The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds. Poems - Page 82by Joseph Addison - 1810 - 597 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1822 - 440 pages
...to act as becomes a being who, when " all this fair creation" sinks to insignificance, shall rise " Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crash of worlds.'» But 1 forget that I am yet a traveller on the earth's surface, and that my kind... | |
| George Combe - Brain - 1822 - 518 pages
...the mind, then we may hold, as Dr. Spurzheim does, that the soul « shall flourish in immortal youlh, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crash of worlds." It has been stated as an objection to this doctrine, that it is inconceivable how... | |
| William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...brings me to an end ; But this informs me I shall never die. The Soul, secur'd in her existence, smites At .the drawn dagger, and defies it's point : The...dim with age, and Nature sink in years ; But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...me I shall never die. The soul, secur'd in her existence, smiles At the drawn dagger, and defies its point. The stars shall fade away, the sun himself...with age, and nature sink in years ; But thou shall nourish in immortal youth ; Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of... | |
| British essayists - 1823 - 924 pages
...me I shall never die. The soul, secured in her existence, smiles At the drawn dagger, and defies its point. The stars shall fade away, the sun himself...dim with age, and nature sink in years ; But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the... | |
| Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 286 pages
...me 1 shall never die. The soul, secur'd in her existence, smiles At the drawn dagger, and defies its point. The stars shall fade away, the sun himself...dim with age, and Nature sink in years ; But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush... | |
| John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...me I shall never die. The soul, secured in her existence, smiles At the drawn dagger, and deiies its point. The stars shall fade away, the Sun himself Grow dim with age, and Natura sink in years ; But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth ; Unhurt amidst the war of elements,... | |
| English drama - 1824 - 660 pages
...Г shall never die. The soul, secur'd in her existence, smiles At the drawn dagger, and defies its point. The stars shall fade away, the sun himself...dim with age, and nature sink in years ; But thou »halt flourish in immortal youth, Unhart amidst the war of elements. The wreck of matter, and the... | |
| British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...to man. Mdison's Cato. The soul secure in her existence, smiles At the drawn dagger, and defies its point : The stars shall fade away, the sun himself...dim with age ; and Nature sink in years : But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, Look nature through, 'tis revolution... | |
| Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1824 - 458 pages
...me I shall never die. The soul, secured in her existence, smiles At the drawn dagger, and defies its point. The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in yean, But thou shah flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter,... | |
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