 | Edward Young - Apologetics - 1756 - 430 pages
...When I behold a Genius bright, and bafe, Of tow'ring Talents, and terreftrial Aims ; Methinks I fee, as thrown from her high Sphere, The glorious Fragments of a Soul immortal, With Rubbifh mixt, and glitt'ring in the Duft. Struck at the fplendid, melancholy Sight, At once Cempaffion... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 470 pages
...our name. A celebrated wretch when I behold, z65 When I behold a genius bright and base, Of tow'ring talents and terrestrial aims, Methinks I see, as,...immortal, With rubbish mix'd, and glitt'ring in the dust : z70 Struck at the splendid melancholy sight, . At once compassion soft, and envy, rise-- But wherefore... | |
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...behold a genius bright and base, Of tow'ring talents and terrestrial aims ; Methinks I see, as torn from her high sphere, The glorious fragments of a...immortal, With rubbish mix'd, and glitt'ring in the dust. 270 Struck at the splendid, melancholy sight, At once Compassion soft, and Envy, rise — But wherefore... | |
 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1802 - 412 pages
...our name. A celebrated wretch, when I behold, When I behold a genius bright, and base, Of tow'ring talents, and terrestrial aims ; Methinks I see, as...glorious fragments of a soul immortal, With rubbish mixt, and glittering in the dust. Struck at the splendid, melancholy sight, At once compassion soft,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...our name. A celebrated wretch, when I behold, "When I behold a genius bright, and base, Of tow'ring talents, and terrestrial aims; Methinks I see, as...glorious fragments of a soul immortal, With rubbish mixt, and glittering in the dust. Struck at the splendid, melancholy sight, At once compassion soft,... | |
 | Edward Young - English literature - 1802 - 402 pages
...celebrated wretch, when I behold, When I behold a genius bright, and base,; :• .i// «. Of tow'ring talents, and terrestrial aims; !.• .','.• Methinks...fragments of a soul immortal, : ..• With rubbish mixt, and glittering in the dust.. .. :. Struck at the splendid, melancholy sight, . I..i . • At... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...our name. A celebrated wretch, when I behold, When I behold a genius bright, and base, Of tow'ring talents, and terrestrial aims; Methinks I see, as...glorious fragments of a soul immortal, With rubbish mixt, and glittering in the dust. Struck at the splendid, melancholy sight, At once compassion soft,... | |
 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1805 - 238 pages
...of our name. A celebrated wretch when I behold, When I behold a genius bright and base, Of tow'ring talents and terrestrial aims, Methinks I see, as thrown...immortal, With rubbish mix'd, and glitt'ring in the dust: Struck at the splendid melancholy sight, At once compassion soft, and envy, rise But wherefore envy... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 284 pages
...highest praise. A celebrated wretch when I behold, When I behold a genius bright, and base, Of towering talents, and terrestrial aims; Methinks I see, as...fragments of a soul immortal, With rubbish mix'd, and glittering in the dust. Struck at the splendid, melancholy sight! At once compassion soft, and envy,... | |
 | English poetry - 1807 - 1106 pages
...Iricld and l'use, Of tow'rinp. talc-ills, bnt КтгчмгЫ aims, Methink«. I view lier thrown ironi her high sphere, The glorious fragments of a soul immortal, With rubbish imx'd, and glitt'ring in the dust.' And often has he turned his eye from the melancholy 'pcctacle,... | |
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Heart-merit wanting, mount we ne'er so high, Our height is but the gibbet of our name. A celebrated wretch when I behold, When I behold a genius bright and base, Of towering talents and terrestrial aims, Methinks I see, as thrown from her high sphere,... 
