 | Edward Young - 1815 - 332 pages
...hours : Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands dispatch : How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start...o'er life's narrow verge Look down. — On what? a fathomless abyss ! A dread eternity ! how surely mine ! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner... | |
 | Walter Scott - Scotland - 1815 - 416 pages
...the precariousness of tkeir tenure until it has altogether failed. Then, for a moment at least, Our hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down — On what ? — a fathomless abyss, A dark eternity, how surely ours !— . - ? • . . , . -j The crowd of assembled... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1815 - 358 pages
...the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed. Then, for a moment at least, Our hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down—On what?—a fathomless abyss,' A dark eternity, how surely ours ! i The crowd of assembled... | |
 | Edward Young - Death - 1816 - 390 pages
...hours : Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands despatch : How much is to be done ! My hopes and fears Start...and o'er life's narrow verge Look down— on what fa fathomless abyss ; A dread eternity ! how surely mine ! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner... | |
 | Edward Young - Fore-edge paintings - 1817 - 372 pages
...hours : Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood. - It is the signal that demands dispatch : How much is to be done ! My hopes and fears Start...o'er life's narrow verge Look down — on what ? a fathomless abyss ; A dread eternity ! how surely mine ! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 498 pages
...hours : Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands dispatch : How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start...o'er life's narrow verge Look down — On what ? a fathomless abyss ; A dread eternity ! how surely mine ! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...hours\ Where are' they? with the^ears beyond the flood'. It is the signal' that demands despatch' : How much' is to be done ! my hopes and fears' Start...o'er life's narrow verge Look down' — On what' ? a fathomless abyss' ; A dread eternity'. How surely mine' ! And can eternity belong to me', Poor pensioner... | |
 | John Bowdler - Hymns, English - 1821 - 510 pages
...hours : Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands dispatch ; How much is to be done ! My hopes and fears Start...life's narrow verge Look down — On what ? — A fathomless abyss ; A dread eternity ! how surely mine ! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 412 pages
...hours : Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands dispatch ; , How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm 'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down — On what ? a fathomless abyss ! A dread eternity... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 274 pages
...departed hours. Where are they? With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands dispatch : How much is to be done ! My hopes and fears Start...and o'er life's narrow verge Look down — on what 1 A fathomless abyss. A dread eternity ! how surely mine ! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner... | |
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We take no note of time But from its loss. To give it then a tongue Is wise in man. As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours : Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood. 
