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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... truth . The Night Thoughts abound in the most exalted flights , the utmost stretch of human thought , which is the great excellence of Young's poetry . In his Night Thoughts , ' says a great critic , he has ex- hibited a very wide ...
... truth . The Night Thoughts abound in the most exalted flights , the utmost stretch of human thought , which is the great excellence of Young's poetry . In his Night Thoughts , ' says a great critic , he has ex- hibited a very wide ...
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... truths inspire . Nor less inspire my conduct than my song ; Teach my best reason , reason ; my best will Teach rectitude ; and fix my firm resolve Wisdom to wed , and pay her long arrear : Nor let the phial of thy vengeance , pour'd On ...
... truths inspire . Nor less inspire my conduct than my song ; Teach my best reason , reason ; my best will Teach rectitude ; and fix my firm resolve Wisdom to wed , and pay her long arrear : Nor let the phial of thy vengeance , pour'd On ...
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... truth , Best found , so sought ; to the recluse more coy ! Thoughts disentangle , passing o'er the lip ; Clean runs the thread ; if not , ' tis thrown away , Or kept to tie up nonsense for a song ; Song , fashionably fruitless ; such as ...
... truth , Best found , so sought ; to the recluse more coy ! Thoughts disentangle , passing o'er the lip ; Clean runs the thread ; if not , ' tis thrown away , Or kept to tie up nonsense for a song ; Song , fashionably fruitless ; such as ...
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... the muse ? and let the muse be fired : Who not inflamed , when what he speaks he feels , And in the nerve most tender , in his friends ? Shame to mankind ! Philander had his foes ; He felt the truths I sing , and I in NARCISSA . 35.
... the muse ? and let the muse be fired : Who not inflamed , when what he speaks he feels , And in the nerve most tender , in his friends ? Shame to mankind ! Philander had his foes ; He felt the truths I sing , and I in NARCISSA . 35.
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... truths and healing sentiments , Of all most wanted , and most welcome here . For gay Lorenzo's sake , and for thy own , My soul ; The fruits of dying friends survey ; Expose the vain of life ; weigh life and death ; Give death his ...
... truths and healing sentiments , Of all most wanted , and most welcome here . For gay Lorenzo's sake , and for thy own , My soul ; The fruits of dying friends survey ; Expose the vain of life ; weigh life and death ; Give death his ...
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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