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" Let him not violate kind nature's laws, " But own man born to live as well as die." Wretched and old thou giv'ft him ; young and gay He takes ; and -plunder is a tyrant's joy. What if I prove, " That fartheft from the fear, 790  "
The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical - Page 73
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The Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality. : To ...

Edward Young - 1750 - 350 pages
...Vaunt: " Give Death his Due, the Wretched, and the Old; " Ev'n let him fweep his Rubbifh to the Grave; " Let him not violate kind Nature's Laws, " But own...; and Plunder is a Tyrant's Joy. What if I prove, " The fartheft from the Fear, '' Are often neareft to the Stroke of Fate ?" All, more than common,...
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The Works of the Author of the Night-thoughts: In Four Volumes, Volume 3

Edward Young - 1762 - 292 pages
...Give death his due, the wretched, and the old f "' Ev'n let him fweep his rubbilh to the grave ; " Let him not violate kind nature's laws, " But own man born to li<ai, as well as die." Wretched and eld thou giv'ft him ; young and gaj He takes; and plunder is a...
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The Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality. To which ...

Edward Young - 1773 - 354 pages
...•*' Give Death his Due, the Wretched, and the Old? " Ev'n let him fweep his Rubbifh to the Grave; -*' Let him not violate kind Nature's Laws, " But own...Die." Wretched and Old Thou giv'ft Him ; Young and Gey He takes; and Plunder is a Tyrant's Joy. What if I prove, " The fartheft from the Fear, " Are often...
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The Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality: To which ...

Edward Young - 1775 - 408 pages
...vaunt: ' Give death his due, the wretched, and the old; ' Ev'n let him fweep his rubbifli to the grave; 'Let him not violate kind nature's laws, * But own...takes; and plunder is a tyrant's joy. What if I prove,' The fartheft from the fear, • ' Are often neareft to the ftroke of fate ?' All, more than common,...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 61

English poets - 1790 - 280 pages
...This thy vaunt: " Give death his due, the wretched, and the old; « Ev'n let him fweep his rubbifh to the grave ; 785 " Let him not violate kind nature's...fartheft from the fear, 790 " Are often neareft to thejtrote of Fate f" All, more than common, menaces an end. A blaze betokens brevity of life : As if...
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The Works Of The Author Of The Night-Thoughts: In Three Volumes, Volume 2

Edward Young - 1792 - 354 pages
..." Give death his due, the wretched, and the old ; " Ev'n let him fweep his rubbifh to the gravfr; " Let him not violate kind nature's laws, " But own man born to live as well as die" Wretched and tld thou giv'ft him ; young and gay He takes; and plunder is a tyrant's joy. What if I prove, " The...
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Young. Gray. B. West ...

1794 - 1036 pages
...(.Jive death hi« dur, the wretched, and the cJJ ¡ " tv'n let him fwcrp his rubbilh to the grave; " Let him not violate kind nature's laws, " but own man born to live as well as Jit. 1 ' Wrtiikid ar.d cltt thdti £¡v'ft him ; yvfig ai:d;-7 He takes; aod flvac/rr isa tyrant's...
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Night Thoughts

Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...LORENZO! This thy vaunt: " Give Death his due, the wretched and the old; " Ev'n let him sweep his rubbish to the grave; 785 ** Let him not violate kind Nature's...born to live as well as die." Wretched and old thou giv'st him; young and gay He takes; and plunder is a tyrant's joy. What if I prove, " The farthest...
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Young. Churchill. Lloyd. Falconer. Thomson

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 542 pages
...die ; O how mi/dated on their flattering tombs ! " Ev'n let him fweep his rubbifli to the grjve ; " Let him not violate kind nature's laws, " But own man born to live as well as die." Wrttcltd and olä thou giv'ft him, young and Narcifia's youth has leitur'd me thus far. And can her...
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The Works of the Author of The Night-thoughts, Volume 2

Edward Young - 1802 - 402 pages
..." Give death his due, the wretched, and the old, " Ev'n let him sweep his rubbish to the grave ; " Let him not violate kind nature's laws, " But own man born to live as well as die" Wretched and oWthou giv'st him ; young and gay He takes; and plunder is a tyrant's joy. What if I prove, " The farthest...
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