 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 oldal
...departed hours: Where are they? With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands dispatch: How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down.—On what? a fathomless abyss; A dread eternity! how surely mine! And can eternity belong to... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 412 oldal
...departed hours : Where are they? With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands dispatch : How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm 'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down. — On what ? a fathomless abyss ; A dread eternity... | |
 | 1803 - 512 oldal
...knell of my departed hours. " Where are .they ? With the years beyond the flood. " It is the fignal that demands difpatch. " How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears " Start up alarm'd, and o'ei life's narrow verge "Look down — on what ? a fathomlefs abyfs, " A dread eternity." i * - /... | |
 | David Simpson - 1803 - 446 oldal
...mistaken, Sirs ! Should you be mistaken ! The very possibility is enough to overwhelm the human mind : " My hopes and fears " Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge " Look down — on what ? A fathomless abyss. — " A dread eternity ! how surely mine !" * For the natural and philosophical arguments... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 540 oldal
...hours: Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood. 60 It is the flânai that demands rlifpatch : How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm d za¿ o'er life t. narrow verge Look down — On what ? .1 fathom efs abyfs ; A dread eternity1... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 326 oldal
...the knell of my departed hours : Where are they ? with the years beyond the flood. It is the fignal that demands difpatch : How much is to be done ?(my...Start up alarm'd, an'd o'er life's narrow verge Look down-^*-On what ? a fathomlefs abyfs ; A dread eternity ! how furely mine ! And 'can eternity belong... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 238 oldal
...departed hours. Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands dispatch : How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down—on what ? a fathomless abyss. A dread eternity ! how surely mine ! And can eternity belong to... | |
 | Edward Young, Thomas Park - 1808 - 336 oldal
...departed hours. Where are they? With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands dispatch : How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start...o'er life's narrow verge Look down — on what? A fathomless abyss. A dread eternity! how surely mine ! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 oldal
...departed hours : Where are they? With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands dispatch : How much is to be done.' My hopes and fears Start...o'er life's narrow verge Look down — On what ? a fathomless abyss ; A dread eternity ! how surely mine! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner... | |
 | 1809 - 594 oldal
...departed hours. , Where are they? With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands despatch: How much is to be done! My hopes and fears Start up...o'er life's narrow verge Look down — on what! A fathomless abyss! A dread eternity! how surely mine! And can eternity belong to me, 113 Poor pensioner... | |
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We take no note of time But from its loss. To give it then a tongue Is wise in man. As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours : Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood. 
