Father of mercies ! why from silent earth Didst thou awake, and curse me into birth ? Tear me from quiet, ravish me from night, And make a thankless present of thy light ? Push into being a reverse of thee, And animate a clod with misery ? " The beasts... Crito: Or, Essays on Various Subjects. ... - Page 171by James Burgh - 1766Full view - About this book
| Seraph - 1754 - 294 pages
...light ? ' Pufh into being a reverfe of thee, ' And animate a clod with mifery i . ' The hearts are happy, they come forth and keep' Short watch on earth, and then lye down to fleep. ' Pain is for man ; and oh ! how vafl a pain ' For crimes which made the Godhead... | |
| Edward Young - 1762 - 412 pages
...thy light ? " Pufh into being a reverfe of Thee, " And animate a clod with mifcry t " The beafts are happy ; they come forth, and keep " Short watch on earth, and then lie down to fleep. " Pain is for man ; and oh ! how vaft a pain " For crimes, which made the Godhead bleed in vain... | |
| Edward Young - 1767 - 272 pages
...thy light ? " Pufh into being a reverfe of Thee, " And animate a clod with mifery ? " The beafts are happy ; .they come forth, and keep " Short watch on earth, and then lie down to fleep. " Pain is for man ; and oh ! how vafl a pain " For crimes, which made the Godhead bleed in vain... | |
| Elizabeth Singer Rowe - 1783 - 380 pages
...fpeak me again into my primitive Nothing, and with one potent word fniifh my exiftence ! The beads are happy ; they come forth, and keep Short watch on earth, and then lie down to fleep. Pain is for man ; and, oh ! how va.ll a. pain For crimes that made the Godhead bleed in vain... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 286 pages
...of Thee, " And animate a clod with mifery ? " The beafts are happy ; they come forth, and keep ij& " Short watch on earth, and then lie down to deep. " Pain is for man ; and oh ! how vaft a pain " For crimes, which made the God-head bleed in vain ? " Annuil'd his groans,... | |
| Elizabeth Singer Rowe - 1796 - 596 pages
...me again into my primitive nothing, and with one potent wotd, finish my existence ! The beasts are happy, they come forth and keep Short watch on earth, and then ly down to sleep; 'V.sin is for man, and, oh ! how vast a pain For crimes that nude the Godhead bleed... | |
| John Wesley - 1794 - 738 pages
...repeated efforts to amend, in the bitterneis of my Soul, I ufcd to repeat thefe lines. : " The Beafts are happy, they come forth and keep " Short watch on earth, and then lie down to fleep : '•' Pain is for Man ; and O how vaft a pain, " For crimes which made the Godhead bleed in... | |
| Edward Young - 1799 - 314 pages
...light I " Pu(h into being a reverie of thee, " And animate a clod with mifery ? 169 " The beafts are happy ; they come forth, and keep " Short watch on earth, and then lie down to fleep : " Pain is for man ; and, oh ! how vaft a pain " For crimes, which made the Godhead bleed in... | |
| 1800 - 322 pages
...thy light? . " Push into being a reverse of thee, " And animate a clod with misery ? " The beasts are happy, they come forth, and keep " Short watch on earth, and then lie down to sleep, " Pain is for man; and O! how vast a pain " For crimes which made the Godhead bleed in " vain!... | |
| John Tregortha - 1800 - 462 pages
...Push into being a reverse of thee, . •.- .:' • " And animate a clod with misery ? " The beasts are happy, they come forth and keep, " Short watch on earth, and then lye down to sleep, « Pain is for man; and oh ! how vast a pain *' For crimes which made the Godhead... | |
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