 ... death's tremendous blow. 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. Imagination's fool, and error's wretch,...  The Complaint: Or, Night Thoughts - Side 67av Edward Young - 1847 - 324 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Edward Young - 1750 - 350 sider
...not the Dead. Imagination's Fool, and Error's Wretch, Man makes a Death, which Nature never made ; Then on the Point of his own Fancy falls ; And feels a thoufand Deaths, in fearing one. But was Death frightful, what has Age to fear ? If prudent, Age fhould... | |
 | Edward Young - 1756 - 430 sider
...Death, which Nature never made ; * Then on the Point of his own Fancy falls ; And feels a thoufand Deaths, in fearing one. But were Death frightful, what has Age to fear ? If prudent, Age fhould meet the friendly-Foe, And melter in his hofpitable Gloom. I fcarce can meet a Monument, but... | |
 | Edward Young - 1762 - 292 sider
...living, not the dead. Imaginations fool, and errors wretch, Man makes a death, which nature never made; Then on the point of his own fancy falls ; And feels a thoufand deaths, in fearing one. But were death frightful, what has age to fear ? If prudent, age fhould... | |
 | Edward Young - 1771 - 282 sider
...nnt the dead. Imagination's foul, and Error's wretch, , Man makes a death, which nature nerer male ; Then on the point of his own fancy falls ; • And feels a thoufand deaths, in fearing one. Bjt were death frightful, what las AGE ro fear? If prudent, ap;e fhiiuiJ... | |
 | Edward Young - 1775 - 408 sider
...makes a death, which nature never made; Then on the point of his own fancy falls ; And feels a thoufand deaths, in fearing one. But were death frightful, what has age to fear ? If prudent, age fhould meet the friendly foe, And fhelter in his hofpitable gloom. I fcarce can meet a monument, but... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 288 sider
...not the dead. Imagination's fool, and error's 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 were death frightful, what has age to fear ? If prudent,... | |
 | Lucius Annaeus Seneca - 1786 - 342 sider
...he's never here. Imagination's fool, and Error's wretch, Man makes a death which Nature never made ; Then on the point of his own fancy falls, And feels a thoufand deaths in fearing one. young. (d) Auatber Irtaks bit atci] Hie fe prjecipitem tcfto dedit,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 280 sider
...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 ; And feels a thoufand deaths, in fearing one. But But were death frightful, what has age to fear ? Jf prudent, age... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1036 sider
...not the dead. Jrrraginaticn'i fool, and error's* Wretch, Man makes a death, which nature never made ; Then on the point of his own fancy falls ; And feels a thoufand deaths, in fearing one. But were death frightful, what hat age to fear ? If prudent, age fhnuld... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 470 sider
...Imagination's fool, and Errour's wreich. I'olumc I. H A Man makes a death which Nature never made, i; Then on the point of his own fancy falls, And feels...in fearing one. But were Death frightful, what has ags to fear? If prudent, age should meet the friendly foe, And shelter in his hospitable gloom. 10... | |
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