 | J. M. Putnam - 1831 - 174 oldal
...of God proved from the light of nature. Y0unS. What am I ? and from whence^ I nothing know, But (hat I am ; and since I am, conclude Something eternal....nought, Nought still had been; eternal there must I>e. But wha/ eternal? Why not human race-? And Adam's ancestors without an end ? That's hard to be... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 oldal
...inquire, As I have done ; and shall inquire no more. In Nature's channel, thus the questions run : — What am I ? and from whence ? — I nothing know,...Adam's ancestors without an end ? — That's hard to be conceived ; since every link Of that long-chained succession is so frail ; Can every part depend, and... | |
 | Edward Young - 1834 - 370 oldal
...inquire, As I have done ; and shall inquire no more. In nature's channel, thus the questions run. " What am I ? and from whence ? — I nothing know,...That's hard to be conceiv'd ; since every link Of that long-chain'd succession is so frail ; Can every part depend, and not the whole ? Yet grant it true... | |
 | 1836 - 558 oldal
...shall inquire no more. In nature's channel thus the questions run : ' What am 1 ? and from whence 3 — I nothing know But that I am ; and since I am, conclude...been : eternal there must be. — But what eternal 1 — Why not human race? And Adam's ancestors without an end? — That's hard to be conceived, since... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 362 oldal
...inquire, As I have done ; and shall inquire no more. In Nature's channel, thus the questions run : — " What am I ? and from whence ? — I nothing know But...That's hard to be conceiv'd, since every link Of that long-chain'd suecession is so frail. Can every part depend, and not the whole ? Yet grant it true ;... | |
 | Edward Young - 1837 - 556 oldal
...As I have done; and shall inquire no more. In nature's channel, thus the questions run: "What am I1, and from whence? — I nothing know, But that I am;...ADAM'S ancestors without an end? — That's hard to be conceived; since every link Of that long-chain'd succession is so frail: ' Can every part depend, and... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 448 oldal
...Nature's channel, thus the questions run : — • " What am I ? and' from whence? — I nothing knowBut that I am ; and, since I am, conclude Something eternal...That's hard to be conceiv'd, since every link Of that long-chain' d suecession is so frail. Can every part depend, and not the whole ? Yet grant.it true... | |
 | Thomas Wood - 1837 - 228 oldal
...ON THE EXISTENCE OF GOD. " What am I ? and from whence ? 1 nothing know, But that I am; and, since 1 am, conclude Something eternal : had there e'er been...nought, Nought still had been ; eternal there must be. A Godhead reigns, And, if a God there is, that God how great !" A WRITER of celebrity says, " See,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1837 - 310 oldal
...e'er been nought, Nought still had been : eternal there must be. — 1450 But what eternal ? — Whj not human race ? And Adam's ancestors without an end ? — That's hard to be conceived, since every link Of that long-chain'd succession la so frail. Can every part depend, and... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 oldal
...alone. Then, in thy soul's deep silence, and the depth Of nature's silence, midnight, thus inquire: What am I ? and from whence ? I nothing know But that...nought, Nought still had been. Eternal there must be. 2. But, what eternal ? Why not human race, And Adam's ancestors, without an end ? That's hard to be... | |
| |
What am I ? and from whence ? — I nothing know, But that I am; and, since I am, conclude Something eternal : had there e'er been nought, Nought still had been : eternal there must be. 
