The Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality ... Carefully CorrectedMillar, and Dodsley, 1758 - 322 sider |
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... fool man ! here buries all his thoughts ; Interrs celestial hopes without one figh : Un pah Pris'ner of earth , and pent beneath the moon , Here pinions all his wifhes ; wing'd by heaven To fly at infinite ; and reach it there , Where ...
... fool man ! here buries all his thoughts ; Interrs celestial hopes without one figh : Un pah Pris'ner of earth , and pent beneath the moon , Here pinions all his wifhes ; wing'd by heaven To fly at infinite ; and reach it there , Where ...
Side 18
... fool ; And scarce in human wisdom to do more . All promife is poor dilatory man , And that thro ' every ftage ; when young , indeed , In full content , we fometimes nobly rest , Unanxious for ourselves ; and only wish , As duteous fons ...
... fool ; And scarce in human wisdom to do more . All promife is poor dilatory man , And that thro ' every ftage ; when young , indeed , In full content , we fometimes nobly rest , Unanxious for ourselves ; and only wish , As duteous fons ...
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... fools ; and fools reputed wife . What moment granted man without account ! What years are fquander'd , wifdom's debt unpaid ! Our wealth in days all due to that discharge . Hafte , hafte , he lies in wait , he's at the door , Infidious ...
... fools ; and fools reputed wife . What moment granted man without account ! What years are fquander'd , wifdom's debt unpaid ! Our wealth in days all due to that discharge . Hafte , hafte , he lies in wait , he's at the door , Infidious ...
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... fool . We rave , we wrestle with great nature's plan ; We thwart the Deity ; and ' tis decreed , Who thwart his will , fhall contradict their own . Hence our unnatural quarrel with ourselves ; Our thoughts at enmity ; our bofom - broil ...
... fool . We rave , we wrestle with great nature's plan ; We thwart the Deity ; and ' tis decreed , Who thwart his will , fhall contradict their own . Hence our unnatural quarrel with ourselves ; Our thoughts at enmity ; our bofom - broil ...
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... fool , Shall it evaporate in fume ? fly off Fuliginous , and stain us deeper still ? Shall we be poorer for the plenty pour'd ? More wretched for the clemencies of heav'n ? Where shall I find him ? angels ! tell me On Time , Death ...
... fool , Shall it evaporate in fume ? fly off Fuliginous , and stain us deeper still ? Shall we be poorer for the plenty pour'd ? More wretched for the clemencies of heav'n ? Where shall I find him ? angels ! tell me On Time , Death ...
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againſt ambition angels art thou beneath beſt bleft blifs boaſt caufe cauſe dark darkneſs death defcend defpair Deity divine doft dread duft duſt earth endleſs eternal ev'ry facred fame fate feen fenfe fhades fhall fhines fhould figh fight fkies fleeps fmiles foar fome fong fons fool foon foul fpirit ftars ftill fuch fure glory grave grone guilt happineſs heart heav'n himſelf hope hour human illuftrious immortal infpire juſt lefs life's loft LORENZO man's mankind moft mortal moſt muſt nature nature's ne'er night nought numbers o'er paffions pain paſt peace pleaſure pow'r praife praiſe prefent pride proud reafon rife riſe ſcene ſcheme ſhall ſkies ſmile ſpeak ſphere ſtand ſtars ſtill ſtorm ſtream ſtrike ſtrong taſte thee thefe theme themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thought thouſand thro throne truth virtue whofe whoſe wife wing wiſdom wiſh wretched