 | Edward Young - 1756 - 430 pagini
...in the puft ? A Soul immortal, fpending alJ her Fires, Wafting her Strength in ftrenuous Idlenefs, Thrown into. Tumult, raptur'd, or alarm'd, At aught this Scene can threaten, or indulge, Refembles Ocean into Tempeft wrought, To waft a Feather, or to drown a Fly. Where falls this Cenfure... | |
 | David Simpson - 1780 - 628 pagini
...in the Duft ? A Soul immortal, fpenciing all her Fires, Wafting her Strength in" ftrenuous Idleuefs, Thrown into Tumult, raptur'd or alarm'd At aught this Scene can threaten, ,or indulge, Refembles Ocean into Ternpeft wrought, . To waft a Feather, or to drown a Fly. HYMN HYMN CCCXCII. COME... | |
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pagini
...threescore years, 146 To push eternity from human thought, And smother souls immortal in the dust? A soul immortal, spending all her fires, Wasting her strength in strenuous idleness, 150 Thrown into tumult, raptur'd, or alarm'd At aught this scene can threaten, or indulge, Resembles... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1804 - 248 pagini
...eternity from human thought, And bury souls immortal in the dust ? A soul immortal spending all her iirts, Wasting her strength in strenuous idleness ; Thrown, into tumult, raptur'd, or alarm'd, At ought this scene can threaten, or, indulge, Resembles Ocean into tempest wrought To waft a feather,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 284 pagini
...of threescore years, To push eternity from human thought, "s'1 smother souls immortal in the dust i A soul immortal, spending all her fires, Wasting her...idleness, Thrown into tumult, raptur'd, or alarm'd At ought this scene can threaten, or indulge, Resembles ocean into tempest wrought, To waft a feather,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 238 pagini
...flight of threescore years To push eternity from human thought, And smother souls immortal in the dust ? A soul immortal, spending all her fires, Wasting her...idleness, Thrown into tumult, raptur'd or alarm'd, At ought this scene can threaten or indulge, Resembles ocean into tempest wrought, To waft a feather,... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 586 pagini
...Eternity from human thought, u And smother Souls immortal in the dust ? " A Soul immortal, spending atl her fires, ** Wasting her strength in strenuous idleness—...threaten, or indulge, ** Resembles Ocean into tempest huri'd " To waft a Feather, or to drown a Fly. " Beware what earth calls Happiness : beware " All joys,... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 588 pagini
...threescore years " To push Eternity from human thought, u And smother Souls immortal in the dust ? ** A Soul immortal, spending all her fires, « Wasting...strenuous idleness— " Thrown into tumult, raptur'd or alarm 'd, " At aught this Scene can threaten, or indulge, •* Resembles Ocean into tempest hurl'd... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pagini
...push eternity from human thought, And smother souls immortal in the dust ! A soul immortal, sending Her useful sous exchang'd for useless ore ; Seen all...flaring tapers, bright'ning as they waste ; Seen Op Hesembles ocean into tempest wrought, To waft a feather or to drown a fly. Where falls this centre?... | |
 | Elizabeth Helme - 1809 - 238 pagini
...of threescore years To push eternity from human thought, And smother souls immortal in the dust ?• A soul immortal, spending all her fires, Wasting her...idleness, Thrown into tumult, raptur'd, or alarm'd, At ought this, scene can threaten or indulge, Resembles ocean into tempest wrougfit, , TQ waft a feather,... | |
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And is it in the flight of threescore years To push eternity from human thought, And smother souls immortal in the dust? A soul immortal, spending all her fires, Wasting her strength in strenuous idleness, Thrown into tumult, raptured, or alarm'd At aught... 
