 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...moment — and the world's blown up to thee — The sun is darkness — and the stars are dust. 375 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours; And ask them, what report they bore to Heav'n ; And how they might have borne more welcome news. Their answers form what Men experience call... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...; A moment, and the world's blown up to thee-,, The sun is darkness, and the stars are dust. '1 is greatly wise to talk with our past hours; And ask them, what report they bore to heaven ; R 2 And how they might have borne more welcome news. Their answers form what men Experience call;... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 284 pages
...our lot! A moment, and the world's blown up to thee ; The sun is darkness, and the stars are dust. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them, what report they bore to heav'n ; And how they might have borne more welcome newi. Their answers form what men experience call... | |
 | Edward Young, Thomas Park - 1808 - 336 pages
...took fire ; A moment, and the world's blown up to thee ; The sun is darkness, and the stars are dust. Tis greatly wise to talk with our past Hours, And ask them what report they bore to Heav'n, And how they might-have borne more welcome news. Their answers form what men Experience call... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 542 pages
...learn'd the fond pursuit to shun, Where few can reach the purposid aim, And thousands daily are undone. Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours; And ask them, what report they bore to Heav'n. All nature is but art unknown to thee; All chance, direction which thou can'st not see; All... | |
 | Hannah More - Women - 1809 - 324 pages
...concerns of life ; and, at times, to annihilate, as it were, the space which divides us from eternity : 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours, And...them what report they bore to heaven, And how they .night have borne more welcome news. Yet as to those who seek a short annual retreat as a mere form... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...thcirflight Already has the fatal train took fire; Vanity of Human Enjoyments, tauglit by Experience. Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours; And ask them, what report they bore to heaven ; [news. And how they might have borne more welcome Their answers form what men experience call : If... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 114 pages
...the fonci pursuit to shun, •Where few can re&ch tbeir purpos'd uim,And thousands daily are undone. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them what report they bore to Hcav'a*All nature is but art, unknown to thec ; All chance, direction which thou canst not see jAll... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 558 pages
...fire; A moment, and the world 's hlown up to thce; The Sun is darkne-s, and the stars arc dust. 'T is greatly wise to talk with our past hours; And ask them, what report they hore to Heaven; And how they might havehornemoreweleome news. Their answers form what men experience... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1812 - 224 pages
...Andlegrn'd the fond pursuit to shun, Where few can reach the purpos'd llim, And thousands daily are undone. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them, what report they bore to Heav'n. All nature is but art unknown to thee ; All chance, direction which thou canst not see ; All... | |
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Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours; And ask them, what report they bore to Heav'n. 
