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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... Future embryo , flumbering in his fire . Embryos we muft be , till we burft the fhell , Yon ambient , azure shell , and fpring to life . The life of gods ; O tranfport ! and of man . Yet man , fool man ! Here buries all his thoughts ...
... Future embryo , flumbering in his fire . Embryos we muft be , till we burft the fhell , Yon ambient , azure shell , and fpring to life . The life of gods ; O tranfport ! and of man . Yet man , fool man ! Here buries all his thoughts ...
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... Future embryo , flumbering in I Embryos we must be , till we burft t Yon ambient , azure thell , and sprin . The life of gods ; O tranfport ! and Yet mar , fool man ! Hère buries Irters celestial hopes without one fig Prisoner of earth ...
... Future embryo , flumbering in I Embryos we must be , till we burft t Yon ambient , azure thell , and sprin . The life of gods ; O tranfport ! and Yet mar , fool man ! Hère buries Irters celestial hopes without one fig Prisoner of earth ...
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... Future embryo , flumbering i Embryos we must be , till we buri Yon ambient , azure shell , and fpi The life of gods ; O tranfport ! a Yet man , fool man ! Here buri Inters celeftial hopes without one Prifoner of earth and pent beneath ...
... Future embryo , flumbering i Embryos we must be , till we buri Yon ambient , azure shell , and fpi The life of gods ; O tranfport ! a Yet man , fool man ! Here buri Inters celeftial hopes without one Prifoner of earth and pent beneath ...
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... brink of being born . All pay themselves the compliment to think They , one day , fhall not drivel ; and their pride On this reverfion takes up ready praife ; At least , their own ; their future felves applauds THE COMPLAINT . Night 1 .
... brink of being born . All pay themselves the compliment to think They , one day , fhall not drivel ; and their pride On this reverfion takes up ready praife ; At least , their own ; their future felves applauds THE COMPLAINT . Night 1 .
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... future felves applauds ; How excellent that life they Ne'er will lead ? Time lodg'd in their Own hands is Folly's vails ; That lodg'd in Fate's , to Wisdom they confign ; The thing they can't but Purpose they Poftpone ; ' Tis not in ...
... future felves applauds ; How excellent that life they Ne'er will lead ? Time lodg'd in their Own hands is Folly's vails ; That lodg'd in Fate's , to Wisdom they confign ; The thing they can't but Purpose they Poftpone ; ' Tis not in ...
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The Complaint: Or Night-Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality: To which is ... Young Visualização integral - 1760 |
The Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality. To which ... Edward Young Visualização integral - 1773 |
The Complaint: Or, Night Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality: To which is ... Edward Young Visualização integral - 1800 |
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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.