 | Edward Young - 1750 - 350 pages
...Darknefs, and the Worm ; Thefe are the Bugbears of a Winter's Eve, The Terrors of the Living, not the Dead. Imagination's Fool, and Error's Wretch, Man makes...; And feels a thoufand Deaths, in fearing one. But was Death frightful, what has Age to fear ? If prudent, Age fhould meet the friendly Foe, And fhelter... | |
 | Edward Young - 1756 - 430 pages
...Bugbears of a Winter's F-ve, T Tne Terrors of the Living, not the Dead. Imagination's Fool, and Errcr's Wretch, Man makes a Death, which Nature never made...frightful, what has Age to fear ? If prudent, Age fhould meet the friendly-Foe, And melter in his hofpitable Gloom. I fcarce can meet a Monument, but... | |
 | 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;...frightful, what has age to fear ? If prudent, age fhould meet the friendly foe, And fhelter in his hofpitable gloom. I fcarce can meet a monument, but... | |
 | Edward Young - 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 mee: the friendly fue, AnJ... | |
 | Edward Young - 1775 - 408 pages
...darknefs, and the worm ; Thefe are the bugbears of a winter's eve, The terrors of the living, not the dead. Imagination's fool, and error's wretch, Man makes...frightful, what has age to fear ? If prudent, age fhould meet the friendly foe, And fhelter in his hofpitable gloom. I fcarce can meet a monument, but... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 288 pages
...darknefs, and the worm; Thefe are the bugbears 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; 15 Then on the point of his own fancy falls ; And feels a thoufand- deaths, in fearing one. 5 But But... | |
 | Lucius Annaeus Seneca - 1786 - 342 pages
...cure. Why ftart at death ? Where is he ? Death arriv'd, Is pad ; not come, or gone ; he's never here. Imagination's fool, and Error's wretch, Man makes...falls, And feels a thoufand deaths in fearing one. young. (d) Auatber Irtaks bit atci] Hie fe prjecipitem tcfto dedit, ille flagcllis Ad mortem czfus.... | |
 | 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 fhould meet the friendly foe, And... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1036 pages
...Thefe are the bugbears of a winter's eve, The terrors of the living, not the dead. Jrrraginaticn'i fool, and error's* Wretch, Man makes a death, which...deaths, in fearing one. But were death frightful, what hat age to fear ? If prudent, age fhnuld meet the friendly foe, And flicker in hishofpitable gloom.... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...darknefs, and thevvormj Thclc are the bugbears 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 j Then on the point of his own fancy falls ; And ieels a thoufand deaths, in fearing one. § 103. Df.itb... | |
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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... 
