 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 Seiten
...hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality .' Or, Whence this secret dread, and inwaro* horror, Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul...destruction? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us : 'Tie heaven itself that points out an Hereafter And intimates Kteinity to man. Eternity .'— thou... | |
 | 1817 - 314 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 Seiten
...,omp, will admit greatness. Many lines in Cato's soiloquy are at once easy and sublime : pc lil'Tis the Divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis Heaven itself...points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. If there's a Power above us, And that there is, all nature cries aloud Through all her works, he must... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 304 Seiten
...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,... | |
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...nature cries aloud in all her works, "that there's a power above," and we may safely conclude, that "'Tis the Divinity that stirs within us, "Tis Heaven itself that points oat an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man." Yet if, in the course of our lucubrations, we are... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 Seiten
...well ! — Else, whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This'longing after immortality ? Or, whence this secret dread and inward horror, Of falling...destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us* 'Tis heav'n itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity ! — Thou pleasing,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 428 Seiten
...excludes pomp, will admit greatness. Many lines in Cold's soliloquy are at once easy and sublime : Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; Tis Heaven...that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity tn man. If there's a power above us, And that there is all nature cries aloud Thro' all her works,... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 422 Seiten
...the divinity that stiis wiihin us: "Tis t.eaven itself that points out an Hereafter, And intimaies Eternity to man. Eternity ! — thou pleasing:, dreadful thought ! Through what variety of untried bei.^g Through what new scenes and changes must we pas; The wide, th' unbounded prospect lies before... | |
 | 1854 - 1112 Seiten
...reasonest well ! Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling...destruction ? 'Tis the Divinity that stirs within ua ; 'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man." The soul he regarded... | |
 | Luke Booker - 1822 - 192 Seiten
...reason's! well: Else, whence this pleasing hope—this fond desire— This longing after immortality 1 Or whence this secret dread and inward horror Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul •Back en herself, and startles at destruction.? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us, Tis Heav'n itself,... | |
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It must be so — Plato, thou 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... 
