 | Edward Young - 1750 - 416 pages
...Tumult, raptur'd, or alarm'd, At ought this Scene can threaten, or indulge, Refembles Ocean into Tempeft wrought, To waft a Feather, or to drown a Fly. Where falls this Cenfure ? It o'erwhelms myfelf. How was my Heart incrufted by the World ! O how felf-fetter'd was my... | |
 | Edward Young - 1750 - 350 pages
...Tumult, raptur'd, or alarm'd, At ought this Scene can threaten, or indulge, Refembles Ocean into Tempeft wrought, To waft a Feather, or to drown a Fly. Where falls this Cenfure ? It o'erwhelms myfelf. How was my Heart incrufted by the World I O how felf-fetter'd was my... | |
 | Edward Young - 1762 - 292 pages
...tumult, raptur'd, or alarm'd, At aught this fcene can threaten or indulge, Refembles acian into tempeft wrought, To waft a feather, or to drown a fly. Where falls this cenfure ? It o'erwhelms myfelf ; How was my heart incrufted by the world ! O how felf.fetter'd was... | |
 | Edward Young - 1775 - 408 pages
...tumult, raptur'd, or alarm'd, At aught th'is fcene can threaten, or indulge, Refembles ocean into tempeft wrought, To waft a feather, or to drown a fly. Where falls this cenfure ? It o'erwhelms myfelfi How was my heart encrufted by the world! O how felf-fetter'd was my... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 858 pages
...tumult, niptur'd or alarm'd, At oughl this feme c;m threaten or indulge, Kelemhles tctan into tempeil wrought, To waft a feather, or to drown a fly. Where falls this cenfure? Ito'erwhelms myfclf; 155 How was my heart incrufted liy the world ! O luiw ftlf-felter'd was... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 280 pages
...tumult, raptur'd or alarm'd, At ought this fcene can threaten or indulge, Rcfembles ocean into tempeft wrought, To waft a feather, or to drown a fly. Where falls this cenfure ? It o'erwhelms myfelf ; 155 How was my heart incrufted by the world ! O how felf-fetter'd... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1036 pages
...tumult, raptur'd or alarm'd, At ought thisfcene can threaten or indulge, Reftmbles ocean into temped wrought, To waft a feather, or to drown a fly. Where falls this cenfure ? It o'erwhelms myfelf t How was my heart incruftcd by the world '. O how felf-fetter'd was... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 470 pages
...her fires, Wasting her strength in strenuous idleness, 150 Thrown into tumillt, rapttir'd or alarm'd, At aught this scene can threaten or indulge, Resembles...feather, or to drown a fly. Where falls this censure? Ito'erwhelmsmyselfi 155 How was my heart incrusted by the world ! 0 how self fetter'd was my grov'ling... | |
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...her fires, Wasting her strength in strenuous idleness, 150 Thrown into tumult, raptur'd, or alarm'd At aught this scene can threaten, or indulge, Resembles...fly. Where falls this censure ? it o'erwhelms myself; 155 How was my heart incrusted by the world ! O how self-fetter'd was my grov'ling soul ! How, like... | |
 | Edward Young - 1799 - 312 pages
...tumult, raptur'd or alarm'd, At aught this 1'cene can threaten or indulge, Refembles ocean into tempeft wrought, To waft a feather, or to drown a fly. Where falls this cenfure ? It o'erwhelms myfelf. How was my heart incrufted by the world ! 1 56 O how felf-fetter'd... | |
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And is it in the flight of threescore years To push eternity from human thought, And smother souls immortal in the dust? A soul immortal, spending all her fires, Wasting her strength in strenuous idleness, Thrown into tumult, raptur'd, or alarm'd At aught... 
