 It is the signal that demands despatch: How much is to be done! My hopes and fears Start up alarmed, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down — on what ? A fathomless abyss ! A dread eternity! How surely mine! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner...  Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality - Page 3by Edward Young - 1839 - 280 pagesFull view - About this book
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...fathomlefs Abyfs-; .' A dread Eternity ! how furely mine ! And can Eternity belong to me, Poor Penfioner on the Bounties of an Hour ? How poor, how rich, how abject, how auguft, How complicate, how wonderful, is Man ? How paffing Wonder HE, who made him fuch ? Who centred... | |
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 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
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 | Edward Young - 1802 - 402 pages
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 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...is the signal that demands dispatch: How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down.—On what?...how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate, how wonderful, is man! How passing wonder HE, who made him such! Who centred in our make such strange... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down. — On what ? a fathomless abyss ; A dread eternity! how...how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate, how wonderful, is man ! How passing wonder HE, who made him such ! Who centred in our make such strange... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 412 pages
...is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm 'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down. — On what ? a fathomless abyss ; A dread eternity ! how...how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate, how wonderful, is man ! How passing wonder HE, who made him such ! Who centred in our make such strange... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 238 pages
...is the signal that demands dispatch : How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down—on what ?...how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate, how wonderful, is man ! How passing wonder He who made him such ! Who centred in our make such strange... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 284 pages
...is the signal that demands dispatch: How much is to be done ? My hopes and fear* Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down*—on what...belong to me, Poor pensioner on the bounties of an honr ? How poor, how rich, how abject, Tiow august,. How complicate, how wonderful is man ! How passing... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 326 pages
...fathomlefs abyfs ; A dread eternity ! how furely mine ! And 'can eternity belong to me, Poor penfioner on the bounties of an hour ? How poor, how rich, how abject, how uuguft, How complicate, how wonderful, is man ? How paffing wonder HE, who made him fuch Who center'd... | |
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