 Death's tremendous blow. The knell, the shroud, the mattock, and the grave; The deep damp vault, the darkness, and the worm ; These are the bugbears of a winter's eve, The terrors of the living, not the dead. Imagination's fool, and Error's wretch, Man...  The guide of the Hebrew student, an epitome of sacred history, with easy ... - Page 63edited by - 1839Full view - About this book
 | Edward Young - Bible - 1750 - 350 pages
...of a Winter's Eve, The Terrors of the Living, not the Dead. Imagination's Fool, and Error's Wretch, Man makes a Death, which Nature never made ; Then on the Point of his own Fancy falls ; And feels a thoufand Deaths, in fearing one. But was Death frightful, what has Age to fear ? If prudent, Age fhould... | |
 | Edward Young - 1762 - 292 pages
...bugbears of a winter's eve, The terrors of the living, not the dead. Imaginations fool, and errors wretch, Man makes a death, which nature never made; Then on the point of his own fancy falls ; And feels a thoufand deaths, in fearing one. But were death frightful, what has age to fear ? If prudent, age fhould... | |
 | Edward Young - Bible - 1771 - 282 pages
...nnt the dead. Imagination's foul, and Error's wretch, , Man makes a death, which nature nerer male ; Then on the point of his own fancy falls ; • And feels a thoufand deaths, in fearing one. Bjt were death frightful, what las AGE ro fear? If prudent, ap;e fhiiuiJ... | |
 | Edward Young - Apologetics - 1775 - 408 pages
...of a winter's eve, The terrors of the living, not the dead. Imagination's fool, and error's wretch, Man makes a death, which nature never made; Then on the point of his own fancy falls ; And feels a thoufand deaths, in fearing one. But were death frightful, what has age to fear ? If prudent, age fhould... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 288 pages
...not the dead. Imagination's fool, and error's wretch, Man makes a death, which nature never made; 15 Then on the point of his own fancy falls ; And feels a thoufand- deaths, in fearing one. 5 But But were death frightful, what has age to fear ? If prudent,... | |
 | Lucius Annaeus Seneca - 1786 - 342 pages
...Death arriv'd, Is pad ; not come, or gone ; he's never here. Imagination's fool, and Error's wretch, Man makes a death which Nature never made ; Then on the point of his own fancy falls, And feels a thoufand deaths in fearing one. young. (d) Auatber Irtaks bit atci] Hie fe prjecipitem tcfto dedit,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 280 pages
...not the dead. Imagination's fool, and error's wretchj Man makes a death, which nature never made ; 15 Then on the point of his own fancy falls ; And feels a thoufand deaths, in fearing one. But But were death frightful, what has age to fear ? Jf prudent, age... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1036 pages
...a winter's eve, The terrors of the living, not the dead. Jrrraginaticn'i fool, and error's* Wretch, Man makes a death, which nature never made ; Then on the point of his own fancy falls ; And feels a thoufand deaths, in fearing one. But were death frightful, what hat age to fear ? If prudent, age fhnuld... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 470 pages
...Imagination's fool, and Errour's wreich. I'olumc I. H A Man makes a death which Nature never made, i; Then on the point of his own fancy falls, And feels a thousand deaths in fearing one. But were Death frightful, what has ags to fear? If prudent, age should meet the friendly foe, And shelter... | |
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...not the dead. Imagination's fool, and Error's wretch, Man makes a death, which Nature never made; 15 Then on the point of his own fancy falls; And feels a thousand deaths, in fearing one. But were Death frightful, what has Age to fear? If prudent, Age should meet the friendly foe, And shelter... | |
| |
