The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical, by S. Johnson, Volume 611790 |
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... , how rich , how abject , how august , How complicate , how wonderful , is man ! How paffing wonder He , who made him fuch ! 65 70 B 3 Who Who centred in our make such strange extremes ! From THE COMPLAINT , NIGHT I. 5.
... , how rich , how abject , how august , How complicate , how wonderful , is man ! How paffing wonder He , who made him fuch ! 65 70 B 3 Who Who centred in our make such strange extremes ! From THE COMPLAINT , NIGHT I. 5.
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English poets. Who centred in our make such strange extremes ! From different natures marvelously mixt , Connexion exquifite of distant worlds ! Distinguish'd link in Being's endless chain ! Midway from Nothing to the Deity ! A beam ...
English poets. Who centred in our make such strange extremes ! From different natures marvelously mixt , Connexion exquifite of distant worlds ! Distinguish'd link in Being's endless chain ! Midway from Nothing to the Deity ! A beam ...
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... such alone . Not prudence can defend , or virtue fave ; Disease invades the chastest temperance ; And punishment the guiltless ; and alarm , 270 Through thickest shades , pursues the fond of peace . Man's caution often into danger turns ...
... such alone . Not prudence can defend , or virtue fave ; Disease invades the chastest temperance ; And punishment the guiltless ; and alarm , 270 Through thickest shades , pursues the fond of peace . Man's caution often into danger turns ...
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... Such is earth's melancholy map ! but , far More fad this earth is a true map of man . So bounded are its haughty lord's delights To wae's wide empire ; where deep troubles tofs , Loud forrow's howl , invenom'd paffions bite , Ravenous ...
... Such is earth's melancholy map ! but , far More fad this earth is a true map of man . So bounded are its haughty lord's delights To wae's wide empire ; where deep troubles tofs , Loud forrow's howl , invenom'd paffions bite , Ravenous ...
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... Such is her flumber ; and her vengeance fuch For flighted counfel ; fuch thy future peace ! And think'st thou ftill thou canst be wife too foon ? 270 275 280 But But why on Time fo lavish is my fong ? 28 YOUNG'S POEM S.
... Such is her flumber ; and her vengeance fuch For flighted counfel ; fuch thy future peace ! And think'st thou ftill thou canst be wife too foon ? 270 275 280 But But why on Time fo lavish is my fong ? 28 YOUNG'S POEM S.
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æther againſt ambition angels art thou aſk Becauſe bleffings bleft blifs bliſs bluſh boundleſs cauſe chimæra dæmons dark darkneſs death defcend Deity divine Doft dread duft earth endleſs eternal Ev'n facred fafe fame fate fenfe fhall fhould figh fight fing fkies fleeps fmile foft fome fong fool foon foul immortal fpirit ftill ftrange fuch fupreme fure glory grave guilt happineſs heart heaven himſelf hope hour human illuftrious juft lefs life's loft Lorenzo man's mankind moft mortal moſt muft muſt Narciffa nature nature's ne'er night nought numbers o'er paffion pain peace pleaſure praiſe prefent pride proud reafon rife ſcene ſcheme ſenſe ſhades ſhall ſhines ſkies ſmile ſpeak ſphere ſtars ſtill ſtorm ſtream ſuch thee thefe theme themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand throne tomb truth vaft virtue virtue's whofe whoſe wife wiſdom wiſh wretched
Passagens conhecidas
Página 16 - tis madness to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time ; Year after year it steals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene.
Página 40 - The chamber where the good man meets his fate, Is privileg'd beyond the common walk Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of heaven.
Página 32 - Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them, what report they bore to heaven ; And how they might have borne more welcome news.
Página 4 - Fate! drop the curtain; I can lose no more. Silence and Darkness! solemn sisters! twins From ancient Night, who nurse the tender thought To reason, and on reason build resolve...
Página 5 - We take no note of time But from its loss. To give it then a tongue Is wise in man. As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours : Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood.
Página 20 - Youth is not rich in time ; it may be poor ; Part with it as with money, sparing ; pay No moment, but in purchase of its worth ; And what its worth ask death-beds ; they can tell.
Página 3 - From short (as usual) and disturb'd repose I wake : how happy they who wake no more ! Yet that were vain, if dreams infest the grave.
Página 29 - But why on time so lavish is my song? On this great theme kind Nature keeps a school, To teach her sons herself.
Página 5 - Lead it through various scenes of life and death; And from each scene the noblest truths inspire. Nor less inspire my conduct than my song ; Teach my best reason, reason ; my best will...
Página 249 - All the black cares and tumults of this life, Like harmless thunders, breaking at his feet, Excite his pity, not impair his peace.