 | Edward Young - 1750 - 350 pagine
...my Yejlerday ; The bold Invader mares the prefent Hour. Each Moment on the Former fhuts the Grave. While Man is growing, Life is in Decreafe ; And Cradles...Inftant they take Fire. Shall we then fear, left that mould come to pafs, Which comes to pafs each Moment of our Lives ? If fear we muft, let that Death... | |
 | Edward Young - 1762 - 292 pagine
...moment on the former flmts the grave. While man h growing, life is in decreafe ; And cradles rock as nearer to the tomb. . Our birth is nothing but our...wafte, that inftant they take fire. Shall we then fear, kit that fltould come to pafs, Which comes to pafs each moment of our lives ? If fear we muft, let... | |
 | Edward Young - 1771 - 282 pagine
...my Yefterday ; The bald invader fhares the Prefent hour. Each moment on the former fhuts the grave. While man is growing, life is in decreafe ; And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb. Our hirth is norhing but our death hegun ; As tapers wafte, that inftant they take fire. Shall we then... | |
 | Edward Young - 1775 - 408 pagine
...my yefterday; The bold invader fhares the prefent hour. Each moment on the former fhuts the grave. While man is growing, life is in decreafe; And cradles...inftant they take fire. Shall we then fear, left that mould come to pafs< Which comes to pafs each moment of our lives i If fear we muft, let that death... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 288 pagine
...yeflerday ; The bold invader mares the prefent hour. 715 Each moment on the former fhuts the grave. While man is growing, life is in decreafe ; And cradles...begun; As tapers wafte, that inftant they take fire. 710 Shall we then fear, left that fhould come to paft, Which comes to pafs each moment of our lives... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 280 pagine
...bold invader fhares the prefent hour. 715 Each moment on the former fhuts the grave. While man i« growing, life is in decreafe ; And cradles rock us...begun; As tapers wafte, that inftant they take fire. 720 Shall we then fear, left that mould come to pafs, Which comes to pafs each moment of our lives... | |
 | Edward Young - 1792 - 354 pagine
...His; myye/lerday; The bold invader mares the prefent hour. Each moment on the former fhuts the grave. While man is growing, life is in decreafe ; And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb. Our birtli is nothing but our death begun ; As tapers wafte, that inftant they take fire. Shall we then... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - 1795 - 616 pagine
...a§ faft as ^ 2 the the wings of time can carry us. Seek then an intereft in the bleffed Redeemer. Our birth is nothing, but our death begun. As tapers wafte that inftant they take fire. Death is the end of fear, and beginning of felicity. Death is the law of nature, the tribute of the... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1036 pagine
...former (huts the grave. While qian i* growing, life is in decrease ; And cradles rock us nearer tp the tomb. Our birth is nothing but our death begun ; As tapers waftc that inftant they take fire. Shall we then fear, left that (hould come to pafs, Which comes to... | |
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pagine
...present hour. 715 Each moment on the former shuts the grave. While Man is growing, life is in decrease; And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb. Our birth is nothing but our death begun ; As tapers waste, that instant they take fire. 720 Shall we then fear, lest that should come to pass, Which comes... | |
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While man is growing, life is in decrease; And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb. Our birth is nothing but our death begun ; As tapers waste, that instant they take fire. 
