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" Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour ? What though we wade in wealth, or soar in fame ? Earth's highest station ends in, " Here he lies," And " Dust to dust "
The poetical works of Edward Young. Collated with the best eds.: by T. Park - Page 63
by Edward Young - 1813 - 168 pages
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Night Thoughts

Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...fox, for wiles; 95 Till Death, that mighty hunter, earths them all. Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour? What, though we wade in wealth, or soar...:" And " Dust to dust" concludes her noblest song. 100 If this song lives, posterity shall know One (though in Britain born, with courtiers bred) Who...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...of approbation so swelled beyond their real bulk, they will hardly shut. What What though we vrade in wealth, or soar in fame » Earth's highest station ends in Here hi lies! And dust it dust concludes her noblest song. The author of these lines is not without his...
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Night Thoughts, on Life, Death, and Immortality

Edward Young - English poetry - 1802 - 412 pages
...Till Death, that mighty hunter, earths them all. Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour ? What tho' we wade in wealth, or soar in fame ? Earth's highest...song. If this song lives, posterity shall know One, tho' in Britain born, with courtiers bred, y Who thought ev'n gold might come a day too late ; Nor...
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The Works of the Author of The Night-thoughts, Volume 2

Edward Young - English literature - 1802 - 402 pages
...Till Death, that mighty hunter, earths them all. Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour ? What tho' we wade in wealth, or soar in fame ? Earth's highest...song. If this song lives, posterity shall know One, tho' in Britain born, with courtiers bred, Who thought ev'n gold might come a day too late; Nor on...
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Night Thoughts, on Life, Death, and Immortality

Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...Till Death, that mighty hunter, earths them all. Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour ? What tho' we wade in wealth, or soar in fame ? Earth's highest...:" And " dust to dust" concludes her noblest song. Jf this song lives, posterity shall know One, tho' in Britain born, with courtiers bred, Who thought...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...those notes of approbation so swelled beyond their real bulk, that they will hardly shut. • What What though we wade in wealth, or soar in fame ! Earth's highest station ends in Here fie /;'«/ And dust la rfW Concludes her noblest song. The author of these lines is not without his...
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The Complaint, Or, Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality

Edward Young - 1805 - 284 pages
...Till death, that mighty hunter, earths them all. Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour ? \Vhat, though we wade in wealth, or soar in fame, Earth's...in Britain born, with courtiers bred,) Who thought e'en gold might come a day too late ; Nor on his subtle dealh-bed plann'd his scheme For future vacancies...
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Seven Sermons and a Prayer: Preached at the Meetings of the Religious ...

William Savery - Sermons, American - 1808 - 128 pages
...the Son of man cometh ;" thy days here may be few ; " dust thou art, and to dust thou shaft return." Earth's highest station ends in, " here he lies :" And, " dust to dust" concludes her noblest song. SERMON VII. MY. religion teaches me this — and it is die grand ruling and fundamental point upon...
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Elegant Extracts, Volumes 1-2

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...Till death, that mighty hunter, earths them all. Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour? Whit, tho' eriors of ..the stall ; Thro' tvcry scene of sense...and ever full, and uBitnbittcr'd With doubts, fea tho' in Britain born, with courtiers bred, Who thought even geld might come a day too l»te; *oi on...
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An Essay on the identity and general resurrection of the human body, etc

Samuel Drew - Resurrection - 1809 - 488 pages
...grave." Our continuance, in the midst of all that which the body can enjoy, is but momentary ; even " earth's highest station ends in here he lies, and dust to dust concludes our noblest song." The swift approach of death casts a damp upon our most sanguine expectations ; the...
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