Eternity ! thou pleasing, dreadful thought ! Through what variety of untried being, Through what new scenes and changes must we pass ? The wide, the unbounded prospect lies before me ; But shadows, clouds, and darkness, rest upon it. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ... - Página 2331832Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1804 - 516 páginas
...points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity ! thou pleasing, dreadful thought ! Through what variety of untried being, Through what new scenes and changes must we pass? The wide, the unbounded prospect lies before roe ; But shadows, clouds, and darkness... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1811 - 504 páginas
...thought." — Thus Cato : Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? ******* Through what variety of untried being, Through what new scenes and changes must we pass ? The wide, th' unbounded .prospect lies before me, shadows, clouds, and darkness rest... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1859 - 602 páginas
...points out a hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity ! thou pleasing, dreadful thought ! Through what variety of untried being, Through what new scenes and changes must we pass ? The wide, th' unbounded prospect lies before me, But shadows, clouds, and darkness rest... | |
| William Scott - 1814 - 424 páginas
...out an Hereaftef, And intimates Eternity to man. Eternity ! — thou -pleasing, dreadful thought ! Through what variety of untried being, Through what new scenes and changes must we pass ( The wide, th' unbounded prospect lies before mfi ; But shadows, clouds and darkness... | |
| Thomas Dibdin - 1815 - 496 páginas
...points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity! thou pleasing, dreadful thought! Through what variety of untried being, Through what new scenes and changes must we pass? The wide, the unbounded prospect lies before me: But shadows, clouds, and darkness, rest... | |
| Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 páginas
...an hereafter, And intimates — Eternity to man. Eternity ! — thou pleasing — dreadful thought ! Through what variety of untried being, Through what new scenes and changes must we pass ! The wide, th' unbounded prospect, lies before me ; But shadows, clouds, and darkness,... | |
| John Nicholls - 1820 - 428 páginas
...to assume a new form. The human mind trembles at the contemplation of these probable events : — " Through what variety of untried being, Through what new scenes and changes must we pass ? The wide, the unbounded prospect lies before us, But shadows, clouds, and darkness rest... | |
| John Nicholls - 1822 - 442 páginas
...assume a new form. 239 The human mind trembles at the contemplation of these probable events : — " Through what variety of untried being, Through what new scenes and changes must we pass ? The wide, the unbounded prospect lies before us, But shadows, clouds, and darkness rest... | |
| British essayists - 1823 - 924 páginas
...points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity ! thou pleasing, dreadful thought ! Through what variety of untried being, Through what new scenes and changes must we pass ? The wide, the unbounded prospect lies before me ; But shadows, clouds, and darkness,... | |
| William Enfield - 1823 - 412 páginas
...points out a hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. ™ Eternity ! thou .pleasing, dreadful thought! Through what variety of untried being, Through what new scenes and changes must we pass ! The wide, th' unbounded prospect lies before me ; But shadows, clouds, and darkness... | |
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