The Complaint, Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, and ImmortalityPeter Wilson, 1766 - 263 páginas |
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... skies ! Night - visions may befriend , ( as fung above ) : Our waking dreams are fatal : how I dreamt Of things impoffible ! ( could fleep do more ? ) , Of joys perpetual in perpetual change ! Of itable pleasures on the toffing wave ...
... skies ! Night - visions may befriend , ( as fung above ) : Our waking dreams are fatal : how I dreamt Of things impoffible ! ( could fleep do more ? ) , Of joys perpetual in perpetual change ! Of itable pleasures on the toffing wave ...
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... skies feem duft upon the fcale . Redeem we time ? -its lofs we dearly buy . What pleads LORENZO for his high - priz'd sports ? He pleads Time's numerous blanks ; he loudly pleads The ftraw - like trifles on life's common ftream . From ...
... skies feem duft upon the fcale . Redeem we time ? -its lofs we dearly buy . What pleads LORENZO for his high - priz'd sports ? He pleads Time's numerous blanks ; he loudly pleads The ftraw - like trifles on life's common ftream . From ...
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... skies ; The fkies , which watch him in his new abode , Measuring his motions by revolving spheres ; That horologe machinery divine . Hours , days , and months , and years , his children play , Like numerous wings , around him , as he ...
... skies ; The fkies , which watch him in his new abode , Measuring his motions by revolving spheres ; That horologe machinery divine . Hours , days , and months , and years , his children play , Like numerous wings , around him , as he ...
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... skies ; Our freedom chain'd ; quite winglefs our defire ; In fenfe dark - poifon'd all that ought to foar , Prone to the centre , crawling in the duft ; Difmounted every great and glorious aim ; Embruted every faculty divine ; Heart ...
... skies ; Our freedom chain'd ; quite winglefs our defire ; In fenfe dark - poifon'd all that ought to foar , Prone to the centre , crawling in the duft ; Difmounted every great and glorious aim ; Embruted every faculty divine ; Heart ...
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... more ; Since then ( as emmets , their fall world o'erthrown ) , We , fore amaz'd , from out earth's ruins crawl , And rife to fate extreme , of foul or fair , As man's own choice , ( controller of the skies 28 THE COMPLAINT . Night 2.
... more ; Since then ( as emmets , their fall world o'erthrown ) , We , fore amaz'd , from out earth's ruins crawl , And rife to fate extreme , of foul or fair , As man's own choice , ( controller of the skies 28 THE COMPLAINT . Night 2.
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æther againſt ambition angels art thou beneath bleft blifs caufe cauſe dæmons dark death defcend defpair Deity divine doft dread duft earth eternal ev'ry facred fafe fame fate fcene fcheme feems feen fenfe fhades fhall fhines fhould figh fight fing fkies flame fleeps fmiles foar foft fome fong fons fool foon foul fpirit ftars ftill ftrange ftrike fuch fupport fure fweet glory grave guilt happineſs heart heav'n himſelf hope hour human illuftrious immortal juft lefs life's loft LORENZO luftre lyes man's mankind moft mortal moſt muft muſt Nature Nature's ne'er night nought numbers o'er paffions paft pain pallion peace pleaſure pow'r praife praiſe prefent pride proud Reafon rife ſcene ſkies ſphere ſtars ſtill thee thefe theme theſe thine thofe thought thouſand thro throne triumph truth vaft virtue Virtue's whofe wifdom wife wing worfe wretched