 | John Bell - English drama - 1791 - 292 pages
...reason'st well — £lse whence this pleasing hope, this fo.id 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 at destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1797 - 462 pages
...posture : in his hand Plato's booh on the Immortality of the Soul. 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 at destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 342 pages
...thou reasonest well Else why 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 at destruction ! 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 470 pages
...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 at destruction? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us; "Pis... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 946 pages
...reasonest 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 at destruction? Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; Tis... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...reason'st wellElse 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 at destruction ? 'Tis the Divinity that stirs within us ; Tis... | |
 | James Burgh - 1804 - 312 pages
...Anxiety. "Courage. Firmnefs. Apprehen. Comfort. Noble. Pride. Triumph. 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 at destruction ? 'Tis the Divinity that stirs "within us ; 'Tis... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 954 pages
...reasonest well. Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This looping after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? Tis the divinity that ears within us ; T¡3... | |
 | English drama - 1804 - 516 pages
...well. Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or wheuce this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; Tis... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...reason's! 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 at destruction ? "Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis... | |
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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 at destruction... 
