Night ThoughtsC. Whittingham, 1798 - 386 oldal |
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4. oldal
... * At the instigation of this peer , he was once candidate for a seat in parliament , but without success , and the expences were paid by WHARTON . nions , by whom his finances might be improved , 4 LIFE OF DR . YOUNG .
... * At the instigation of this peer , he was once candidate for a seat in parliament , but without success , and the expences were paid by WHARTON . nions , by whom his finances might be improved , 4 LIFE OF DR . YOUNG .
7. oldal
... once abroad , probably about this time , and saw a field of battle covered with the slain ; and it is affirmed that once , with a classic in his hand , he wan- dered into the enemy's encampment , and had some difficulty to con- vince ...
... once abroad , probably about this time , and saw a field of battle covered with the slain ; and it is affirmed that once , with a classic in his hand , he wan- dered into the enemy's encampment , and had some difficulty to con- vince ...
21. oldal
... once he had formed a new design , he then laboured it with very patient in- " dustry , and that he composed with great labour " and frequent revisions . 66 " His verses are formed by no certain model ; he " is no more like himself in ...
... once he had formed a new design , he then laboured it with very patient in- " dustry , and that he composed with great labour " and frequent revisions . 66 " His verses are formed by no certain model ; he " is no more like himself in ...
22. oldal
... once so dear ; And ev'ry pleasure pains me to the heart . 220 225 230 Yet why complain ? or why complain for one ? 235 Hangs out the sun his lustre but for me , The single man ? Are angels all beside ? I mourn for millions : ' Tis the ...
... once so dear ; And ev'ry pleasure pains me to the heart . 220 225 230 Yet why complain ? or why complain for one ? 235 Hangs out the sun his lustre but for me , The single man ? Are angels all beside ? I mourn for millions : ' Tis the ...
22. oldal
... once ; and make a refuge of the grave . How groaning hospitals eject their dead ! What numbers groan for sad admission there ! What numbers , once in Fortune's lap high - fed , Solicit the cold hand of Charity ! 240 245 250 255 260 To ...
... once ; and make a refuge of the grave . How groaning hospitals eject their dead ! What numbers groan for sad admission there ! What numbers , once in Fortune's lap high - fed , Solicit the cold hand of Charity ! 240 245 250 255 260 To ...
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æther ambition angels archangels art thou awful beam beneath bids blest bliss blood divine boast boundless charms Christian creation dæmons dark Death deep Deity deny'd divine Dost dread dream dust earth EDWARD YOUNG endless eternal Ev'n ev'ry fate flame fond fool give glorious glory gods grave grief guilt happiness heart Heav'n High Holborn hope hour human illustrious infidels life's light Line live LORENZO Man's mankind midnight mighty mind mortal NARCISSA Nature Nature's ne'er night NIGHT THOUGHTS nought numbers o'er Omnipotence pain passions peace PHILANDER Pleasure poison'd pow'r praise pride proud Reason rise sacred scene sense shew shines sigh sight skies smile song soul immortal sov'reign sphere stars stings strange strike sublime thee theme thine thought throne tomb triumph truth Virtue Virtue's WINCHESTER COLLEGE wing wisdom wise wish wonder wretched
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22. oldal - At thirty man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; In all the magnanimity of thought Resolves and re-resolves; then dies the same.
28. oldal - 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.
22. oldal - And is it in the flight of threescore years To push eternity from human thought, And smother souls immortal in the dust?
13. oldal - 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.
22. oldal - 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*!
16. oldal - For letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky...
59. oldal - When in this vale of years I backward look, And miss such numbers, numbers too of such, Firmer in health, and greener in their age, And stricter on their guard, and fitter far To play life's subtle game, I scarce believe I still survive...
22. oldal - A worm ! a God ! — I tremble at myself, And in myself am lost. At home -a, stranger, Thought wanders up and down, surprised, aghast, And wondering at her own. How Reason reels ! O what a miracle to man is man ! Triumphantly distress'd ! what joy!
13. oldal - Night Thoughts" he has exhibited a very wide display of original poetry, variegated with deep reflections and striking allusions, a wilderness of thought, in which the fertility of fancy scatters flowers of every hue and of every odour. This is one of the few poems in which blank verse could not be changed for rhyme but with disadvantage.
22. oldal - 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 pinion flies from woe, And lights on lids unsullied with a tear.