 Pursuing, and pursued, each other's prey ; As wolves, for rapine; as the fox, for wiles ; Till Death, that mighty hunter, earths them all. Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour ? What though we wade in wealth, or soar in fame ? Earth's highest station...  The Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality.. - Seite 73von Edward Young - 1750 - 404 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edward Young - 1750 - 350 Seiten
...Inclofure, leap the Mounds of Right, Purfuing, and purfu'd, each other's Prey ; As Wolves, for Rapine ; as the Fox, for Wiles ; Till Death, that mighty Hunter,...Hour ? What, tho' we wade in Wealth, or foar in Fame ? Earth s higheft Station ends in, " Here he lies :" And " Duft to Duft " concludes her nobleft Song.... | |
 | Thomas Amory - 1755 - 576 Seiten
...enclofure, leap the mounds of right, Purfuing and purfu'd, each other's prey ; As wolves for rapine, as the fox for wiles : Till death, that mighty hunter, earths them all. An account This gentleman told me he was once in in defenW his life as zealous an Athanafian as the... | |
 | Edward Young - 1756 - 430 Seiten
...Inclofure, leap the Mounds of Right, Purfuing, and purfu'd, each other's Prey ; As Wolves, for Rapine;- as the Fox, for Wiles $ Till Death, that mighty Hunter,...them all. . Why all this Toil for Triumphs of an Hour ? j . What, tho' .we wade in Wealth, or foar in Fame ? ,. Earth's higheft Station ends in-, " Here... | |
 | Edward Young - 1762 - 292 Seiten
...inclofure, leap the mounds of right, Purfuing, and pnrfu'd, each other's prey ; As wolves, for rapine ; as the fox, for wiles ; Till Death, that mighty hunter, earths them all. f Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour ? What tho' we wade in wealth, or foar in fame ? 4 Earth's... | |
 | Edward Young - 1771 - 282 Seiten
...inclofures. leap the mouds of right, Purfuing, and purfu'd, each uther's prf^'; As wulves, for rapine ; as the fox, for wiles ; Till Death, that mighty hunter, earths them all. Why all tills toil for triumphs of an hour' What, tho' we warte in wealth, cr foar in fame? Earth's higheft... | |
 | Edward Young - 1773 - 354 Seiten
...Inclofure, leap the Mounds of Right, Purming, and purfu'd, each other's Prey; As Wolves, for Rapine ; as the Fox, for Wiles; Till Death, that mighty Hunter,...higheft Station ends in, "-Here he lies:" And " Duft to Dnft " concludes her nobleft Song. If this Song lives, Pofterity fhall know One, tho' in Britain born,... | |
 | William Hutchinson - 1774 - 206 Seiten
...inclofure, leap the mounds of right, " Purfuing and purfued, each other's prey; " As wolves for rapine, as the fox for wiles, '' Till death, that mighty hunter, earths them all *. I fell into a reverie, and begun to mutter thus to myfelf: " It leems unnatural for man to deny... | |
 | Edward Young - 1775 - 408 Seiten
...other's prey; As wolves, for rapine; as the fox, for wiles; Till death, that mighty hunter, earth's them all. Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour? What though we wade in wealth, or foar in fame? Earth's higheft ftation ends in, ' Here he lyes:' And '... | |
 | William Hutchinson - 1776 - 400 Seiten
...leap the mounds of right, " Purfuing and purfued, each other's prey; - "As " As wolves for rapine, as the fox for wiles, " Till death, that mighty hunter, earths them all*. As we left the Hermitage, I fell into a reverie, and begun to mutter thus to myfelf: * J " It feems... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1778 - 500 Seiten
...endofure, leap the mounds of right, Purfuing and purjit d : each other's prey ; As ivolt/es for rapine, as the fox for 'wiles: Till death, that mighty hunter, earths them all ! YOVNC. :.. I 3 And Au 69». And whilft you were employing the reft of the day in thole various polite... | |
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