Night Thoughts on Life, Death and ImmortalityStoddart & Atherton, 1830 - 301 pages |
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... 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 ! From diff'rent natures , marvellously mix'd , Connection ...
... 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 ! From diff'rent natures , marvellously mix'd , Connection ...
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... rich in rapture , fear an end , " That ghastly thought would drink up all your joy , 185 And quite unparadise the realms of light . " Safe are you lodged above these rolling spheres ; The baleful influence of whose giddy dance Sheds sad ...
... rich in rapture , fear an end , " That ghastly thought would drink up all your joy , 185 And quite unparadise the realms of light . " Safe are you lodged above these rolling spheres ; The baleful influence of whose giddy dance Sheds sad ...
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... rich in time ; it may be 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 ...
... rich in time ; it may be 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 ...
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... Rich fruit ! heav'n - planted ! never pluck'd by one . Needful auxiliars are our friends , to give To social man true relish of himself . Full on ourselves descending in a line , Pleasure's bright beam is feeble in delight : Delight ...
... Rich fruit ! heav'n - planted ! never pluck'd by one . Needful auxiliars are our friends , to give To social man true relish of himself . Full on ourselves descending in a line , Pleasure's bright beam is feeble in delight : Delight ...
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... rich ichor , in the gen'rous blood Of Bacchus , purple god of joyous wit , A brow solute , and ever - laughing eye . 575 580 He drank long health and virtue to his friend ; His friend ! who warm'd him more , who more in- spired ...
... rich ichor , in the gen'rous blood Of Bacchus , purple god of joyous wit , A brow solute , and ever - laughing eye . 575 580 He drank long health and virtue to his friend ; His friend ! who warm'd him more , who more in- spired ...
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