Pursuing, and pursued, each other's prey ; As wolves, for rapine; as the fox, for wiles ; Till Death, that mighty hunter, earths them all. Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour ? What though we wade in wealth, or soar in fame ? Earth's highest station... The Complaint, Or Night-thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality: Also, The ... - Página 52por Edward Young - 1800Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
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...noify men Kuril law's inclofurc, leap the mounds of right, Purfuing, and purfued, each others prey; ag ; cry, hem, when he mould groan ; Patch grief with proverbs ; make misfort earths them alL § 205. Human Life. YOUNG. -AH! what is human life? How like tho dial's tardy-moving... | |
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| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1036 páginas
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| Edward Young - 1798 - 432 páginas
...other's prey; As wolves, for rapine; as the fox, for wiles; 95 Till Death, that mighty hunter, earths them all. Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour? What, though we wade in wealth, or soar in fame, Earth's highest station ends in, " Here he lies :" And "... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 542 páginas
...prey; •• As wolves, for rapine ; as- the fox, for wiles , 95 \MDeM, that mighty hunter, earths them alL Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour ? ; What though we wide in wealth, or foar w (watt . „ 'Earth's hijjheft ftation ends in, " Herehelies, 'And... | |
| William Jones - 1801 - 486 páginas
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| Richard Warner - 1802 - 318 páginas
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...noisy men, Burst law's inclosure, leap the mounds of right, Pursuing, and pursu'd, each other's prey; As wolves, for rapine; as the fox, for wiles; Till Death, that mighty hunter, earths them all. Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour ? What tho' we wade in wealth, or soar in... | |
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