 Is wise in man. As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours: Where are they? With the years beyond the flood, It is the signal that demands despatch; How much is to be done! my hopes and fears Start...  The Poetical Works of Edward Young - Page 3by Edward Young - 1834 - 334 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Young - Bible - 1750 - 416 pages
...the Flood. It is the Signal that demands Difpatch ; 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 ? A fathomlefs Abyfs ; A dread Eternity ! how furely mine I A 4 And 8 The COMPLAINT: Night I. And can Eternity... | |
 | Edward Young - Bible - 1750 - 350 pages
...Flood. It is the Signal that demands Difpatch ; . ^ 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 ? A fathomlefs Abyfs ; A dread Eternity ! how furely mine ! And can Eternity belong to me, Poor Penfioner... | |
 | Edward Young - Apologetics - 1756 - 430 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 auguft, How complicate, how wonderful, is Man ? How paffing Wonder HE, who made him fuch ? Who centred... | |
 | Edward Young - 1762 - 292 pages
...flood; \ It is tiMftgnal that demands difpatch : 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 ? A fathomlefs abyfs ; A dread eternity ! how furely mine ! And can eternity belong to me, Poor penfioner... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 288 pages
...flood. 60 It is thejigxal that demands difpatch : 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? a fathomlefs abyfs; A dread eternity ! how furely mine ! 65 And can eternity belong to me, Poor penfioner... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1785 - 568 pages
...the flood. It is the fignal that demands difpatch ; 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 ? a fathomlefs abyfs ; A dread eternity ! how furely mine 1 And can eternity belong to me, Poor penfioner... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 280 pages
....flood. 60 It is thejignal that demands difpatch : 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 ? a fathomlefs abyfs ; A dread eternity ! how furely mine ! 65 And can eternity belong to me, Poor penfioner... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...beyond the It is the fignal that dcma.ids dil'fjatch : How much is to be d'me ? Mv hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down— on what ? a fathomlefs' aby fs ; A dread eternity ! hov/ furcly mine ! And can eternity belong to me, Poor penfioner... | |
 | Edward Young - 1792 - 354 pages
...flood. It is the_/fg-*«/ that demands difpatch : 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 ? a fathomlefs abyfs ; A dread eternity ! how furely mine ! And can eternity belong to me, Poor penfioner... | |
 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 1803 - 446 pages
...mistaken ! The very possibility is enough to overwhelm the human mind : " My hopes and fears " Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge " Look down...fathomless abyss. — " A dread eternity ! how surely mine !" * For the natural and philosophical arguments in favour of a future state, seeBishof BUTLER'S Anahgy,... | |
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