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 at destruction?... The British Essayists: Spectator - Page 3401823Full view - About this book
| Joseph Addison - 1733 - 94 pages
...fi-lf, and ftartlcs at Deftruclion? . 'Tis the Divinity that ftirs within us; 'ris Heav'n it fclf, that points out an Hereafter. And intimates Eternity to Man. Eternity! thou pleafing, dreadful, Thought! Through what Variety of urt-y'd Being, Through what new Scenes and Changes... | |
| John Holmes - Oratory - 1739 - 202 pages
...herfelf, and ftartles at Deftruction ? 'Tis the Divinity that ftirs within us ; 'Tis Heaven itfelf, that points out an Hereafter, And intimates Eternity to Man. Eternity ! thou pleafing, dreadful Thought ! Through what Variety of untry'd Being, Through what new Scenes and Changes... | |
| 1739 - 332 pages
...her felf, and ftartles at Deftruftion ? 'Tis the Divinity that ftirs within us ; 'Tis Heav'n it felf, that points out an Hereafter, And intimates Eternity to Man. Eternity ! thou pleafing, dreadful, Thought ! Through what Variety of untry'd Being, Through what new Scenes and Changes... | |
| English essays - 1758 - 732 pages
...on herfelf, and ftartles at deftruflion ? 'Tis the divinity that ftirs within us ; TU heav'n itfelf, that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity, thou pleafing, dreadful thought! Thro' what variety of untry'd beings,. Thro' what new fcenes and changes... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1777 - 354 pages
...herfelf, and ftartles at deftruftion ? 'Tis the divinity that ftirs within us; 'Tis heav'n itfelf, that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity! thou pleafing, dreadful, thought! Through what variety of untry'd being, Through what new fcenes and changes... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 398 pages
...herfelf, and ftartles at deftruiSlion ? 'Tis the divinity that ftirs within us; 'Tis heaven itfelf, that points out an hereafter,. And intimates eternity to man. Eternity ! thou pleafing, dreadful, thought! Through what variety of untry'd being, Through what new fcenes and changes... | |
| Select lessons - 1785 - 156 pages
...herfelf, and ftartles at Deftruction ? 3 Tis the Divinity that ftirs within us, 'Tis Heaven itfelf that points out an Hereafter, And intimates Eternity to Man. Eternity ! thou pleafmg, dreadful Thought! Through what Variety of untry'd Being, Through what new Scenes and Changes... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...on herfelf, and ftartles at deftru&ion ? 'Tis the Divinity that ftirs within us ; 'Tis Heav'n itfelf that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity ! thou pleafing, dreadful, thought ! Thro' what variety of untry'd being, Thro' what new fcenes and changes... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...herfelf, and (tartles at defitntion ? 'Tis the divinity that ftirs within us : 'Tis Heaven itfelf, that points out an Hereafter, And intimates Eternity to man. Eternity !— thou pleafing — dreadful thought } Througjj^what variety of uotry'd being, Through? what new (cenes and... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 364 pages
...herfelf, and ftartles at deftruftion ? 'Tis the divinity that ftirs within us ; 'Tis heaven itfelf, that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity ! thou pleafing, dreadful thought ! Through what variety of untry'd being, Through what new fcenes and changes... | |
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