 | Edward Young - Bible - 1750 - 350 pages
...Tumult, raptur'd, or alarm'd, At ought this Scene can threaten, or indulge, Refembles Ocean into Tempeft wrought, To waft a Feather, or to drown a Fly. Where falls this Cenfure ? It o'erwhelms myfelf. How was my Heart incrufted by the World I O how felf-fetter'd was my... | |
 | Edward Young - Bible - 1750 - 416 pages
...Tumult, raptur'd, or alarm'd, At ought this Scene can threaten, or indulge, Refembles Ocean into Tempeft wrought, To waft a Feather, or to drown a Fly. Where falls this Cenfure ? It o'erwhelms myfelf. How was my Heart incrufted by the World ! O how felf-fetter'd was my... | |
 | Edward Young - Apologetics - 1756 - 430 pages
...this Cenfure ? It o'erwhelrns myfelf. How was my Heart incrufted by the World ! O how felf-fetter'd was my grov'lin.g Soul ! How, like a Worm, was I wrapt round and sound In filken Thought, which reptile Fancy fpun, Till darken'd Reafon lay quite clpuded o'er With... | |
 | Edward Young - 1762 - 292 pages
...tumult, raptur'd, or alarm'd, At aught this fcene can threaten or indulge, Refembles acian into tempeft wrought, To waft a feather, or to drown a fly. Where falls this cenfure ? It o'erwhelms myfelf ; How was my heart incrufted by the world ! O how felf.fetter'd was... | |
 | Edward Young - Bible - 1773 - 354 pages
...this Cenfure ? It o'erwhelms rnyfelf j How was my Heart incrufted by the World ! O how felf-fetter'd was my grov'ling Soul! How, like a Worm, was I wrapt round and round In filken Thought, which reptile Fancy fpun, Till darken'd Reafon lay quite clouded o'er With foft Conceit... | |
 | Edward Young - Apologetics - 1775 - 408 pages
...tumult, raptur'd, or alarm'd, At aught th'is fcene can threaten, or indulge, Refembles ocean into tempeft wrought, To waft a feather, or to drown a fly. Where falls this cenfure ? It o'erwhelms myfelfi How was my heart encrufted by the world! O how felf-fetter'd was my... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 858 pages
...tumult, niptur'd or alarm'd, At oughl this feme c;m threaten or indulge, Kelemhles tctan into tempeil wrought, To waft a feather, or to drown a fly. Where falls this cenfure? Ito'erwhelms myfclf; 155 How was my heart incrufted liy the world ! O luiw ftlf-felter'd was... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 280 pages
...tumult, raptur'd or alarm'd, At ought this fcene can threaten or indulge, Rcfembles ocean into tempeft wrought, To waft a feather, or to drown a fly. Where falls this cenfure ? It o'erwhelms myfelf ; 155 How was my heart incrufted by the world ! O how felf-fetter'd... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1036 pages
...tumult, raptur'd or alarm'd, At ought thisfcene can threaten or indulge, Reftmbles ocean into temped wrought, To waft a feather, or to drown a fly. Where falls this cenfure ? It o'erwhelms myfelf t How was my heart incruftcd by the world '. O how felf-fetter'd was... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 470 pages
...her fires, Wasting her strength in strenuous idleness, 150 Thrown into tumillt, rapttir'd or alarm'd, At aught this scene can threaten or indulge, Resembles...feather, or to drown a fly. Where falls this censure? Ito'erwhelmsmyselfi 155 How was my heart incrusted by the world ! 0 how self fetter'd was my grov'ling... | |
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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, raptur'd or alarm'd, At... 
