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. Amid such mighty plunder, why exhaust Thy partial quiver on a mark so... The Complaint: Or, Night Thoughts - 9. oldalszerző: Edward Young - 1837 - 293 oldalTeljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
| Rossiter Johnson - 1876 - 840 oldal
...stars. The Sun himself by thy permission shines ; And, one day, thou shall pluck him from his sphi-rc own, And all the life of life" is gone ? But busy, busy still art thou, To bind the loveless rancor wreak'd on me ? Insatiate archer ! could not one suffice ? Thy shaft flew thrice ; and thrice... | |
| Sir Thomas Wyatt - 1879 - 624 oldal
...heart ! 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...plunder, why exhaust Thy partial quiver on a mark so mean \ 210 Why thy peculiar rancour wreak'd on me ? Insatiate archer ! could not one suffice \ Thy shaft... | |
| Mrs. Bray (Anna Eliza) - 1879 - 480 oldal
...he followed to the grave. Well might he say of death, as did the melancholy poet of the night — " Insatiate archer ! could not one suffice ? Thy shaft flew thrice ; and thrice my peace was slain !" It is the custom in this town, for young women clothed in white, with a handkerchief drawn through... | |
| Anna Eliza Bray - 1879 - 480 oldal
...he followed to the grave. Well might he say of death, as did the melancholy poet of the night — " Insatiate archer ! could not one suffice ? Thy shaft flew thrice ; and thrice my peace was slain !" It is the custom in this town, for young women clothed in white, with a handkerchief drawn through... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1880 - 1124 oldal
...looks On many brooks, "The brook can see no moon but this." If hilf gating on the tnoofi tight, MOORE. thnce, ere thrice yon moon had filled her horn. NifU Tiifujkls. NifU L DR. E. YOUNG. THE STARS. That... | |
| Jehiel Keeler Hoyt - 1882 - 914 oldal
...Line 523. Death loves a shining mark, a signal blow. m, YOUNG— Night Thoughts. Night V. Line 1011. ght, late quiet, would that I Might wear out life like thee, mid bowers and brooks, And dearer ! n. YOUNO— Sight Thoughts. Night I. Line 212. Man makes a death which nature never made. o. YOUHO... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1883 - 458 oldal
...he made three speeches on the same question, whereupon some wag applied these lines of Young : " ' Insatiate Archer, could not one suffice ? Thy shaft flew thrice, and thrice my peace was slain.' I have written an occasional poem, at your suggestion, which is more than I have done for any man for... | |
| Parke Godwin - 1883 - 466 oldal
...he made three speeches on the same question, whereupon some wag applied these lines of Young : " ' Insatiate Archer, could not one suffice ? Thy shaft flew thrice, and thrice my peace was slain.' I have written an occasional poem, at your suggestion, which is more than I have done for any man for... | |
| William Dwight Whitney - 1889 - 282 oldal
...Golden Book, xvll. Bat« Bred in woman Is insatiate. Lust's Dominion, II. 3. Insatiate archer ! conld not one suffice ? Thy shaft flew thrice : and thrice my peace was slain. Youny, Night Thoughts, i. 212. insatiately (in-sa'shiat-li), iitlc. In an insatiate manner; so as not... | |
| 1894 - 52 oldal
...GEORGE Died at sea Died Oct. 16, 1776 Died at sea, Oct. 14, 1787 Aged 17 May 9, 1789 Aged 17 Aged 21 t Insatiate archer ! could not one suffice ? Thy shaft flew thrice And thrice our peace was slain. Martha Finney married John Fales. She died April 23, 1843, aged 81. She left three... | |
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