 To give it then a tongue Is wise in man. As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours : Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands despatch : How much is to be...  Waverley Novels - Pagina 144door Walter Scott - 1829Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Edward Young - 1750 - 350 pagina’s
...the Years beyond the Flood. It is the Signal that demands Difpatch ; . ^ How much is to be done ? my Hopes and Fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er Life's narrow Verge Look down — on what ? A fathomlefs Abyfs ; A dread Eternity ! how furely mine ! And can Eternity belong to me, Poor Penfioner... | |
 | Edward Young - 1750 - 416 pagina’s
...With the Years beyond the Flood. It is the Signal that demands Difpatch ; How much is to be done ? my Hopes and Fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er Life's narrow Verge Look down — on what ? A fathomlefs Abyfs ; A dread Eternity ! how furely mine I A 4 And 8 The COMPLAINT: Night I. And can Eternity... | |
 | Edward Young - 1762 - 292 pagina’s
...With the years beyond the flood; \ It is tiMftgnal that demands difpatch : How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down — On what ? A fathomlefs abyfs ; A dread eternity ! how furely mine ! And can eternity belong to me, Poor penfioner... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 274 pagina’s
...With the years beyond the flood. It is the fignal that demands difpatch : How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and, o'er life's narrow verge Look down—On what ? A fathomlefs abyfs ; A dread eternity! How furely mine ! And can eternity belong to... | |
 | Edward Young - 1773 - 354 pagina’s
...With the Years beyond the Flood. It is the Signal that demands Difpatch : How much is to be done ? My Hopes and Fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er Life's narrow Verge Look down—On what ? A fathomlefs Abyfs j A dread Eternity ! how furely mine ! And can Eternity belong... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 288 pagina’s
...the years beyond the flood. 60 It is thejigxal that demands difpatch : How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down— On what? a fathomlefs abyfs; A dread eternity ! how furely mine ! 65 And can eternity belong to me, Poor penfioner... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 858 pagina’s
...the years beyond the flood. 60 It is thefignal that demands difpatch i How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down—On what? a fathomlefs abyfs; A dread eternity ! how furely mine I 65 And can eternity belong... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1785 - 568 pagina’s
...With the years beyond the flood. It is the fignal that demands difpatch ; How much is to be done ? my hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down — on what ? a fathomlefs abyfs ; A dread eternity ! how furely mine 1 And can eternity belong to me, Poor penfioner... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 280 pagina’s
...the years beyond the .flood. 60 It is thejignal that demands difpatch : How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down — On what ? a fathomlefs abyfs ; A dread eternity ! how furely mine ! 65 And can eternity belong to me, Poor penfioner... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pagina’s
...? With the \ears beyond the It is the fignal that dcma.ids dil'fjatch : How much is to be d'me ? Mv hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down— on what ? a fathomlefs' aby fs ; A dread eternity ! hov/ furcly mine ! And can eternity belong to me, Poor penfioner... | |
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