 Pursuing, and pursued, each other's prey ; As wolves, for rapine; as the fox, for wiles ; 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 in fame ? Earth's highest station...  The Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality.. - Page 73by Edward Young - 1750 - 404 pagesFull view - About this book
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...for triumph's of an hour ? What though we wade in wealth, or foar in fame ? Earth's higheft ftation ends in, ' Here he lies :' And ' duft to duft' concludes her nobleft fong. If this. fong lives, pofterity fhall know One, though in Britain born, with courtiers bred, Who... | |
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...inclosure, leap the mounds of right, Pursuing and pursued, each other's prey ; As wolves for rapine, as the fox for wiles, Till Death, that mighty hunter,...all. 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... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...inclosure, leap the mounds of right, Pursuing and pursued, each other's prey; A< wolves, for rapine ; we " These, only these, supjxm the crowded stage " From eldest ^leywood down to fibber's age.' Whit, tho' we wade in wealth, or soar in fame? Earth's highest station ends in " here he lies," And... | |
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...enclosure, leap the mounds of right, Pursuing, and pursued, each other's prey; As wolves, for rapine ; as the fox, for wiles ; Till Death, that mighty hunter,...all. 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 "... | |
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...inclosure, leap the mounds of right, Pursuing^and pursu'd, each other'sprey ; As wolves for rapine, as the fox for wiles, Till death, that mighty hunter, earths them all. Why all this toil for trinmphs of an hour? Vhat tho? we wade in wealth or soar in fame itrth's highest station ends in, "... | |
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...inclosure, leap the mounds of right, Pursuing and pursu'd, each other's prey ; As wolves, for rapine ; as the fox, for wiles ; Till Death, that mighty hunter,...triumphs of an hour ? What tho' we wade in wealth, or soar in fame ? Earth's highest station ends in " Here he lies :" And " dust to dust" concludes her... | |
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...inclosures, leap the mounds of right, Pursuing and pursued, each others prey ; As wolves for rapine; as the fox for wiles ; Till death, that mighty hunter,...them all. Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour ? . j. ' What though we wade in wealth, or soar in fame : Earth's highest station ends in " here he... | |
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...inclosure, leap the mounds of right, Pursuing and pursu'd, each other's prey; As wolves for rapine, as the fox for wiles, Till Death, that mighty hunter,...all. 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 '... | |
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