 | Edward Young - 1810 - 278 páginas
...song ; Teach my best reason, reason ; my best will . Teach rectitude ; and fix my firm resolve Wisdom to wed, and pay her long arrear : Nor let the phial...On this devoted head, be pour'd in vain. The bell strikes One. We take no note of time But from its loss : to give it then a tongue Is wise in man. As... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 558 páginas
...song; Teach my hest reason, reason ; my hest will Teach rectitude; and fix n\v firm resolve Wisdom to wed, and pay her long arrear: Nor let the phial of thy vengeance, pour'd On this devoted head, he pour'd in vain. \ NIGHT THE FIRST. OH LIFE, DEATH, 4ND IMMORTALITY. TO THB EIGHT HON. AUTHOE ONSI.OW,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 556 páginas
...Tiach rectitude ; and fix my firm resolve Wisdom to wed, and pay her long arrear: Xor let the pbial of thy vengeance, pour'd On this devoted head, be pour'd in vain. The bell strikes one. We take no note of time But from its loss. To give it then a tongue, [s wise in man. As... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 554 páginas
...Teach rectitude ; and fix my firm resolve Wisdom to wed, and pay her long arrear: Nor let the phial «f thy vengeance, pour'd On this devoted head, be pour'd in vain. The bell strikes out. We take no note of tirno But from its loss. To give it then a tongue, Is wise in man.... | |
 | Edward Young - 1812 - 288 páginas
...fong ; Teach my bef t reafon, teafon, my beft will Teach recVitude ; and fix my firm refolve ( Wifdnm to wed, and pay her long arrear: Nor let the phial...vengeance, pour'd On this devoted head, be pour'd in vain. Creation fleeps. 'Tis as the general pulfe Of life flood ftill, and nature made a paufe, An awful paufe... | |
 | Edward Young - 1813 - 324 páginas
...song ; Teach my best reason, reason; my best will Teach rectitude ; and fix my firm resolve Wisdom to wed, and pay her long arrear : Nor let the phial...On this devoted head, be pour'd in vain. The bell strikes One. We take no note of time But from its loss : to give it then a tongue Is wise in man. As... | |
 | Edward Young - 1813 - 380 páginas
...% Teach my b 'St reason, reason ; my best will : Teach rectitude ; and fix my firm resolve, Wisdom to wed, and pay her long arrear : Nor let the phial...On this devoted head, be pour'd in vain. The bell strikes one. We take no note of time > But from its loss. To give it then a tongue Is wise in man.... | |
 | Edward Young - 1815 - 332 páginas
...Song : Teach my best reason, reason ; my best will Teach rectitude ; and fix my firm resolve Wisdom to wed, and pay her long arrear : Nor let the phial...On this devoted head, be pour'd in vain. The bell strikes One. We take no note of time But from its loss. To give it, then, a tongue, h wise in man.... | |
 | Edward Young - 1816 - 284 páginas
...my best will Teach rectitude ; and fix my firm resolve Wisdom to wed, and pay her long arrear: INor let the phial of thy vengeance, pour'd On this devoted head, be pour'd in vain. The bell strikes one. We take no note of time But from its loss: to give it then a tongne Is wise in man. As... | |
 | Edward Young - 1816 - 390 páginas
...Teach rectitude ; and fix my firm resolve Wisdom to wed, and pay her long arrear. Nor let the vial of thy vengeance, pour'd On this devoted head, be pour'd in vain. The bell strikes one. We take no note of time, But from its loss. To give it then a tongue, Is wise in man.... | |
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Lead it through various scenes of life and death; And from each scene the noblest truths inspire. Nor less inspire my conduct than my song ; Teach my best reason, reason ; my best will... 
