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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... ! Nor eye , nor lift'ning ear an object finds : Creation fleeps . ' Tis as the general pulfe Of life food ftill , and nature made a pause ; An aweful paufe ! prophetic of her end . And let her prophefy be foon fulfil'd ; Fate !
... ! Nor eye , nor lift'ning ear an object finds : Creation fleeps . ' Tis as the general pulfe Of life food ftill , and nature made a pause ; An aweful paufe ! prophetic of her end . And let her prophefy be foon fulfil'd ; Fate !
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... . He , thus , tho ' dead , May ftill befriend . - What themes ? Time's wond'rous Price , Death , Friendship , and Philander's final Scene : So 12 THE COMPLAINT . Night 2 . To lull my griefs, and fteal my heart from ...
... . He , thus , tho ' dead , May ftill befriend . - What themes ? Time's wond'rous Price , Death , Friendship , and Philander's final Scene : So 12 THE COMPLAINT . Night 2 . To lull my griefs, and fteal my heart from ...
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... ftill nearer the great Mark Of men and angels ; virtue more divine . Is this our Duty , Wifdom , Glory , Gain ? ( These heaven benign in vital union binds ) And fport we like the natives of the bough , B * When vernal funs infpire ...
... ftill nearer the great Mark Of men and angels ; virtue more divine . Is this our Duty , Wifdom , Glory , Gain ? ( These heaven benign in vital union binds ) And fport we like the natives of the bough , B * When vernal funs infpire ...
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... ftill be thine : This cancels thy complaint at once ; this leaves In Act no trifle , and no Blank in Time : This greatens , fills , immortalizes all ; This , the bleft art of turning all to gold ; This , the good heart's prerogative to ...
... ftill be thine : This cancels thy complaint at once ; this leaves In Act no trifle , and no Blank in Time : This greatens , fills , immortalizes all ; This , the bleft art of turning all to gold ; This , the good heart's prerogative to ...
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... ftill , The fpirit walks of ev'ry day deceas'd And fmiles an angel ; or a fury frowns . Nor death , nor life delights us . And time Poffeft , both pain us , If time Paft , what can please ? That which the deity to please ordain'd , Time ...
... ftill , The fpirit walks of ev'ry day deceas'd And fmiles an angel ; or a fury frowns . Nor death , nor life delights us . And time Poffeft , both pain us , If time Paft , what can please ? That which the deity to please ordain'd , Time ...
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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.