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Pagina 3
But it is possible that satire may not do much good . Men may rise in their
affections to their follies , as they do to their friends , when they are abused by
others . It is much to be feared that misconduct will never be chased out of the
world by ...
But it is possible that satire may not do much good . Men may rise in their
affections to their follies , as they do to their friends , when they are abused by
others . It is much to be feared that misconduct will never be chased out of the
world by ...
Pagina 4
With the Life of the Author Edward Young. certainly be never chased out of the
world by satire if no satires are written . Nor is that term unapplicable. to. graver.
composition. : ethics. ,. Heathen. and. Christian , and the Scriptures themselves ...
With the Life of the Author Edward Young. certainly be never chased out of the
world by satire if no satires are written . Nor is that term unapplicable. to. graver.
composition. : ethics. ,. Heathen. and. Christian , and the Scriptures themselves ...
Pagina 5
There are some prose satirists of the greatest delicacy and wit , the last of which
can never , or should never , succeed without the former . An author , without it ,
betrays too great a contempt for mankind , and opinion of himself , which are bad
...
There are some prose satirists of the greatest delicacy and wit , the last of which
can never , or should never , succeed without the former . An author , without it ,
betrays too great a contempt for mankind , and opinion of himself , which are bad
...
Pagina 24
Parts may be prais ' d , goodnature is ador ' d ; Then draw your wit as seldom as
your sword , And never on the weak , or you ' ll appear As there no hero , no great
genius here . As in smooth oil the razor best is whet , So wit is by politeness ...
Parts may be prais ' d , goodnature is ador ' d ; Then draw your wit as seldom as
your sword , And never on the weak , or you ' ll appear As there no hero , no great
genius here . As in smooth oil the razor best is whet , So wit is by politeness ...
Pagina 37
I own ' twas wrong , when thousands call ' d me back , “ To make that hopeless ,
ill - advis ' d attack ; “ All say ' twas madness , nor dare I deny : “ Sure never fool
so well deserv ' d to die . ” Could this deceive in others , to be free , It ne ' er ...
I own ' twas wrong , when thousands call ' d me back , “ To make that hopeless ,
ill - advis ' d attack ; “ All say ' twas madness , nor dare I deny : “ Sure never fool
so well deserv ' d to die . ” Could this deceive in others , to be free , It ne ' er ...
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Pagina 64 - Pleasures are few, and fewer we enjoy ; Pleasure, like quicksilver, is bright, and coy\ We strive to grasp it with our utmost skill, Still it eludes us, and it glitters still : If seiz'd at last, compute your mighty gains; What is it, but rank poison in your veins...
Pagina 72 - Tis greatly wise to know before we're told The melancholy news that we grow old. Autumnal Lyce carries in her face Memento mori to each public place. O how your beating breast a mistress warms Who looks through spectacles to see your charms ! While rival undertakers hover round, And with his spade the sexton marks the ground, Intent not on her own, but others' doom, She plans new conquests and defrauds the tomb.
Pagina 34 - Impatient art rebukes the sun's delay, And bids December yield the fruits of May ; Their various cares in one great point combine The business of their lives, that is — to dine. Half of their precious day they give the feast ; And to a kind digestion spare the rest.
Pagina 62 - O sacred solitude ; divine retreat ! • Choice of the prudent ! envy of the great ! By thy pure stream, or in thy waving shade, We court fair wisdom, that celestial maid : The genuine offspring of her lov'd embrace, (Strangers on earth,) are innocence and peace.
Pagina 73 - Like blushing rose-buds dipp'd in morning dew? Who into shelter takes their tender bloom, And forms their minds to flee from ills to come ? The mind, when turn'd adrift, no rules to guide, Drives at the mercy of the wind and tide ; Fancy and passion toss it to and fro ; Awhile torment, and then quite sink in woe.
Pagina 72 - But adoration ! give me something more, Cries LYCE, on the borders of threescore : Nought treads so silent as the foot of time ; Hence we mistake our autumn for our prime ; 'Tis greatly wise to know, before we're told, The melancholy news, that we grow old. Autumnal LYCE carries in her face Memento mori to each public place.
Pagina 100 - One to destroy, is murder by the law ; And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe ; To murder thousands, takes a specious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.
Pagina 61 - O'erstock'd mankind enjoy but half her stores : In distant wilds, by human eyes unseen, She rears her flowers, and spreads her velvet green : Pure gurgling rills the lonely desert trace, And waste their music on the savage race.
Pagina 83 - Think nought a trifle, though it small appear ; Small sands the mountain, moments make the year, And trifles life.
Pagina 35 - Absence of mind Brabantio turns to fame, Learns to mistake, nor knows his brother's name ; Has words and thoughts in nice disorder set, And takes a memorandum to forget. Thus vain, not knowing what adorns, or blots, Men forge the patents, that create them sots. As love of pleasure into pain betrays, So most grow infamous thro
Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | The Poetical Works of the Rev. Dr. Edward Young: With the Life of the Author, Volume 4 Volumes 10-13 van British poets Nummer 9784 van Early American imprints The Poetical Works of the Rev. Dr. Edward Young: With the Life of the Author, Edward Young |
| Auteur | Edward Young |
| Uitgever | Benjamin Johnson, Jacob Johnson, & Robert Johnson, 1805 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Harvard University |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 1 maart 2008 |
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