 Death's tremendous blow. The knell, the shroud, the mattock, and the grave; The deep damp vault, the darkness, and the worm ; These are the bugbears of a winter's eve, The terrors of the living, not the dead. Imagination's fool, and Error's wretch, Man...  Young. Churchill. Lloyd. Falconer. Thomson - Side 306redigeret af - 1800Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Edward Young - 1750 - 350 sider
...not the Dead. Imagination's Fool, and Error's Wretch, Man makes a Death, which Nature never made ; Then on the Point of his own Fancy falls ; And feels a thoufand Deaths, in fearing one. But was Death frightful, what has Age to fear ? If prudent, Age fhould meet the friendly Foe, And fhelter... | |
 | Edward Young - 1771 - 282 sider
...nnt the dead. Imagination's foul, and Error's wretch, , Man makes a death, which nature nerer male ; Then on the point of his own fancy falls ; • And feels a thoufand deaths, in fearing one. Bjt were death frightful, what las AGE ro fear? If prudent, ap;e fhiiuiJ mee: the friendly fue, AnJ... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 288 sider
...bugbears of a winter's eve, The terrors of the living, not the dead. Imagination's fool, and error's wretch, Man makes a death, which nature never made;...falls ; And feels a thoufand- deaths, in fearing one. 5 But But were death frightful, what has age to fear ? If prudent, age fhouM meet the friendly foe,... | |
 | Lucius Annaeus Seneca - 1786 - 342 sider
...he's never here. Imagination's fool, and Error's wretch, Man makes a death which Nature never made ; Then on the point of his own fancy falls, And feels a thoufand deaths in fearing one. young. (d) Auatber Irtaks bit atci] Hie fe prjecipitem tcfto dedit, ille flagcllis Ad mortem czfus.... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 280 sider
...of a winter's eve, The terrors of the living, not the dead. Imagination's fool, and error's wretchj Man makes a death, which nature never made ; 15 Then...; And feels a thoufand deaths, in fearing one. But But were death frightful, what has age to fear ? Jf prudent, age fhould meet the friendly foe, And... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1036 sider
...not the dead. Jrrraginaticn'i fool, and error's* Wretch, Man makes a death, which nature never made ; Then on the point of his own fancy falls ; And feels...deaths, in fearing one. But were death frightful, what hat age to fear ? If prudent, age fhnuld meet the friendly foe, And flicker in hishofpitable gloom.... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 470 sider
...Imagination's fool, and Errour's wreich. I'olumc I. H A Man makes a death which Nature never made, i; Then on the point of his own fancy falls, And feels a thousand deaths in fearing one. But were Death frightful, what has ags to fear? If prudent, age should... | |
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 sider
...bugbears of a winter's eve, The terrors of the living, not the dead. Imagination's fool, and Error's wretch, Man makes a death, which Nature never made;...Then on the point of his own fancy falls; And feels a thousand deaths, in fearing one. But were Death frightful, what has Age to fear? If prudent, Age should... | |
 | Edward Young - 1799 - 312 sider
...the dead ; Imagination's fool, and Error's wretch. Man makes a death which Nature never made ; i 5 Then on the point of his own fancy falls, And feels a thouland deaths in fearing one. But were death frightful, what has age to fear f And Shelter in his... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 sider
...not the dead. Imagination'?, fool, and error's wretch, Man makes a death, which nature never made; Then on the point of his own fancy falls ; And feels a thousand deaths, in fearing one. But were death frightful, what has age to fear? If prudent, age should... | |
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