This is the bud of being, the dim dawn, The twilight of our day, the vestibule : Life's theatre as yet is shut, and death, Strong death alone, can heave the massy bar, This gross impediment of clay remove, And make us, embryos of existence, free. The Works of the Author of the Night-thoughts: In Four Volumes - Pagina 9di Edward Young - 1762Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
| Edward Young - 1750 - 350 pagine
...beyond IB Subjlanee ; the Reverfe is Folly's Creed: How folid all, where Change fhall be no more ? This is the Bud of Being, the dim Dawn, The Twilight of...fhut, and Death, Strong Death, alone can heave the mafTy Bar, This grofs Impediment of Clay remove, And make us Embryos of Exiftence free. From real Life,... | |
| Edward Young - 1750 - 416 pagine
...I. Is Subftance ; the Reverfe is Folly's Creed : How folid all, where Change mall be no more ? Tkis is the Bud of Being, the dim Dawn, The Twilight of...fhut, and Death, Strong Death, alone can heave the mafTy Bar, This grofs Impediment of Clay remove, And make us Embryos of Exiftence free. From real Life,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 274 pagine
...Folly's creed: How fqlid all, where change mall be no more! This is the bud of Being, the dim dawn, Th« twilight of our day, the veftibule; Life's theatre,...impediment of clay remove, And make us embryos of exiflence free. From real life, but little more remote Is he, not yet a candidate. for light, The future... | |
| Edward Young - 1771 - 282 pagine
...heyond Is tubftance ; the reverfe is fully's Creed : How fulid all, where change fhall he no more f This is the bud of being, the dim dawn* The twilight of our day, the veffibule ; Life's theatre as yet is fhut, and death, Strong death alone can heave the maffy bar. This... | |
| Edward Young - 1773 - 354 pagine
...beyond Is Sub/lance: the Reverfe is Folly's Creed: How folid all, where Change fhall be no more I This is the Bud of Being, the dim Dawn, The Twilight of our Day, the Veftibule j Life's Theatre as yet is fhut, and Death, Strong Death, alone can heave the maffy Bar, This grofs... | |
| Edward Young - 1775 - 408 pagine
...day, the veft ibule. Life's theatre as yet isfhut, and death, Strong death, alone can heave the maffy bar, This grofs impediment of clay remove, And make us embryos of exiftence free. From real life, but little more remote Is he, not yet a candidate for light, The future embryo, flumbering... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 858 pagine
...beyond 120 Is Subftance; the reverfe is folly's creedi How folid all, where change mall be no more! This is the bud of being, the dim dawn, The twilight of our day, the veftibule; Life's theatre as yet is ftiut, ard death, 115 Strong death, alone can heave the maiTy bar, This grofs impediment of c!ay remove,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 288 pagine
...the dim dawn, The twilight of our day, the veftibule; Life's theatre as yet is fhut, and death, 115 Strong death, alone can heave the mafly bar, This...impediment of clay remove, And make us embryos of exiftcuce free, From real life, but little more remote Is he, not yet a candidate for light, 130 84... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 280 pagine
...20 Is Subftance ; the reverfe is folly's creed : How folid all, where change mall be no more ! This is the bud of being, the dim dawn, The twilight of...veftibule ; Life's theatre as yet is fhut, and death, 125 Strong death, alone can heave the mafty bar, This grofs impediment of clay remove, And make us... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pagine
...from rhe grave; Legions of angels can'i confine me thc:e. §177. Life and Eternity. Yousc. «"pHIS And half the bus'ncfs of dcftru&ion done; Ev'n now, methinks, as vettibulc; Life's theatre bs yet i> Ihut, and death. Strong death, -lone can heave the matty bar; This... | |
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