The Complete Poetical Works of Edward Young: With Life ; Eight Steel EngravingsGall & Inglis, 1866 - 502 páginas |
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... bid us realise , from partial bliss in life , the glories of the heavenly state . In vain does heaven - born confidence seek to charm the soul to rest , in view of judgment ; with the thought that even as he is , so are we in this world ...
... bid us realise , from partial bliss in life , the glories of the heavenly state . In vain does heaven - born confidence seek to charm the soul to rest , in view of judgment ; with the thought that even as he is , so are we in this world ...
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... bids me give Swoln thought a second channel ; who divide , They weaken too , the torrent of their grief . Take then , O world ! thy much - indebted tear : How sad a sight is human happiness , To those whose thought can pierce beyond an ...
... bids me give Swoln thought a second channel ; who divide , They weaken too , the torrent of their grief . Take then , O world ! thy much - indebted tear : How sad a sight is human happiness , To those whose thought can pierce beyond an ...
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... bids This midnight sentinel , with clarion shrill , Emblem of that which shall awake the dead , Rouse souls from slumber , into thoughts of Heaven . Shall I too weep ? Where then is fortitude ? And , fortitude abandoned , where is man ...
... bids This midnight sentinel , with clarion shrill , Emblem of that which shall awake the dead , Rouse souls from slumber , into thoughts of Heaven . Shall I too weep ? Where then is fortitude ? And , fortitude abandoned , where is man ...
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... Bid day stand still , Bid him drive back his car , and reimport The period past , regive the given hour . Lorenzo , more than miracles we want ; Lorenzo - O for yesterdays to come ! Such is the language of the man awake ; His ardour ...
... Bid day stand still , Bid him drive back his car , and reimport The period past , regive the given hour . Lorenzo , more than miracles we want ; Lorenzo - O for yesterdays to come ! Such is the language of the man awake ; His ardour ...
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... bids And glory tempts , and inclination calls- Yet am I struck ; as struck the soul beneath Aerial groves ' impenetrable gloom ; Or , in some mighty ruin's solemn shade ; Or , gazing by pale lamps on high - born dust , In vaults ; thin ...
... bids And glory tempts , and inclination calls- Yet am I struck ; as struck the soul beneath Aerial groves ' impenetrable gloom ; Or , in some mighty ruin's solemn shade ; Or , gazing by pale lamps on high - born dust , In vaults ; thin ...
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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...