Night Thoughts on Life, Death and ImmortalityStoddart & Atherton, 1830 - 301 pages |
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... fall A victim sacred to your dreary shrine . But what are ye ? Thou , who didst put to flight Primeval Silence , when the morning stars , Exulting , shouted o'er the rising ball ; 35 O Thou , whose word from solid darkness struck That ...
... fall A victim sacred to your dreary shrine . But what are ye ? Thou , who didst put to flight Primeval Silence , when the morning stars , Exulting , shouted o'er the rising ball ; 35 O Thou , whose word from solid darkness struck That ...
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... fall . Een silent night proclaims my soul immortal : Een silent night proclaims eternal day . 100 For human weal Heav'n husbands all events : 105 Dull sleep instructs , nor sport vain dreams in vain . Why then their loss deplore that ...
... fall . Een silent night proclaims my soul immortal : Een silent night proclaims eternal day . 100 For human weal Heav'n husbands all events : 105 Dull sleep instructs , nor sport vain dreams in vain . Why then their loss deplore that ...
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... , To waft a feather , or to drown a fly . 145 150 Where falls this censure ? It o'erwhelms myself . How was my heart incrusted by the world ! 156 O how self - fetter'd was my grov'ling soul ! ON LIFE , DEATH , AND IMMORTALITY . 11.
... , To waft a feather , or to drown a fly . 145 150 Where falls this censure ? It o'erwhelms myself . How was my heart incrusted by the world ! 156 O how self - fetter'd was my grov'ling soul ! ON LIFE , DEATH , AND IMMORTALITY . 11.
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... falling , crushes , him to death . 270 Not happiness herself makes good her name ; Our very wishes give us not our wish . 275 How distant oft the thing we doat on most From that for which we doat , felicity ! The smoothest course of ...
... falling , crushes , him to death . 270 Not happiness herself makes good her name ; Our very wishes give us not our wish . 275 How distant oft the thing we doat on most From that for which we doat , felicity ! The smoothest course of ...
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... fall as sudden , not as safe ; As sudden , though for years admonish'd home ! Of human ills the last extreme beware ; Beware , Lorenzo ! a slow sudden death . How dreadful that deliberate surprise ! Be wise to - day ; ' tis madness to ...
... fall as sudden , not as safe ; As sudden , though for years admonish'd home ! Of human ills the last extreme beware ; Beware , Lorenzo ! a slow sudden death . How dreadful that deliberate surprise ! Be wise to - day ; ' tis madness to ...
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adore ambition angels archangels art thou beam beneath bids blest bliss blood divine boast boundless call'd canst charms creation dæmons dark death deep Deity delight divine dost dread dust E'en earth EDWARD YOUNG endless eternal ethereal ev'ry fair fate fire flame fond fool gaze give glorious glory gods grave grief groan guilt happiness heart heav'n hope hour human illustrious indulge infidels life's light live Lorenzo man's mankind midnight mind mismeasured mortal Narcissa nature nature's ne'er night nought numbers o'er Omnipotence orbs pain passion peace Philander pleasure pow'r praise pride proud reason Reason sleeps rise sacred scene sense shades shines sigh sight skies smile song soul immortal sphere stars stings storm strange thee theme thine thought throne thy disease tomb triumph truth virtue virtue's wing wisdom wise wish wonder wretched ye stars