 | English poets - 1790 - 280 páginas
...hours : Where are they ? With the years beyond the .flood. 60 It is thejignal that demands difpatch : How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start...o'er life's narrow verge Look down — On what ? a fathomlefs abyfs ; A dread eternity ! how furely mine ! 65 And can eternity belong to me, Poor penfioner... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 páginas
...? With the \ears beyond the It is the fignal that dcma.ids dil'fjatch : How much is to be d'me ? Mv hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down— on what ? a fathomlefs' aby fs ; A dread eternity ! hov/ furcly mine ! And can eternity belong to me, Poor penfioner... | |
 | Edward Young - 1792 - 354 páginas
...hours : Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood. It is the_/fg-*«/ that demands difpatch : How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start...o'er life's narrow verge Look down. — On what ? a fathomlefs abyfs ; A dread eternity ! how furely mine ! And can eternity belong to me, Poor penfioner... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 470 páginas
...an angel spike 1 i.ri the solemn sound. 3f heard aright, It U the knell of my departed hours. ] loIv much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd,...fathomless abyss. A dread eternity! how surely mine ! 6| And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner on the bounties of an hour ? How poor, how rich,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 páginas
...hours : Where are they? With the years beyond the flood. 60 It is the signal that demands dispatch : How much is to be done ! My hopes and fears Start...fathomless abyss; A dread eternity ! how surely mine ! 65 And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner on the bounties of an hour? How poor, how rich,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1799 - 312 páginas
...they ? With the years beyond the flood, fio It is the fignal that demands difpatch ! How much is to he done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge JLook down — on what ? a fathomlefs abyfs. A dread eternity ! how furely mine ! 65 And can eternity... | |
 | 1800 - 498 páginas
...departed hours. Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood. It is the fignal that demands difpatch. How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge .'.it,!, down on what ? a fathemlefs abyfs, A dread eternity." Conviction feized the youth, and alarmed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 542 páginas
...hours : Vhere are they ? With the years beyond the flood. 60 It ii the fignal that demands difpatch : How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm d and o'er life's narrow verge J.ook down — On what ? a fathom efsabyfe; A dread eternity '... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 páginas
...departed hours: Where are they? With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands dispatch: How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down.—On what? a fathomless abyss; A dread eternity! how surely mine! And can eternity belong to... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 402 páginas
...departed hours: Where are they? With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands dispatch : How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down.^On what ? a fathomless abyss; A dread eternity! how surely mine! And can eternity belong to me,... | |
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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? 
