 | John Bell - 1791 - 292 pagina’s
...At the drawn dagger, and defies its point. The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim witli age, and nature sink in years, But thou shall flourish...immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds, What means this heaviness that hangs upon me P This lethargy... | |
 | 1797 - 462 pagina’s
...never die. ., The soul, secur'd in her existence, smiles At the drawn dagger, and defies its point. The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim...immortal youth, , Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds, What means this heaviness that hangs upon me ? This lethargy... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 462 pagina’s
...shall never die. The soul, secur'd in her existence, smiles At the drawn dagger, and defies its point. The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush... | |
 | David Hume - 1799 - 142 pagina’s
...dim with age , and nature fink in years ; But thou fhalt flourish in immortal youth , Unhurt amidft the war of elements , The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds. THE fame faculty of reafon and underftanding, which placeth us above the brute part of the creation... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 304 pagina’s
...shall never die. Th« soul, seeur'd in her existence. smiles At the drawn dagger, and defies its point. The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in ye; rs ; But thou shall flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of... | |
 | 1803 - 342 pagina’s
...extra fragmina. The soul, secur'd in her existence, smiles At the drawn dagger, and defies its point. The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years; But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the... | |
 | John Corry - 1804 - 126 pagina’s
...and Rome. " The soul, secur'd in her existence, smiles At the drawn dagger, and defies its point ; The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years ; But thou shalt nourish in immortal youth ; Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter and the crush... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 470 pagina’s
...shall never die. The soul, secur'd in her existence, smiles At the drawn dagger, and defies its point. The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the... | |
 | John Corry - 1804 - 124 pagina’s
...Greece and Rome. " The soul, secur'd in her existence, smiles At the drawn dagger, and defies its point; The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years ; But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth ; Unhurt amidst the war of elements. The wreck of matter and the crush... | |
 | William Giles - 1804 - 280 pagina’s
...frustrate his hopes. He may say to his soul, in the midst of all the storms and vicissitudes of time, \ ' The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years ; But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush... | |
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My bane and antidote, are both before me. This in a moment brings me to an end; But this informs me I shall never die. The soul, secured in her existence, smiles At the drawn dagger, and defies its point. The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow... 
