Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and ImmortalityRivington, 1821 - 268 sider A long poem written in blank verse and originally published in nine parts between 1742 and 1745. It describes the poet's musings on death over a series of nine "nights" in which he ponders the loss of his wife and friends, and laments human frailties. |
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Side 6
... dost thou lament Thy wretched neighbour ? grieve to see thy wheel Of ceaseless change outwhirl'd in human life ! How wanes my borrow'd bliss ! from Fortune's smile , Precarious courtesy ! not virtue's sure , Self - given , solar , ray ...
... dost thou lament Thy wretched neighbour ? grieve to see thy wheel Of ceaseless change outwhirl'd in human life ! How wanes my borrow'd bliss ! from Fortune's smile , Precarious courtesy ! not virtue's sure , Self - given , solar , ray ...
Side 13
... an Iris , and from grief Call glory . - Dost thou mourn Philander's fate ? I know thou say'st it : says thy life the same ? He mourns the dead , who lives as they desire . Where is that thrift , that avarice of time , THE COMPLAINT. ...
... an Iris , and from grief Call glory . - Dost thou mourn Philander's fate ? I know thou say'st it : says thy life the same ? He mourns the dead , who lives as they desire . Where is that thrift , that avarice of time , THE COMPLAINT. ...
Side 18
... dost , or what is done ? Man flies from time , and time from man ; too soon In sad divorce this double flight must end ; And then where are we ? where , Lorenzo , then Thy sports , thy pomps ? I grant thee , in a state Not unambitious ...
... dost , or what is done ? Man flies from time , and time from man ; too soon In sad divorce this double flight must end ; And then where are we ? where , Lorenzo , then Thy sports , thy pomps ? I grant thee , in a state Not unambitious ...
Side 23
... Dost ask how ? whence ? Belshazzar - like , amazed ! Man's make encloses the sure seeds of death ; Life feeds the murderer : ingrate ! he thrives On her own meal , and then his nurse devours . But here , Lorenzo , the delusion lies ...
... Dost ask how ? whence ? Belshazzar - like , amazed ! Man's make encloses the sure seeds of death ; Life feeds the murderer : ingrate ! he thrives On her own meal , and then his nurse devours . But here , Lorenzo , the delusion lies ...
Side 31
... dost hear With higher gust , fair Pd of the skies ? Is that the soft enchantment calls thee down , More pow'rful than of old Circean charm ? Come , but from heav'nly banquets with thee bring The soul of song , and whisper in mine ear ...
... dost hear With higher gust , fair Pd of the skies ? Is that the soft enchantment calls thee down , More pow'rful than of old Circean charm ? Come , but from heav'nly banquets with thee bring The soul of song , and whisper in mine ear ...
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adore ambition angels archangels art thou awful beam beneath bids blest bliss blood divine boast book of Job boundless call'd canst creation dæmons dark death deep Deity delight divine dost dread dust E'en earth EDWARD YOUNG endless eternal ethereal ev'ry fate fire flame fond fool gaze give glorious glory gods grave grief groan guilt happiness heart heav'n hope hour human illustrious indulge infidels know'st life's light live Lorenzo man's mankind midnight mighty mind mismeasured mortal Narcissa nature nature's ne'er night nought numbers o'er Omnipotence orbs pain passion peace Philander pleasure pow'r praise pride proud reason rise sacred scene sense shades shines sigh sight skies smile song soul immortal sov'reign sphere stars stings storm tempest thee theme thine thought throne thy disease tomb triumph truth virtue virtue's wing wisdom wise wonder wretched