 This is the bud of being, the dim dawn, The twilight of our day, the vestibule; Life's theatre as yet is shut, and death, Strong death, alone can heave the massy bar, This gross impediment of clay remove, And make us embryos of existence free.  The Complaint: Or, Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality - Page 29by Edward Young - 1816 - 351 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Young - Bible - 1750 - 350 pages
...alone can heave the mafTy Bar, This grofs Impediment of Clay remove, And make us Embryos of Exiftence free. From real Life, but little more remote Is He,...not yet a Candidate for Light, The future Embryo, flumb'ring in his Sire. Embryos we muft be, till we burft the Shell, Yon ambient, azure Shell, and... | |
 | Edward Young - Apologetics - 1775 - 408 pages
...alone can heave the maffy bar, This grofs impediment of clay remove, And make us embryos of exiftence free. From real life, but little more remote Is he,...not yet a candidate for light, The future embryo, flumbering in his fira. Embryos we muft be, till we burft the fhel!, Yon ambient azure fhell, and fpring... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 280 pages
...alone can heave the mafty bar, This grofs impediment of clay remove, And make us embryos of exiftence free, From real life, but little more remote Is he, not yet a candidate for light, 130 The future embryo, flumbering in his fire. Embryos we muft be, till we burft the fhell, Yon ambient... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...can heave the matty bar; This yrofs imptiimieut ot : clay remove, And make u« embryos of cxidencc curft by Heaven's decree, How ill exchang'd are things like thefe for thee How do thy potions, wit flumb'ring in his fire. Embryos we muft be till we burft the (hell, Yon ambient azure Ihcll, and fpring... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...alone can heave the mally bar; This grofs impediment of clay remove, And make us cmbi vos of cxiftence free. ' From real life but little more remote Is he, not yet a candidate for light. The future cmbiyo, (iumb'ring in his fire. Embryos we mutt be till \ve built the Ilicll, Yon ambient azure (hell,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1792 - 354 pages
...alone can heave the mafly bar, This grofs impediment of clay remove, And make us embryos of exiftence free. From real life, but little more remote Is he,...not yet a candidate for light, The future embryo, flumb'ring in his fire. Embryos we muft be, till we burft the fhell, Yon ambient azure fhell, and fpring... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 470 pages
...life but little more remote Is he, not yet a candidate for light, 139 The future embryo, slumb'ring in his sire. Embryos we must be till we burst the...Yon' ambient azure shell, and spring to life, The lite of gods, O transport ! and of man. Yet man, fool man! here buries all histhoughts, 135 Inters... | |
 | English poetry - 1796 - 220 pages
...alone can heave the mafTy bar, This grofs impediment of clay remove, And rr.ake us embryos of exiftence free. From real life, but little more remote Is he,...not yet a candidate for light, The future embryo, flumb'ring in his fire Embryos we muft be, ti!l we burft the fhell, , Yon ambient ature fhell, and... | |
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...the dim dawn, The twilight of our day, the vestibule ; Life's theatre as yet is shut, and Death, 125 Strong Death alone can heave the massy bar, This gross...more remote Is he, not yet a candidate for light, 130 The future embryo, slumb'ring in his sire. Embryos we must be, till we burst the shell, Yon ambient... | |
 | Edward Young - 1799 - 312 pages
...alone can heave the maffy bar, This grofs impediment of clay remove, And make us, embryos of exiftence, free. From real life but little more remote Is he, not yet a candidate for light, . 1 30 The future embryo, dumb'ring in his fire. Embryos we mult be till we burft the fhell, Yon' ambient... | |
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