The Complaint: Or, Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality: To which is Added, a Paraphrase on Part of the Book of Job..Printed in the year, 1771 - 263 Seiten |
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... 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 ftrikes One . We take no note of time , But from its lofs . To give it then a tongue , Is wife in man ...
... 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 ftrikes One . We take no note of time , But from its lofs . To give it then a tongue , Is wife in man ...
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... wisdom is push'd out of life : : Precraftination is the thief of time , Year after year it steals , till all are fled , And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vaft concerns of an eternal scene . If not fo frequent , would not this be ...
... wisdom is push'd out of life : : Precraftination is the thief of time , Year after year it steals , till all are fled , And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vaft concerns of an eternal scene . If not fo frequent , would not this be ...
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... Wisdom they confign ; The thing they can't but Purpose they Poftpone ; ' Tis not in Folly , not to fcorn a fool ; And scarce in human Wiftom to do more . All Promife is poor dilatory man , And that thro ' every stage ; when young ...
... Wisdom they confign ; The thing they can't but Purpose they Poftpone ; ' Tis not in Folly , not to fcorn a fool ; And scarce in human Wiftom to do more . All Promife is poor dilatory man , And that thro ' every stage ; when young ...
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... wisdom's debt unpaid ! ' Our wealth in days all due to THAT discharge . Hate , hafte , he lies in wait , he's at the door , Infidious Death ! fhould his ftrong hand arreft , No compofition fets the prifoner free : Eternity's inexorable ...
... wisdom's debt unpaid ! ' Our wealth in days all due to THAT discharge . Hate , hafte , he lies in wait , he's at the door , Infidious Death ! fhould his ftrong hand arreft , No compofition fets the prifoner free : Eternity's inexorable ...
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... Wisdom and Delight ; Twins ty'd by nature , if they part , they die . Haft thou no friend to fet thy mind abroach ? Good Senfe will ftagnate . Thoughts fhut up want air , And fpoil , like bales unopen'd to the fun . Had thought been all ...
... Wisdom and Delight ; Twins ty'd by nature , if they part , they die . Haft thou no friend to fet thy mind abroach ? Good Senfe will ftagnate . Thoughts fhut up want air , And fpoil , like bales unopen'd to the fun . Had thought been all ...
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æther againſt Ambition angels art thou becauſe beneath bleffings bleft blifs boaft bofom Book of JOB boundleſs caufe dark darkneſs death defcend DEITY deſpair diftant divine doft dread duft e'er earth eternal ev'ry facred fame fate fcene feems feen fenfe fhades fhall fhines fhould figh fight fink firft fkies flame fleeps fmile foar fome fong fons fool foon foul immortal fpirit ftars ftill ftrange ftrike fuch fure glory grave guilt happineſs heart heav'n himſelf hour human juft laft lefs life's Lorenzo 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 ſcene Senfe ſhall ſkies ſphere thee thefe theme theſe thine thofe thoſe thought thouſand thro throne triumph truth vaft virtue wafte whofe wife wing Wiſdom wretched
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 7 - ... immortal. All men think all men mortal but themselves ; Themselves, when some alarming shock of Fate Strikes through their wounded hearts the sudden dread : But their hearts wounded, like the wounded air, Soon close; where past the shaft no trace is found.
Seite 20 - Nature, in zeal for human amity, Denies or damps an undivided joy. Joy is an import; joy is an exchange; Joy flies monopolists; it calls for two: Rich fruit!
Seite 68 - Our life, tho' still more rapid in its flow, Nor mark the much irrevocably laps'd, And mingled with the sea.
Seite 2 - Death ! great proprietor of all! 'tis thine To tread out empire, and to quench the stars. The sun himself by thy permission shines, And one day thou shalt pluck him from his sphere...
Seite 17 - 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.
Seite 45 - He rose! he rose! he burst the bars of death. Lift up your heads, ye everlasting gates! And give the King of Glory to come in. Who is the King of Glory ? he who left His throne of glory for the pang of death. Lift up your heads, ye everlasting gates!
Seite 2 - tis the common lot: In this shape or in that has Fate entail'd The mother's throes on all of woman born, Not more the children than sure heirs of pain.
Seite 19 - To gentle life's descent We shut our eyes, and think it is a plain. We take fair days in winter, for the spring; And turn our blessings into bane.