The Complaint: Or, Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality: To which is Added, a Paraphrase on Part of the Book of Job..Printed in the year, 1771 - 263 páginas |
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... skies feem duft upon the scale . Redeem we time ? -its Lofs we dearly buy . What pleads Lorenzo for his high - priz'd sports ? He pleads time's numerous Blanks : he loudly pleads The ftraw - like Trifles on life's common ftream . From ...
... skies feem duft upon the scale . Redeem we time ? -its Lofs we dearly buy . What pleads Lorenzo for his high - priz'd sports ? He pleads time's numerous Blanks : he loudly pleads The ftraw - like Trifles on life's common ftream . From ...
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... skies ; The fkies , which watch him in his new abode , Measuring his motions by revolving fpheres ; That horologe machinery divine . Hours , days , and months , and years , his children , play , Like numerous wings , around him , as he ...
... skies ; The fkies , which watch him in his new abode , Measuring his motions by revolving fpheres ; That horologe machinery divine . Hours , days , and months , and years , his children , play , Like numerous wings , around him , as he ...
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... skies ; Our freedom chain'd ; quite wingless our defire ; In fenfe dark prifon'd all that ought to foar , Prone to the center , crawling in the duft , Difmounted every great and glorious aim ; Embruted every faculty divine ; Heart ...
... skies ; Our freedom chain'd ; quite wingless our defire ; In fenfe dark prifon'd all that ought to foar , Prone to the center , crawling in the duft , Difmounted every great and glorious aim ; Embruted every faculty divine ; Heart ...
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... skies ! As man's defpotic will , perhaps ONE hour , ( O how omnipotent is time ! ) decrees ; Should not each Warning give a strong alarm ? Warning , far lefs than that of bosom torn From bofom , bleeding o'er the facred dead ! Should ...
... skies ! As man's defpotic will , perhaps ONE hour , ( O how omnipotent is time ! ) decrees ; Should not each Warning give a strong alarm ? Warning , far lefs than that of bosom torn From bofom , bleeding o'er the facred dead ! Should ...
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... skies , And caft in fhadows his illuftrious clofe . Strange ! the theme most affecting , most fublime , Momentuous most to man , fhou'd fleep unfung ! And yet it fleeps , by genius unawak'd , Painim or Chriftian ; to the blush of wit ...
... skies , And caft in fhadows his illuftrious clofe . Strange ! the theme most affecting , most fublime , Momentuous most to man , fhou'd fleep unfung ! And yet it fleeps , by genius unawak'd , Painim or Chriftian ; to the blush of wit ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
æther againſt Ambition angels art thou becauſe beneath bleffings bleft blifs boaft bofom Book of JOB boundleſs caufe dark darkneſs death defcend DEITY deſpair diftant divine doft dread duft e'er earth eternal ev'ry facred fame fate fcene feems feen fenfe fhades fhall fhines fhould figh fight fink firft fkies flame fleeps fmile foar fome fong fons fool foon foul immortal fpirit ftars ftill ftrange ftrike fuch fure glory grave guilt happineſs heart heav'n himſelf hour human juft laft lefs life's Lorenzo man's mankind moft mortal moſt muft nature nature's ne'er night nought numbers o'er Paffion paft pain peace Pleaſure pow'r praife praiſe prefent pride proud Reafon rife ſcene Senfe ſhall ſkies ſphere thee thefe theme theſe thine thofe thoſe thought thouſand thro throne triumph truth vaft virtue wafte whofe wife wing Wiſdom wretched
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Página 7 - ... immortal. All men think all men mortal but themselves ; Themselves, when some alarming shock of Fate Strikes through their wounded hearts the sudden dread : But their hearts wounded, like the wounded air, Soon close; where past the shaft no trace is found.
Página 20 - Nature, in zeal for human amity, Denies or damps an undivided joy. Joy is an import; joy is an exchange; Joy flies monopolists; it calls for two: Rich fruit!
Página 68 - Our life, tho' still more rapid in its flow, Nor mark the much irrevocably laps'd, And mingled with the sea.
Página 2 - Death ! great proprietor of all! 'tis thine To tread out empire, and to quench the stars. The sun himself by thy permission shines, And one day thou shalt pluck him from his sphere...
Página 17 - 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 45 - He rose! he rose! he burst the bars of death. Lift up your heads, ye everlasting gates! And give the King of Glory to come in. Who is the King of Glory ? he who left His throne of glory for the pang of death. Lift up your heads, ye everlasting gates!
Página 2 - tis the common lot: In this shape or in that has Fate entail'd The mother's throes on all of woman born, Not more the children than sure heirs of pain.
Página 19 - To gentle life's descent We shut our eyes, and think it is a plain. We take fair days in winter, for the spring; And turn our blessings into bane.