The Complete Poetical Works of Edward Young: With Life ; Eight Steel EngravingsGall & Inglis, 1866 - 502 páginas |
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... thou bleeding Love ! Thou maker of new morals to mankind ! The grand morality is love of Thee . " The consequence is , he never enjoys the happiness of simply loving a Divine Lover . In his letters , too , he talks of joy in the Holy ...
... thou bleeding Love ! Thou maker of new morals to mankind ! The grand morality is love of Thee . " The consequence is , he never enjoys the happiness of simply loving a Divine Lover . In his letters , too , he talks of joy in the Holy ...
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... Thou , who didst put to flight Primeval silence , when the morning stars , Exulting , shouted o'er the rising ball ; O Thou , whose word from solid darkness struck That spark , the sun ; strike wisdom from my soul ; My soul , which ...
... Thou , who didst put to flight Primeval silence , when the morning stars , Exulting , shouted o'er the rising ball ; O Thou , whose word from solid darkness struck That spark , the sun ; strike wisdom from my soul ; My soul , which ...
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... thou ! whate'er thou art , whose heart exults ! Wouldst thou I should congratulate thy fate ? I know thou wouldst ; thy pride demands it from me . Let thy pride pardon , what thy nature needs , The salutary censure of a friend . Thou ...
... thou ! whate'er thou art , whose heart exults ! Wouldst thou I should congratulate thy fate ? I know thou wouldst ; thy pride demands it from me . Let thy pride pardon , what thy nature needs , The salutary censure of a friend . Thou ...
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... thou mourn Philander's fate ? I know thou say'st it : Says thy life the same ? He mourns the dead , who lives as they desire . Where is that thrift , that avarice of time , ( 0 glorious avarice ! ) thought of death inspires , As rumour ...
... thou mourn Philander's fate ? I know thou say'st it : Says thy life the same ? He mourns the dead , who lives as they desire . Where is that thrift , that avarice of time , ( 0 glorious avarice ! ) thought of death inspires , As rumour ...
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... thou still thou canst be wise too soon ? But why on time so lavish is my song ? On this great theme kind nature keeps a school , To teach her sons herself . Each night we die , Each morn are born anew : Each day , a life ! And shall we ...
... thou still thou canst be wise too soon ? But why on time so lavish is my song ? On this great theme kind nature keeps a school , To teach her sons herself . Each night we die , Each morn are born anew : Each day , a life ! And shall we ...
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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...