The Complete Poetical Works of Edward Young: With Life ; Eight Steel EngravingsGall & Inglis, 1866 - 502 страница |
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... frowns ? Most sure ; And in its favours formidable too : Its favours here are trials , not rewards ; A call to duty , not discharge from care ; And should alarm us , full as much as woes ; Awake us to their cause and consequence ; And ...
... frowns ? Most sure ; And in its favours formidable too : Its favours here are trials , not rewards ; A call to duty , not discharge from care ; And should alarm us , full as much as woes ; Awake us to their cause and consequence ; And ...
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... frown , From hateful time if prisons set us free . Yet when death kindly tenders us relief , We call him cruel ; years to moments shrink , Ages to years . The telescope is turn'd . To man's false optics ( from his folly false ) Time ...
... frown , From hateful time if prisons set us free . Yet when death kindly tenders us relief , We call him cruel ; years to moments shrink , Ages to years . The telescope is turn'd . To man's false optics ( from his folly false ) Time ...
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... frowns . Nor death , nor life delight us . If time past , And time possest , both pain us , what can please ? That which the Deity to please ordain'd . Time us'd . The man who consecrates his hours By vig'rous effort , and an honest aim ...
... frowns . Nor death , nor life delight us . If time past , And time possest , both pain us , what can please ? That which the Deity to please ordain'd . Time us'd . The man who consecrates his hours By vig'rous effort , and an honest aim ...
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... frown . Though choice of follies fasten on the great , None clings more obstinate than fancy , fond That sacred friendship is their easy prey ; Caught by the wafture of a golden lure , Or fascination of a high - born smile . Their ...
... frown . Though choice of follies fasten on the great , None clings more obstinate than fancy , fond That sacred friendship is their easy prey ; Caught by the wafture of a golden lure , Or fascination of a high - born smile . Their ...
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... frowns . Philander ! he severely frown'd on thee . " No warning giv'n ! Unceremonious fate ! A sudden rush from life's meridian joy ! A wrench from all we love ! from all we are ! A restless bed of pain ! a plunge opaque Beyond ...
... frowns . Philander ! he severely frown'd on thee . " No warning giv'n ! Unceremonious fate ! A sudden rush from life's meridian joy ! A wrench from all we love ! from all we are ! A restless bed of pain ! a plunge opaque Beyond ...
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ambition angels art thou awful beams beneath bids bless blest bliss boast book of Job breast Britain charms Codrus crown dare dark death deep divine dost dread dust earth EDWARD YOUNG eternal ev'ry fair fame fate fear fire flame fool frown genius give glorious glory gods grace grave grief groan guilt happiness heart heaven hour human illustrious immortal labour leviathan life's light lord Lorenzo man's mankind mighty mind mortal muse nature nature's ne'er night Night Thoughts nought numbers nymphs o'er pain passion peace Pindar pleasure praise pride proud rage rapture reason renown rise sacred satire scene seas sense shine sight skies smile song soul spleen stars sting storm sublime sweet tempest thee theme thine thought throne thunder trembling triumph truth twill virtue virtue's Voltaire wing wisdom wise wretched ye stars
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Страница 8 - Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live," For ever on the brink of being born : All pay themselves the compliment to think They one day shall not drivel, and their pride On this reversion takes up ready praise; At least their own; their future selves...
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Страница 297 - Think nought a trifle, though it small appear ; Small sands the mountain, moments make the year, And trifles life.
Страница 4 - Insatiate archer ! could not one suffice ? Thy shaft flew thrice ; and thrice my peace was slain ; And thrice, ere thrice yon moon had fill'd her horn.
Страница 277 - I'm nearer death in this verse than the last : What then is to be done ? be wise with speed : A fool at forty is a fool indeed.
Страница 17 - Where shall I find Him ? Angels ! tell me where. You know him ; He is near you : point him out : Shall I see glories beaming from his brow ? Or trace his footsteps by the rising flowers...
Страница 149 - Attend my song, and thou shalt know them all ; And know thyself; and know thyself to be (Strange truth !) the most abstemious man alive.
Страница 56 - As wise as Socrates, might justly stand The definition of a modern fool. A Christian is the highest style of man : And is there, who the blessed cross wipes off...