Beautiful as sweet, And young as beautiful, and soft as young, And gay as soft, and innocent as gay!
Edward Young (1683 - 1765)
Source: Night Thoughts. Night iii. Line 81.
Contributed by: Zaady
What tender force, what dignity divine, what virtue consecrating every feature; around that neck what dross are gold and pearl!
The bell strikes one. We take no note of time But from its loss.
Source: Night Thoughts. Night
For who does nothing with a better grace?
Source: Love of Fame. Satire vi. Line 1. 86.
The love of praise, howe'er conceal'd by art, Reigns more or less, and glows in ev'ry heart.
Source: Love of Fame. Satire i. Line 51.
Lovely in death the beauteous ruin lay; And if in death still lovely, lovelier there; Far lovelier! pity swells the tide of love.
Source: Night Thoughts. Night iii. Line 104.
On the soft bed of luxury most kingdoms have expired.
The soft whispers of the God in man.
Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world.
Source: The Complaint: Night Thoughts. Night i. Line 18.
None think the great unhappy but the great.
Source: Love of Fame. Satire i. Line 238.
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