| 1763 - 784 pages
...idiot-breath, And fit the monuments of living d.-ith ? O, galling circumdance to human pride ! Abating thought, but not to be denied! "With curious art the brain too finely wrought Preys on herfclf, and is dedroy'd by thought. Crmuïiu attention wears the aaivc mind, Blots out herpow'rs,... | |
| 1763 - 648 pages
...the monuments of living death? /•/" -i O galling - \O galling circumflance to human pride ! Abating thought, but not to be denied ! With curious art the brain too finely wrought, Preys on herfelf, and is dcflroy'd by thought. Conftant attention wears the aftive mind, Blurs out... | |
| Charles Churchill - 1764 - 204 pages
...drivel out whole years of Idiot breath, And fit the Monuments of living Death ? O, galling circumdance to human pride! Abafing Thought, but not to be denied ! With curious Art the Brain too finely wrought, Preys on herfelf, and is deftroy'd by Thought. Conftant Attention wears the a&ive mind, Blots out her... | |
| Charles Churchill - 1766 - 388 pages
...deep funk, in fecond Childhood's night ? Are Men, indeed, fuch things, and are the beft More fubject to this evil, than the reft, To drivel out whole years...And fit the Monuments of living Death ? O, galling circumfiance to human pride ! Abafing Thought, but not to be denied ! With curious Art the Brain too... | |
| Charles Churchill - 1768 - 386 pages
...deep funk, in fecond Childhood's night r Are Men, indeed, fuch things, and are the beft More fubject to this evil, than the reft, To drivel out whole years...living Death ? O, galling circumftance to human pride ! Abating Thought, but not to be denied ! With curious Art the Brain too finely wrought, Preys on herfelf,... | |
| Charles Churchill - 1774 - 246 pages
...deep funk, in fecond Childhood's night ? Are Men, indeed, fuch things, and are the beft More fubjecl: to this evil, than the reft, To drivel out whole years...And fit the Monuments of living Death ? O, galling circumfta::ce to human pride ! Abafing Thought, but not to be denied ! With curious Art the Brain too... | |
| Charles Churchill - 1776 - 190 pages
...deep funk, in fecond Childhood's night ? Are men, indeed, fuch things, and are the beft More fubjeft to this evil, than the reft, To drivel out whole years of Idiot breath, And fit the monuments of living death ? O galling circumftance to human pride ! Abafing... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 350 pages
...deep funk, in fecond childhood's night ? Are men, indeed, fuch things, and are the beft More fubjeft to this evil, than the reft, To drivel out whole years...denied ! With curious art the brain too finely wrought, Preys on herfelf, and is deftroy'd by thought. Conftant attention wears th- aftive mind, Blots out... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1036 pages
...idiot breath, And fit the monuments of living death t O, palling circiimdance to human pride! Ahafing thought, but not to be denied ! With curious art the brain too finely wrought. Preys on herfclf, and is dedroy'd by thought. Conftint attention wears the adlive mind, t Blors out... | |
| Robert John Thornton - 1799 - 560 pages
...arrogance, that thofe Who 're fafhion'd of fome better fort of clay. Much fooner than the common herd decay. O, galling circumftance to human pride ! Abafing thought,...! With curious art the brain, too finely wrought, Preys on herfelf, and is deftroy'd by thought. £onftant attention wears the afti-ve mind, Blots out... | |
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