The Complaint, Or, Night-thoughts, on Life, Death, and Immortality: To which is Added, a Paraphrase on Part of the Book of JobA. Mallard, 1779 - 294 pages |
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... dark domain , Is funthine to the colour of my fate . Night , fable goddefs ! from her ebon throne , In rayless majesty , now stretches forth Her leaden fceptre o'er a flumb'ring world . Silence , how dead ! and darkness , how profound ...
... dark domain , Is funthine to the colour of my fate . Night , fable goddefs ! from her ebon throne , In rayless majesty , now stretches forth Her leaden fceptre o'er a flumb'ring world . Silence , how dead ! and darkness , how profound ...
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... dark potern of time long elaps'd ,. Led foftly , by the ftilnefs of the night , Led , like a murderer , ( and fuch it proves ! ) Strays ( wretched rover ! ) o'er the pleafing Paft ; In queft of wretchedness perversely strays ; And finds ...
... dark potern of time long elaps'd ,. Led foftly , by the ftilnefs of the night , Led , like a murderer , ( and fuch it proves ! ) Strays ( wretched rover ! ) o'er the pleafing Paft ; In queft of wretchedness perversely strays ; And finds ...
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... darkness ! what a change From yesterday ! Thy darling hope fo near , ( Long - labour'd prize ! ) O how ambition flufh'd Thy glowing cheek ! Ambition truly great , Of 1 Of virtuous praife . Death's fubtle feed within , ( 1 THE COMPLAINT ...
... darkness ! what a change From yesterday ! Thy darling hope fo near , ( Long - labour'd prize ! ) O how ambition flufh'd Thy glowing cheek ! Ambition truly great , Of 1 Of virtuous praife . Death's fubtle feed within , ( 1 THE COMPLAINT ...
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... dark , Smil'd at thy well - concerted fcheme , and beckon'd The worm to riot on that rose fo red , Unfaded ere it fell ; one moment's prey ! Man's forefight is conditionally wife ; LORENZO ! wifdom into folly turns Oft , the first ...
... dark , Smil'd at thy well - concerted fcheme , and beckon'd The worm to riot on that rose fo red , Unfaded ere it fell ; one moment's prey ! Man's forefight is conditionally wife ; LORENZO ! wifdom into folly turns Oft , the first ...
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... darkness ! to the filent hours , How often I repeat their rage divine , To lull my griefs , and steal my heart from woe ! I roll their raptures , but not catch their fire . Dark , tho ' not blind , like thee , Maonides ! Or , Milton ...
... darkness ! to the filent hours , How often I repeat their rage divine , To lull my griefs , and steal my heart from woe ! I roll their raptures , but not catch their fire . Dark , tho ' not blind , like thee , Maonides ! Or , Milton ...
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