The Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality: To which is Added, a Paraphrase on Part of the Book of Job..A. Millar and T. Cadell, ... and J. Dodsley, 1768 - 315 страница |
Из књиге
Резултати 1-5 од 99
Страница 2
... Thro ' this Opaque of Nature , and of Soul , This double Night , tranfmit one pitying Ray , To lighten , and to chear . O lead my Mind , ( A Mind that fain would wander from its Woe ) Lead it thro ' various Scenes of Life and Death ...
... Thro ' this Opaque of Nature , and of Soul , This double Night , tranfmit one pitying Ray , To lighten , and to chear . O lead my Mind , ( A Mind that fain would wander from its Woe ) Lead it thro ' various Scenes of Life and Death ...
Страница 8
... Thro ' the dark Postern of Time long elaps'd , Led foftly , by the Stilnefs of the Night , Led , like a Murderer , ( and fuch it proves ! ) Strays , ( wretched Rover ! ) o'er the pleasing Paft ; In quest of Wretchedness perverfely ...
... Thro ' the dark Postern of Time long elaps'd , Led foftly , by the Stilnefs of the Night , Led , like a Murderer , ( and fuch it proves ! ) Strays , ( wretched Rover ! ) o'er the pleasing Paft ; In quest of Wretchedness perverfely ...
Страница 9
... Thro ' thickest Shades , pursues the fond of Peace . Man's Caution often into Danger turns , And his Guard falling , crushes him to Death .. Not Happiness itself makes good her Name ; Our very Wishes give us not our Wish . How diftant ...
... Thro ' thickest Shades , pursues the fond of Peace . Man's Caution often into Danger turns , And his Guard falling , crushes him to Death .. Not Happiness itself makes good her Name ; Our very Wishes give us not our Wish . How diftant ...
Страница 13
... thro ' ev'ry Stage : When young , indeed , In full Content we , fometimes , nobly reft , Un - anxious for ourselves ; and only wish , As duteous Sons , our Fathers were more wife .. At Thirty Man fufpects himself a Fool ; Knows it at ...
... thro ' ev'ry Stage : When young , indeed , In full Content we , fometimes , nobly reft , Un - anxious for ourselves ; and only wish , As duteous Sons , our Fathers were more wife .. At Thirty Man fufpects himself a Fool ; Knows it at ...
Страница 14
... thro ' diftant Ages : Wrapt in Shade , Pris'ner of Darkness ! to the filent Hours , How often I repeat their Rage divine , To lull my Griefs , and fteal my Heart from Woe ! I roll their Raptures , but not catch their Fire .. Dark , tho ...
... thro ' diftant Ages : Wrapt in Shade , Pris'ner of Darkness ! to the filent Hours , How often I repeat their Rage divine , To lull my Griefs , and fteal my Heart from Woe ! I roll their Raptures , but not catch their Fire .. Dark , tho ...
Друга издања - Прикажи све
Чести термини и фразе
Æther againſt Ambition Angels art thou Becauſe beneath Bleffing bleft Blifs Book of Job boundleſs Breaft Caufe Cauſe Chimæra Dæmons dark Darkneſs Death defcend Deity diftant Divine Doft dreadful Duft Earth endleſs Eternity Ev'n ev'ry facred fame Fate feems feen fhall fhines fhould Flame fleeps foft fome Fool foon Friend ftill ftrange ftrike fuch fure Glory Grave Guilt Happineſs Heart Heav'n Himſelf human illuftrious Immortal juft laft lefs Life's Light loft LORENZO Love Luftre Man's Mankind moft mortal moſt muft Nature Nature's ne'er Night nought Numbers o'er Paffion paft Pain Peace Pleaſure Pow'r Praife Praiſe prefent Pride proud Reafon rife riſe Scene Senfe Senſe ſhall ſhe ſhine Skies Song Soul ſpeaks Stars ſtill thee Thefe Theme themſelves theſe Thine thofe thoſe Thought thouſand thro Throne Triumph Truth univerfal Virtue whofe Whoſe Wife Wing Wiſdom Wiſh World wretched
Популарни одломци
Страница 20 - Youth is not rich in time ; it may be poor ; Part with it as with money, sparing ; pay No moment, but in purchase of its worth ; And what its worth ask death-beds ; they can tell.
Страница 7 - 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 ? With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands despatch : 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, Poor pensioner on the...
Страница 16 - tis madness to defer: Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time ; Year after year it steals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene.
Страница 215 - While party-colour'd shreds of happiness, With hideous gaps between, patch up for them A madman's robe; each puff of fortune blows The tatters by, and shows their nakedness.
Страница 70 - Religion's All. Descending from the skies To wretched man, the goddess in her left Holds out this world, and, in her right, the next...
Страница 40 - Sweet harmonist ! and beautiful as sweet ! And young as beautiful ! and soft as young ! And gay as soft ! and innocent as gay ! And happy (if aught happy here) as good!
Страница 17 - Strikes thro' their wounded hearts the sudden dread; But their hearts wounded, like the wounded air, Soon close ; where past the shaft, no trace is found. As from the wing no scar the sky retains ; The parted wave no furrow from the keel ; So dies in human hearts the thought of death.
Страница 5 - TIRED Nature's sweet restorer, balmy Sleep! He, like the world, his ready visit pays Where fortune smiles; the wretched he forsakes: Swift on his downy pinions flies from woe, And lights on lids unsullied with a tear.
Страница 172 - Who would not give a trifle to prevent What he would give a thousand worlds to cure ? Lorenzo ! thou hast seen (if thine to see) All Nature and her GOD (by Nature's course, And Nature's course controll'd) declare for me. The skies above proclaim ' immortal man !' And ' man immortal !
Страница 28 - Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them, what report they bore to heaven ; And how they might have borne more welcome news.