , why should they be A history only of departed things , Or a mere fiction of whatever was ? For the discerning intellect of man ...
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... hours : Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood . It is the signal that demands dispatch : How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd , and o'er life's narrow verge Look 2 YOUNG'S POETICAL WORKS .
... hours : Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood . It is the signal that demands dispatch : How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd , and o'er life's narrow verge Look 2 YOUNG'S POETICAL WORKS .
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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...