 | 1743 - 642 ˹éÒ
...vain dreami time, Sut from its laß. Is wife in man. As if an angel fpoke, ¡feel thefolemn found. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours ; Where are they ? wait h the years beyond the flood: It is the lignai that demands di (patch j ttrw much is to be done?... | |
 | Edward Young - 1750 - 416 ˹éÒ
...But from its LOfs. To give it then a Tongue, Is wife in Man. As if an Angel fpoke, I feel the folemn Sound. If heard aright, It is the Knell of my departed...Where are they ? With the Years beyond the Flood. It is the Signal that demands Difpatch ; How much is to be done ? my Hopes and Fears Start up alarm'd,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1750 - 350 ˹éÒ
...But from its Lofs. To give it then a Tongue, Is wife in Man. As if an Angel fpoke, I feel the folemn Sound. If heard aright, It is the Knell of my departed...Where are they ? With the Years beyond the Flood. It is the Signal that demands Difpatch ; . ^ How much is to be done ? my Hopes and Fears Start up alarm'd,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1762 - 292 ˹éÒ
...its lofs. To give it then a tongue, Is wife in man. As if an angel fpoke, 1 feel the folemn found. If heard aright,. It is the knell of my departed hours...Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood; \ It is tiMftgnal that demands difpatch : How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 274 ˹éÒ
...lofs. To give it, then, a tongue, Is wife in man. As if an an angel fpoke, I feel the folemn found. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours: Where are they i With the years beyond the flood. It is the fignal that demands difpatch : How much is to be done... | |
 | 1770 - 268 ˹éÒ
...its lofs. To give it then a tongue, Is wife in man. As if an angel fpoke, I feel the folemn found. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours...Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood. It is the fignal that demands difpatch ; How much is to be done ? my hopes and fears btart op alarm'd,... | |
 | John Huddlestone Wynne - 1807 - 744 ˹éÒ
...Young's excellent lines on Time to my recollection; they are, in my estimation, uncommonly beautiful. ' We take no note of Time, But from its loss ; to give it then a tunguo Is wise in man. As it' an angel spoke, 1 feel the solemn sound. It heard aright, It is the knell... | |
 | Edward Young - 1775 - 408 ˹éÒ
...its lofs. To give it then a tongue, Is wife ia man. As if an angel fpoke, I feel the folemn found- ff heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours: Where are they? with the years beyond the flooJ. It is the fignal that demands difpatch: How much is to be done? my hopes and fears Start up... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 288 ˹éÒ
...its lofs. To give it then a tongue, Is wife in man. As if an angel fpoke, I feel the folemn found. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours...: Where are they? With the years beyond the flood. 60 It is thejigxal that demands difpatch : How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd,... | |
 | 1784 - 1282 ˹éÒ
...from its lofs. To give it then a tongus Is wife in mao. As if an angel fpoke, I feel the folemn found. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours...Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood. Youngs Night Thoughts. The brilliant gems of the ftupendous expanfe begin to Icflen. and difappear,... | |
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The bell strikes one. 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? 
