Night Thoughts on Life, Death and ImmortalityStoddart & Atherton, 1830 - 301 pages |
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... poor of the parish , without any tolling of the bells , or any person appearing at his funeral in mourning . He had caused all his manu- scripts to be destroyed before his death . He left the whole of his fortune , which was pretty ...
... poor of the parish , without any tolling of the bells , or any person appearing at his funeral in mourning . He had caused all his manu- scripts to be destroyed before his death . He left the whole of his fortune , which was pretty ...
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... Poor pensioner on the bounties of an hour ? How poor , how rich , how abject , how august , How complicate , how wonderful is man ! 61 65 75 How passing wonder HE who made him such ! 70 Who center'd in our make such strange extremes ...
... Poor pensioner on the bounties of an hour ? How poor , how rich , how abject , how august , How complicate , how wonderful is man ! 61 65 75 How passing wonder HE who made him such ! 70 Who center'd in our make such strange extremes ...
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... poor pale piece Of outcast earth , in darkness ! what a change 351 From yesterday ! Thy darling hope so near , ( Long labour'd prize ! ) O how ambition flush'd Thy glowing cheek ! ambition , truly great , Of virtuous praise . Death's ...
... poor pale piece Of outcast earth , in darkness ! what a change 351 From yesterday ! Thy darling hope so near , ( Long labour'd prize ! ) O how ambition flush'd Thy glowing cheek ! ambition , truly great , Of virtuous praise . Death's ...
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... poor dilatory man , 410 And that through ev'ry stage : when young , indeed , In full content we sometimes nobly rest , Unanxious for ourselves , and only wish , 415 As duteous sons , our fathers were more wise . • 420 At thirty , man ...
... poor dilatory man , 410 And that through ev'ry stage : when young , indeed , In full content we sometimes nobly rest , Unanxious for ourselves , and only wish , 415 As duteous sons , our fathers were more wise . • 420 At thirty , man ...
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... poor ; Part with it as with money , sparing ; pay No moment , but in purchase of its worth ; And what its worth , ask death - beds ; they can tell . Part with it as with life , reluctant ; big 50 With holy hope of nobler time to come ...
... poor ; Part with it as with money , sparing ; pay No moment , but in purchase of its worth ; And what its worth , ask death - beds ; they can tell . Part with it as with life , reluctant ; big 50 With holy hope of nobler time to come ...
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