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" Insatiate archer ! could not one suffice ? Thy shaft flew thrice ; and thrice my peace was slain ; And thrice, ere thrice yon moon had fill'd her horn. "
The lives of the most eminent English poets, with critical observations on ... - Page 365
by Samuel Johnson - 1835
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...Infatiate Archer ! could not one fuffice f Thy fhaft flew thrice ; and thrice my peace was flain ; And thrice, ere thrice yon moon had fill'd her horn. Yet how is it poffible that Mr. and Mrs. Temple and Lady Elizabeth Young could be thefe three victims over whom Young...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...J uiatiatc Archer ! could not one fuffice ? Thy fhaft flew thrice ; and thrice iny peace was flam; And thrice, ere thrice yon moon had fill'd her horn. Yet how is it poffible that Mr. and Mrs. Tempk and Lady Elizabeth Young could be thefe three victims over whom Young...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 87-88

John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 470 pages
...mark so mean ? z10 \Vhy thy peculiar rancour wfeAk'd on me? Insatiate Archer! could not one suifke ? Thy shaft flew thrice, and thrice my peace was slain ; And thrice, ere thricS yon' moon had fill'd her horn. 0 Cynthia! why so pale? Dost thou lament z15 Thy wretched neighbour?...
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Night Thoughts

Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...plunder, why exhaust Thy partial quiver on a mark so mean? 210 Why thy peculiar rancour wreak'd on me? Insatiate archer! could not one suffice? Thy shaft...thrice ; and thrice my peace was slain ; And thrice, e'er thrice yon moon had fill'd her horn. 0 Cynthia! why so pale? Dost thou lament 215 Thy wretched...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...was wounded by the deatksof the three persons particularly lamented, none that has read the " Night " Thoughts" (and who has not read them ?) needs to be...shaft flew thrice ; and thrice my peace was slain j And thrice, ere thrice yon moon had fill'd her horn. Yet how is it possible that Mr. and Mrs. Temple...
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The Works of the Author of The Night-thoughts, Volume 2

Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...plunder, why exhaust Thy partial quiver on a mark so mean ? Why thy peculiar rancour wreak'd on me ? Insatiate archer ! could not one suffice ? Thy shaft...And thrice, ere thrice yon moon had fill'd her horn. O Cynthia ! why so pale ? Dost thou lament Thy wretched neighbour ? Grieve to see thy wheel Of ceaseless...
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Night Thoughts, on Life, Death, and Immortality

Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...dear Narcissa. I was walking in a place called Iii this celebrated poem he thus addresses Death : " Insatiate archer ! could not one suffice ' " Thy shaft...And thrice, ere thrice yon moon had fill'd her horn. These lines have been universally understood of the above deaths ; but this supposition can no way...
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Night Thoughts, on Life, Death, and Immortality

Edward Young - English poetry - 1802 - 412 pages
...plunder, why exhaust Thy partial quiver on a mark so mean ? Why thy peculiar rancour wreak'd on me ? Insatiate archer ! could not one suffice ? Thy shaft...And thrice, ere thrice yon moon had fill'd her horn. O Cynthia ! why so pale ? Dost thou lament Thy wretched neighbour ? Grieve to see thy wheel Of ceaseless...
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The Works of the Author of The Night-thoughts, Volume 2

Edward Young - English literature - 1802 - 402 pages
...plunder, why exhaust Thy partial quiver on a mark so mean ? Why thy peculiar rancour wreak'd on me ? Insatiate archer ! could not one suffice ? Thy shaft...And thrice, ere thrice yon moon had fill'd her horn. O Cynthia 1 why so pale ? Dost thou lament Thy wretched neighbour ? Grieve to see thy wheel Of ceaseless...
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A True Estimate of Human Life: In which the Passions are Considered in a New ...

Edward Young - Emotions - 1802 - 146 pages
...died not long after, and to these successive dissolutions, Young alludes in these remarkable lines : Insatiate archer ! could not one suffice ? Thy shaft flew thrice, and thrice my peace was slain ; thrice e'er thrice yon mooa had filled her horn. Mr. and Mrs. Temple are thought to be the Philander...
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