 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.  The Complaint: Or, Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality - Page 81by Edward Young - 1816 - 351 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Young - Bible - 1750 - 350 pages
...not come, or gone, He's never here. Ere Hope, Senfation fails ; Black-boding Man Receives, notfufferi Death's tremendous Blow. The Knell, the Shroud, the...Mattock, and the Grave ; The deep damp Vault, the Darknefs, and the Worm ; Thefe are the Bugbears of a Winter's Eve, The Terrors of the Living, not the... | |
 | Edward Young - 1762 - 292 pages
...knell, the fhroud, the mattock, and the grave ; The deep damp vault, the darknefs, and the worm ; Thefe are the bugbears of a winter's eve, The terrors of the living, not the dead. Imaginations fool, and errors wretch, Man makes a death, which nature never made; Then on the point... | |
 | Edward Young - Bible - 1773 - 354 pages
...Shroud, the Mattock, and the Grave ; The deep damp Vault, the Darknefs, and the Worm ; i Thefe Thefe are the Bugbears of a Winter's Eve, The Terrors of...the - Living, not the Dead. Imagination's Fool, and Errcr's Wretch, Man makes a Death, which Nature never made ; Then on the Point of his own Fancy falls... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 288 pages
...knell, the mroud, the mattock, and the grave; 10 The deep damp vault, the darknefs, and the worm; Thefe are the bugbears of a winter's eve, The terrors of...wretch, Man makes a death, which nature never made; 15 Then on the point of his own fancy falls ; And feels a thoufand- deaths, in fearing one. 5 But But... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 280 pages
...the Ihroud, the mattock, and the grave ; 10 The deep damp vault, the darknefs, and the worm ; Thefe are the bugbears of a winter's eve, The terrors of...living, not the dead. Imagination's fool, and error's wretchj Man makes a death, which nature never made ; 15 Then on the point of his own fancy falls ;... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1036 pages
...knell, the ihroud, the mattock, and the grave The deep damp vault, the darknefs, and the worm; Thefe are the bugbears of a winter's eve, The terrors of the living, not the dead. Jrrraginaticn'i fool, and error's* Wretch, Man makes a death, which nature never made ; Then on the... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...The knell, thcmroud.thc mattock.and the grave; The deep damp vault, the darknefs, and thevvormj Thclc are the bugbears of a winter's eve, The terrors of...wretch, Man makes a death which nature never made j Then on the point of his own fancy falls ; And ieels a thoufand deaths, in fearing one. § 103. Df.itb... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 470 pages
...not suffer?, Death's tremendous blow. 9 Thekneli, tiie shroud, the mattock, ami the grave ; The drep damp vault, the darkness and the worm; These are the bugbears of a winter's eve, Theterrours of the living, not the dead; Imagination's fool, and Errour's wreich. I'olumc I. H A Man... | |
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...dread of Death ! I sing its sov'reign cure. 5 The knell, the shroud, the mattock, and the grave, 10 The deep damp vault, the darkness, and the worm —...wretch, Man makes a death, which Nature never made; 15 Then on the point of his own fancy falls; And feels a thousand deaths, in fearing one. But were... | |
 | Edward Young - 1799 - 312 pages
...the fhroud, the mattock, and the grave ; The deep damp vault, the darknefs, and the worm ; 1 1 Thele are the bugbears of a winter's eve, The terrors of...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... | |
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