Night Thoughts on Life, Death and ImmortalityStoddart & Atherton, 1830 - 301 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 32
Page 38
... hear that angel sing ! Angels from friendship gather half their joy ! ) So sung Philander , as his friend went round In the rich ichor , in the gen'rous blood Of Bacchus , purple god of joyous wit , A brow solute , and ever - laughing ...
... hear that angel sing ! Angels from friendship gather half their joy ! ) So sung Philander , as his friend went round In the rich ichor , in the gen'rous blood Of Bacchus , purple god of joyous wit , A brow solute , and ever - laughing ...
Page 43
... hears their matchless strain ; A strain for gods , denied to mortal ear . Transmit it heard , thou silver queen of heav'n ! What title or what name endears thee most ? Cynthia ! Cyllene ! Phoebe ! -or dost hear With higher gust , fair ...
... hears their matchless strain ; A strain for gods , denied to mortal ear . Transmit it heard , thou silver queen of heav'n ! What title or what name endears thee most ? Cynthia ! Cyllene ! Phoebe ! -or dost hear With higher gust , fair ...
Page 48
... Hear it not , ye stars ! And thou , pale moon ! turn paler at the sound ; Man is to man the sorest , surest ill . A previous blast foretells the rising storm ; O'erwhelming turrets threaten ere they fall ; Volcanoes bellow ere they ...
... Hear it not , ye stars ! And thou , pale moon ! turn paler at the sound ; Man is to man the sorest , surest ill . A previous blast foretells the rising storm ; O'erwhelming turrets threaten ere they fall ; Volcanoes bellow ere they ...
Page 52
... Hear , till unheard , the same old slabber'd tale ? To taste the tasted , and at each return Less tasteful ? o'er our palates to decant Another vintage ? strain a flatter year , Through loaded vessels , and a laxer tone ? Crazy machines ...
... Hear , till unheard , the same old slabber'd tale ? To taste the tasted , and at each return Less tasteful ? o'er our palates to decant Another vintage ? strain a flatter year , Through loaded vessels , and a laxer tone ? Crazy machines ...
Page 60
... thrown safe ashore , I hear the tumult of the distant throng As that of seas remote , or dying storms , And meditate on scenes more silent still ; 75 80 85 Pursue my theme , and fight the fear of death 60 THE COMPLAINT . Night IV .
... thrown safe ashore , I hear the tumult of the distant throng As that of seas remote , or dying storms , And meditate on scenes more silent still ; 75 80 85 Pursue my theme , and fight the fear of death 60 THE COMPLAINT . Night IV .
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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