The Complete Poetical Works of Edward Young: With Life ; Eight Steel EngravingsGall & Inglis, 1866 - 502 páginas |
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... true greatness some- where else than in mankind . When Addison published his " Cato " in 1713 , Young wrote some complimentary verses , which were thought worthy of being prefixed to it . This shows that the young poet must even then ...
... true greatness some- where else than in mankind . When Addison published his " Cato " in 1713 , Young wrote some complimentary verses , which were thought worthy of being prefixed to it . This shows that the young poet must even then ...
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... True bliss is seen . " This sort of stuff , coming just before his ordination as a minister of the Church of England , is painful . Of this event there is no specific record , but in April 1728 , whilst his gown was yet new , he was ...
... True bliss is seen . " This sort of stuff , coming just before his ordination as a minister of the Church of England , is painful . Of this event there is no specific record , but in April 1728 , whilst his gown was yet new , he was ...
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... true poet's should , seems to have had much of his care . He planted rows of trees , which afterwards became - in Dr Johnson's magniloquent language - a fine grove . He erected alcoves with mottoes ; formed deceptive imitations to point ...
... true poet's should , seems to have had much of his care . He planted rows of trees , which afterwards became - in Dr Johnson's magniloquent language - a fine grove . He erected alcoves with mottoes ; formed deceptive imitations to point ...
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... true majesty in man ) Assist me : I will thank you in the grave ; The grave , your kingdom : there this frame shall fall A victim sacred to your dreary shrine . But what are ye ? - Thou , who didst put to flight Primeval silence , when ...
... true majesty in man ) Assist me : I will thank you in the grave ; The grave , your kingdom : there this frame shall fall A victim sacred to your dreary shrine . But what are ye ? - Thou , who didst put to flight Primeval silence , when ...
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... true map of man . So bounded are its haughty lord's delights To woe's wide empire ; where deep troubles toss , Loud sorrows howl , invenom'd passions bite , Rav'nous calamities our vitals seize , And threat'ning fate wide opens to ...
... true map of man . So bounded are its haughty lord's delights To woe's wide empire ; where deep troubles toss , Loud sorrows howl , invenom'd passions bite , Rav'nous calamities our vitals seize , And threat'ning fate wide opens to ...
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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...