How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate, how wonderful, is man! How passing wonder He who made him such, Who centred in our make such strange extremes! From different natures marvellously mixed, Connection exquisite of distant worlds!... Wise Sayings of the Great and Good - Page 180by Wise sayings - 1864 - 339 pagesFull view - About this book
| English literature - 1804 - 844 pages
...constitution. I could not refrain from adoptiag the language of Dr. Young, and exclaiming, in parody, — ' How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate, how wonderful are Britons! How [lining wonder they who made them such, Who center'd in their make such strange aitremes... | |
| Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...eternity ! how surely mine ! 65 And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner on the bounties of an hour? How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate,...is Man ! How passing wonder HE, who made him such ! 70 Who center'd in our make such strange extremes! From different natures marvellously mix'd, Connection... | |
| Johann Christian Hüttner - 1801 - 962 pages
...:n. 3d) fennte mid) nid)t entbalten , фоипд'е SBorte 54 borgen unb in einer ^arobie anzurufen : How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate , how wonderful are Britons ! How passing wonder they who made them such ! Who center'd in their mike such strange... | |
| Edward Young - English poetry - 1802 - 412 pages
...eternity ! how surely mine ! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner on the bounties of an hour ? How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate,...Who centred in our make such strange extremes ! From difFrent natures marvelously mixt, Connexion exquisite of distant worlds ! Distinguish'd link in being's... | |
| Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...eternity! how surely mine! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner on the bounties of an hour ? How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate,...Who centred in our make such strange extremes! From difPrent natures marvelously mixt, Connexion exquisite of distant worlds! Distinguish'd link in being's... | |
| Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...eternity! how surely mine! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner on the bounties of an hour ? How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate,...Who centred in our make such strange extremes ! From difFrent natures marvelously mixt, Connexion exquisite of distant worlds ! Distinguish'd link in being's... | |
| Edward Young - English literature - 1802 - 402 pages
...eternity! how surely mine! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner on the bounties of an hour ? How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, "—-^...Who centred in our make such strange extremes! From diff'rent natures marvelously mixt, Connexion exquisite of distant worlds ! Distinguish'd link in being's... | |
| James Burgh - Elocution - 1804 - 308 pages
...alarm d, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down — on what f — A fathomless abyss. Admiration THov? poor, how rich, how abject, how august* How complicate,...man ! How passing wonder He, who made him such ! Who center'd in our make such strange ex.tr ernes, From diff' rent natures marvellously mixty Connexion... | |
| James Burgh - 1804 - 312 pages
...alarm' d, and o'er life's narrow verge \ Look down-— on what /> — A fathomless abyss. Admiration How poor, how rich, how abject, how august > How complicate, how wonderful is wzara / How passing wonder He, who ?««<&• him such ! Who centered in our make such strange extremes,... | |
| Edward Young - English poetry - 1805 - 238 pages
...how surely mine ! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner on the bounties of an hour ? , '- ; How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate,...Who centred in our make such strange extremes From diff'rent natures marvellously mix'd, Connexion exquisite of distant worlds ! Distinguish'd fink in... | |
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