 | 1806 - 408 Seiten
...reason's! well — Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of...destruction ? "Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis Heav'n itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity ! thou pleasing,... | |
 | 1806 - 330 Seiten
...pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, this inward horror Of falling into nought? Why shrinks...soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction f 'Tis the Divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter, A And intimates... | |
 | John Stirling - 1806 - 118 Seiten
...naught ? Why fhrinks the foul Back on herfelf, and ftartles at deftru&ion ? *Tis the divinity that ftirs within us ,'Tis Heaven itself, that points out an...•» And intimates Eternity to man. Eternity/ thou pleafing, dreadful thought ! Through what variety of untry'd being, Through what new fcenes and changes... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 308 Seiten
...'st well—— Eke whence this pleasing hope, this fond de f ire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of...points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. ttemity! thou pleasing, dreadful thought! 4 'Through what Variety of uptry'd being, Thro" what new... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 446 Seiten
...reason'st well — Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality i Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of...destruction? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis Heav'n itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity! thou pleasing,... | |
 | George Farquhar - 1808 - 338 Seiten
...reasor.'st well — Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of...destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us; 'Tis Heav'n itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity! thou pleasing,... | |
 | James Lackington - 1808 - 200 Seiten
...times without number, when alone : -Why shrinks the soul Back on herself and startles at destruction i 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us : 'Tis heaven...to man. Eternity ! thou pleasing, dreadful thought ! ADUTSON'S CATO. . It is not my design to adduce the proofs of those doctrines that I have again heartily... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 Seiten
...fond desire., This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horroty ©f falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on...destruction ? 'Tis the Divinity that stirs within us ; >Tis Heav'n itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity ! thou pleasing,... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 Seiten
...thou reason's! wellElse 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 sonl Back on herself, and startles at destruction? Tig the divinity that stirs within us; Tis Heaven... | |
 | Young lady - 1809 - 204 Seiten
...Back on herself, and startles at destruction ! JTis the divinity that stirs within us: 'Tis Heav'n itself that points out an hereafter. And intimates...pleasing — dreadful thought! Through what variety of untry'd being. Through what new scenes and changes must we pas*. The wide, th' unbounded prospect lies... | |
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IT must be so — Plato, thou reason'st 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... 
