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" Each moment on the former shuts the grave, While man is growing, life is in decrease ; And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb. Our birth is nothing but our death begun ; As tapers waste, that instant they take fire. "
The Poetical Works of Edward Young: In Four Volumes. Collated with the Best ... - Page 109
by Edward Young, Thomas Park - 1808
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The Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality. : To ...

Edward Young - Bible - 1750 - 350 pages
...Moment of our Lives ? If fear we muft, let that Death turn us pale, Which murders Strength and Ardor ; what remains Should rather call on Death, than dread his Call. Ye Partners of my Fault, and my Decline ! Thoughtlefs of Death, but when your Neighbour's Knell (Rude...
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The Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality..

Edward Young - Bible - 1750 - 416 pages
...Moment of our Lives ? If fear we muft, let that Death turn us pale, Which murders Strength and Girder ; what remains Should rather call on Death, than dread his Call. Ye Partners of my Fault, and my Decline ! Thoughtlefs of Death, but when your Neighbour's Knell (Rude...
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The Works of the Author of the Night-thoughts: In Four Volumes, Volume 3

Edward Young - 1762 - 292 pages
...moment of our lives ? If fear we muft, let that death turn us pale, Which murders Jirengtb and ardor ; what remains Should rather call on death, than dread his call. Ye partners of my fault, and my decline ! Thoughtlefs of death, but when your neighbour's knell (Rude...
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The Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality: To which ...

Edward Young - Apologetics - 1775 - 408 pages
...moment of our lives i If fear we muft, let that death turn us pale, Which murders ftrength and ardor; what remains Should rather call on death, than dread his call. Ye partners of my fault, and my decline! Thoughtlefs of death, but when your neighbour's knell (Rude vifitant!)...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces ..., Volume 51, Page 2

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 288 pages
...pafs each moment of our lives ? If fear we muft, let that death turn us pale, Which murders jirengtb and ardour; what remains Should rather call on death, than dread his cajl. 725 Ye partners of my fault, and roy decline I Thoughtlefs of death, but when your neighbour's...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 61

English poets - 1790 - 280 pages
...each moment of our lives ? If fear we muft, let that death' turn us pale, '*» Which marders jlrength and ardour; what remains Should rather call on death, than dread his call. 725 Ye partners of my fault, and my decline ! Thoughtlefs of death, but when your neighbour's knel!...
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The Works Of The Author Of The Night-Thoughts: In Three Volumes, Volume 2

Edward Young - 1792 - 354 pages
...pafs each moment of our lives ? If fear we muft, let that death turn us pale, Which murders ftrength and ardour ; what remains Should rather call on death, than dread his call. Ye partners of my fault, and my decline ! 2 Thoughtlefs Thoughtlefs of death, but when your neighbour's...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 87-88

John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 470 pages
...prey: My youth, mynoontide his ; my yesterday : The bold invader shares the present hour. 71 5 Our birth is nothing but our death begun, As tapers waste...fire. Shall we then fear lest that should come to pas* Which comes to pass each moment of our lives '! If fear we must, let that death turn us pale Which...
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Night Thoughts

Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...shuts the grave. While Man is growing, life is in decrease; And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb. Our birth is nothing but our death begun ; As tapers waste, that instant they take fire. 720 Shall we then fear, lest that should come to pass, Which comes to pass each moment of our lives?...
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The Works of the Author of The Night-thoughts, Volume 2

Edward Young - English literature - 1802 - 402 pages
...the grave. While man is growing, life is in decrease ; And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb. Our birth is nothing but our death begun; As tapers waste,...Should rather call on death, than dread his call. Ye partners of my fault, and my decline ! Thoughtless of death, but when your neighbour's knell (Rude...
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