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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...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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