The Complete Poetical Works of Edward Young: With Life ; Eight Steel EngravingsGall & Inglis, 1866 - 502 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 5
... blest scenes of permanent delight ! Full above measure ! lasting , beyond bound ! A perpetuity of bliss is bliss . Could you , so rich in rapture , fear an end , That ghastly thought would drink up all your joy , And quite unparadise ...
... blest scenes of permanent delight ! Full above measure ! lasting , beyond bound ! A perpetuity of bliss is bliss . Could you , so rich in rapture , fear an end , That ghastly thought would drink up all your joy , And quite unparadise ...
Σελίδα 8
... blest ; By dotage dandled to perpetual smiles . Know , smiler ! at thy peril art thou pleas'd ; Thy pleasure is the promise of thy pain . Misfortune , like a creditor severe , But rises in demand for her delay ; She makes a scourge of ...
... blest ; By dotage dandled to perpetual smiles . Know , smiler ! at thy peril art thou pleas'd ; Thy pleasure is the promise of thy pain . Misfortune , like a creditor severe , But rises in demand for her delay ; She makes a scourge of ...
Σελίδα 14
... blest art of turning all to gold ; This , the good heart's prerogative to raise A royal tribute from the poorest hours ; Immense revenue ! ev'ry moment pays . If nothing more than purpose in thy power ; Thy purpose firm , is equal to ...
... blest art of turning all to gold ; This , the good heart's prerogative to raise A royal tribute from the poorest hours ; Immense revenue ! ev'ry moment pays . If nothing more than purpose in thy power ; Thy purpose firm , is equal to ...
Σελίδα 15
... Blest leisure is our curse ; like that of Cain , It makes us wander ; wander earth around To fly that tyrant , thought . As Atlas groan'd The world beneath , we groan beneath an hour . We cry for mercy to the next amusement ; The next ...
... Blest leisure is our curse ; like that of Cain , It makes us wander ; wander earth around To fly that tyrant , thought . As Atlas groan'd The world beneath , we groan beneath an hour . We cry for mercy to the next amusement ; The next ...
Σελίδα 19
... blest son of foresight ! lord of fate ! That awful independent on to - morrow ! Whose work is done ; who triumphs in the past ; Whose yesterdays look backwards with a smile ; Nor , like the Parthian , wound him as they fly ; That common ...
... blest son of foresight ! lord of fate ! That awful independent on to - morrow ! Whose work is done ; who triumphs in the past ; Whose yesterdays look backwards with a smile ; Nor , like the Parthian , wound him as they fly ; That common ...
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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
Δημοφιλή αποσπάσματα
Σελίδα 1 - How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate, how wonderful, is man!
Σελίδα 8 - 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 applaud; How excellent that life they ne'er will lead! Time lodged in their own hands is Folly's vails; That lodged in Fate's to wisdom they consign; The thing they can't but purpose, they postpone.
Σελίδα 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...
Σελίδα 1 - Distinguished link in being's endless chain ! Midway from nothing to the Deity ! A beam ethereal, sullied and absorpt ! Though sullied and dishonoured, still divine ! Dim miniature of greatness absolute ! An heir of glory ! a frail child of dust : Helpless immortal ! insect infinite ! A worm ! a god ! I tremble at myself, And in myself am lost.
Σελίδα 297 - Think nought a trifle, though it small appear ; Small sands the mountain, moments make the year, And trifles life.
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 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...
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 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...