The Complaint, Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, and ImmortalityPeter Wilson, 1766 - 263 páginas |
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... fate . Night , fable goddess ! from her ebon throne , In raylefs majesty , now stretches forth Her leaden ( cepter o'er a flumb'ring world . Silence , how dead ! and darkness , how profound ! Nor eye , nor lift'ning ear an object finds ...
... fate . Night , fable goddess ! from her ebon throne , In raylefs majesty , now stretches forth Her leaden ( cepter o'er a flumb'ring world . Silence , how dead ! and darkness , how profound ! Nor eye , nor lift'ning ear an object finds ...
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... fate . Each moment has its fickle , emulous 1 Of Time's enormous fcythe , whofe ample fweep Strikes empires from the root ; each moment plays His little weapon in the narrower sphere Of sweet domeftic comfort , and cuts down The fairest ...
... fate . Each moment has its fickle , emulous 1 Of Time's enormous fcythe , whofe ample fweep Strikes empires from the root ; each moment plays His little weapon in the narrower sphere Of sweet domeftic comfort , and cuts down The fairest ...
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... fate ; Sweet Comfort's blasted clusters . I lament ; I tremble at the blefings once fo dear ; And every pleasure pains me to the heart . Yet why complain or why complain for one ? Hangs out the fun his luftre but for me , The fingle man ...
... fate ; Sweet Comfort's blasted clusters . I lament ; I tremble at the blefings once fo dear ; And every pleasure pains me to the heart . Yet why complain or why complain for one ? Hangs out the fun his luftre but for me , The fingle man ...
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... Fate wide - opens to devour . What then am I , who forrow for myself ? In age , in infancy , from others aid Is all our hope ; to teach us to be kind ; That , Nature's firft , laft letion to mankind . The felfish heart deferves the pain ...
... Fate wide - opens to devour . What then am I , who forrow for myself ? In age , in infancy , from others aid Is all our hope ; to teach us to be kind ; That , Nature's firft , laft letion to mankind . The felfish heart deferves the pain ...
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... fate . Is heav'n tremendous in its frown ? most fure ; And in its favours formidable too : Its favours here are trials , not rewards ; A call to duty , not discharge from care ; And fhould alarm us , full as much as woes ; Awake us to ...
... fate . Is heav'n tremendous in its frown ? most fure ; And in its favours formidable too : Its favours here are trials , not rewards ; A call to duty , not discharge from care ; And fhould alarm us , full as much as woes ; Awake us to ...
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æther againſt ambition angels art thou beneath bleft blifs caufe cauſe dæmons dark death defcend defpair Deity divine doft dread duft earth eternal ev'ry facred fafe fame fate fcene fcheme feems feen fenfe fhades fhall fhines fhould figh fight fing fkies flame fleeps fmiles foar foft fome fong fons fool foon foul fpirit ftars ftill ftrange ftrike fuch fupport fure fweet glory grave guilt happineſs heart heav'n himſelf hope hour human illuftrious immortal juft lefs life's loft LORENZO luftre lyes man's mankind moft mortal moſt muft muſt Nature Nature's ne'er night nought numbers o'er paffions paft pain pallion peace pleaſure pow'r praife praiſe prefent pride proud Reafon rife ſcene ſkies ſphere ſtars ſtill thee thefe theme theſe thine thofe thought thouſand thro throne triumph truth vaft virtue Virtue's whofe wifdom wife wing worfe wretched