 | George Miller - 1826 - 864 pagine
...coincide in the answer which the poet has given to his own questions? " 'Tis the divinity that stire within us ; 'Tis heaven itself, that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. And, if so, can we suppose for a moment, that the aN * Doctor Barclay. — See his Inquiry fnto- the... | |
 | 1827 - 422 pagine
...horror, Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? "Pis the Divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis Heaven itself...pleasing, dreadful thought ! ' Through what variety of untried being, Through what new scenes and changes must we pass ? The wide, the unbounded prospect... | |
 | William Enfield - 1827 - 412 pagine
...this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horrour Of falling into nought? Why shrinks the Soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction J Tis the Divinity, that stirs within us ; Ti.s Heav'n itself, that points out a hereafter, And intimates... | |
 | J[ohn] H[anbury]. Dwyer - 1828 - 314 pagine
...this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread and inward horror. Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks...destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; ;Tis heav'n itself that points out an hereafter. And intimates eternity to man. Eternity ! thou pleasing,... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 266 pagine
...shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction? — I Tis the Divinity that stirs withirt us ; 'Tis heaven itself that points out an hereafter,...pleasing — dreadful thought! Through what variety of untried being, Through -what new scenes and changes must we pass! The wide, the unbounded prospect,... | |
 | R. T. Trall - 1996 - 116 pagine
...horror, Of falling into naught ( Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction? "Pis the divinity that stirs within us; 'Tis Heaven itself that points out a hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. 2 Eternity! — though pleasing, dreadful thought! Through... | |
 | Shattuck - 1997 - 420 pagine
...this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread and inward horror Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself and startles at desnuetion? Tis the Divinity that stirs within us; 'T is Heaven itself that points out an hereafter,... | |
 | Mark Bailey - 1880 - 80 pagine
...this fond desire, || This longing ||| after immortality? |||| Or whence | this secret dread | | | arid inward horror | | | Of falling into nought? |||| Why...Back | on herself, || and startles || at destruction? |||| 'T is the Divinity ||| that stirs | within us : j| 'T is Heaven || itself | | | that points out... | |
 | Jay Fliegelman - 1982 - 344 pagine
...afterlife by Plato's discussion of the immortality of the soul, asks the following and then takes his life. Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles...points out an hereafter. And intimates eternity to man. The soul's natural desire for an immortality, assured by heaven, justifies Cato in delivering himself... | |
 | W. K. Thomas, Warren U. Ober - 1989 - 348 pagine
...this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror Of falling into nought? Why shrinks...destruction? Tis the divinity that stirs within us; 'Tis Heav'n itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man.52 In this speech the two... | |
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IT must be so — Plato, thou reason'st well ! — Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into nought ? why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles... 
