It must be so ; Plato, thou reasonest 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 at destruction?... The British essayists, with prefaces by A. Chalmers - Strana 234podľa British essayists - 1823Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| Joseph Addison - 1733 - Počet stránok 94
...fi-lf, and ftartlcs at Deftruclion? . 'Tis the Divinity that ftirs within us; 'ris Heav'n it fclf, that points out an Hereafter. And intimates Eternity to Man. Eternity! thou pleafing, dreadful, Thought! Through what Variety of urt-y'd Being, Through what new Scenes and Changes... | |
| 1739 - Počet stránok 332
...her felf, and ftartles at Deftruftion ? 'Tis the Divinity that ftirs within us ; 'Tis Heav'n it felf, that points out an Hereafter, And intimates Eternity to Man. Eternity ! thou pleafing, dreadful, Thought ! Through what Variety of untry'd Being, Through what new Scenes and Changes... | |
| John Holmes - 1739 - Počet stránok 202
...herfelf, and ftartles at Deftruction ? 'Tis the Divinity that ftirs within us ; 'Tis Heaven itfelf, that points out an Hereafter, And intimates Eternity to Man. Eternity ! thou pleafing, dreadful Thought ! Through what Variety of untry'd Being, Through what new Scenes and Changes... | |
| 1758 - Počet stránok 732
...on herfelf, and ftartles at deftruflion ? 'Tis the divinity that ftirs within us ; TU heav'n itfelf, that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity, thou pleafing, dreadful thought! Thro' what variety of untry'd beings,. Thro' what new fcenes and changes... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1777 - Počet stránok 354
...herfelf, and ftartles at deftruftion ? 'Tis the divinity that ftirs within us; 'Tis heav'n itfelf, that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity! thou pleafing, dreadful, thought! Through what variety of untry'd being, Through what new fcenes and changes... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Počet stránok 398
...herfelf, and ftartles at deftruiSlion ? 'Tis the divinity that ftirs within us; 'Tis heaven itfelf, that points out an hereafter,. And intimates eternity to man. Eternity ! thou pleafing, dreadful, thought! Through what variety of untry'd being, Through what new fcenes and changes... | |
| Select lessons - 1785 - Počet stránok 156
...herfelf, and ftartles at Deftruction ? 3 Tis the Divinity that ftirs within us, 'Tis Heaven itfelf that points out an Hereafter, And intimates Eternity to Man. Eternity ! thou pleafmg, dreadful Thought! Through what Variety of untry'd Being, Through what new Scenes and Changes... | |
| William Enfield - 1785 - Počet stránok 460
...on herfelf, and ftartles at deftru&ion ? 'Tis the Divinity that ftirs within us ; 'Tis Heav'n itfelf that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity ! thou pleafing, dreadful, thought ! Thro' what variety of untry'd being, Thro' what new fcenes and changes... | |
| William Scott - 1789 - Počet stránok 416
...herfelf, and (tartles at defitntion ? 'Tis the divinity that ftirs within us : 'Tis Heaven itfelf, that points out an Hereafter, And intimates Eternity to man. Eternity !— thou pleafing — dreadful thought } Througjj^what variety of uotry'd being, Through? what new (cenes and... | |
| English poets - 1790 - Počet stránok 364
...herfelf, and ftartles at deftruftion ? 'Tis the divinity that ftirs within us ; 'Tis heaven itfelf, that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity ! thou pleafing, dreadful thought ! Through what variety of untry'd being, Through what new fcenes and changes... | |
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