 | Thomas Dibdin - 1815 - 492 σελίδες
...hope, this fund desire, This longing after immortality? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into nought? Why shrinks the soul Back...to man. Eternity! thou pleasing, dreadful thought! Through what variety of untried being, Through what new scenes and changes must we pass? The wide,... | |
 | Joshua P. Slack - 1815 - 340 σελίδες
...this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back...destruction? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity ! thou pleasing,... | |
 | Louis-Pierre Siret - 1815 - 198 σελίδες
...reason's! well ! Elee whence this pleasing hope , this fond desire , This longing aftej immortality ? Of falling into nought ! Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at.destruction ï •Tis the il iv itiii y that stirs within us ; ^ ф 'Tis hoaton Цво1Г , that... | |
 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 σελίδες
...this fond desire, This longing after immortality .' Or, Whence this secret dread, and inwaro* horror, Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back...destruction? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us : 'Tie heaven itself that points out an Hereafter And intimates Kteinity to man. Eternity .'— thou... | |
 | 1817 - 310 σελίδες
...desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, VOL. i- 5 Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? "Pis the Divinity that stirs within us ; Tis Heav'n itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 304 σελίδες
...longing after immortality ; Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into naught ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles...destruction ? 'Tis the Divinity that stirs within us ; "I'is Heaven itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity! thou pleasing,... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 σελίδες
...on herself, and startles at destruction ? — 'Tig the Divinity that stirs within us : 'Tis Heaven itself, that points out— an hereafter, And intimates...Eternity ! — thou pleasing — dreadful thought ! Through what variety of untried being, Through what new scenes and changes must we pass ! The wide,... | |
 | 1823 - 626 σελίδες
...shrinks the soul back on herself, and startles at destruction 1 Tis the divinity that stirs williin us, 'Tis heav'n itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man." We are fired in the contemplation, to enjoy endless felicity. Hope cheers our prospects, and supports... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 368 σελίδες
...this fond desire, This'longing after immortality ? Or, whence this secret dread and inward horror, Of falling into nought ! Why shrinks the soul Back...man. Eternity ! — Thou pleasing, dreadful thought ! Through what variety of untry'd being, Through what new scenes and changes must we pass ! The wide,... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 398 σελίδες
...this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or, Whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back...destruction? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us : 'Tis heaven itself that points out an Hereafter, And intimates Eternity to man. Eternity! — thou pleasing,... | |
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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... 
