Night Thoughts on Life, Death and ImmortalityJ. & F. Rivington, T. Longman, E. & C. Dilly, J. Dodsley, T. Cadell & W. Otridge, 1787 - 347 páginas |
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... most who read it , but more efpecially to the noble Fa- mily , for whofe Entertainment it was principally written . Some charge the Author with a Stiffness of Verfification in both thefe Poems ; but they met with fuch Succefs as to ...
... most who read it , but more efpecially to the noble Fa- mily , for whofe Entertainment it was principally written . Some charge the Author with a Stiffness of Verfification in both thefe Poems ; but they met with fuch Succefs as to ...
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... most un- answerable Arguments in fupport of the Soul's Immor- tality and a future State . G. W. * The Night Thoughts undoubtedly have their De- fects , as well as Beauties , but ' tis generally allowed the latter are far more numerous ...
... most un- answerable Arguments in fupport of the Soul's Immor- tality and a future State . G. W. * The Night Thoughts undoubtedly have their De- fects , as well as Beauties , but ' tis generally allowed the latter are far more numerous ...
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... most attenuated Thread , Is Cord , ís Cable , to Man's tender Tie On earthly Blifs ; it breaks at every Breeze . O ye bleft Scenes of permanent Delight ! Full , above Measure ! lafting , beyond Bound ! A Perpetuity of Blifs , is Blifs ...
... most attenuated Thread , Is Cord , ís Cable , to Man's tender Tie On earthly Blifs ; it breaks at every Breeze . O ye bleft Scenes of permanent Delight ! Full , above Measure ! lafting , beyond Bound ! A Perpetuity of Blifs , is Blifs ...
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... most , From that for which we doat , Felicity ! The Smootheft Courfe of Nature has its Pains ; And trueft Friends , thro ' Error , wound our Reft . Without Misfortune , what Calamities ! 280 And what Hoftilities , without a Foe ! Nor ...
... most , From that for which we doat , Felicity ! The Smootheft Courfe of Nature has its Pains ; And trueft Friends , thro ' Error , wound our Reft . Without Misfortune , what Calamities ! 280 And what Hoftilities , without a Foe ! Nor ...
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... most thy Need . Themes , too , the genuine Growth Of dear PHILANDER'S Duft . He , thus , tho ' dead , 15 May ftill befriend . - What Themes ? Time's wondrous Price , Death , Friendship , and PHILANDER's final Scene . So So could I touch ...
... most thy Need . Themes , too , the genuine Growth Of dear PHILANDER'S Duft . He , thus , tho ' dead , 15 May ftill befriend . - What Themes ? Time's wondrous Price , Death , Friendship , and PHILANDER's final Scene . So So could I touch ...
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Æther againſt Ambition Angels art thou Becauſe beneath Bleffings bleft Blifs Bliſs Bofom Breaft caft Caufe Cauſe dark Darkneſs Death defcend Deity diftant divine Doft dreadful Duft Earth endleſs Eternity Ev'n ev'ry facred fame Fate feen fhall fhine fhould fink Flame fleeps fmiles foar foft fome Fool foon Friend ftill ftrike ftrong fuch fure Glory Grave Guilt Happineſs Heart Heav'n himſelf Hope Hour human illuftrious Immortal Juft laft lefs Life's Light loft LORENZO Love Luftre 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 Reft rife riſe Scene Senfe ſhall Skies Song Soul Sphere Stars ſtill thee Thefe Theme theſe Thine thofe thoſe Thought thouſand thro Throne Tomb Triumph Truth vaft Virtue whofe Wife Wing Wiſdom Wiſh worfe World wretched