 To be no more. Sad cure! for who would lose, Though full of pain, this intellectual being, Those thoughts that wander through eternity, To perish rather, swallowed up and lost In the wide womb of uncreated Night, Devoid of sense and motion?  The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review - Page 316edited by - 1809Full view - About this book
 | 1819 - 808 pages
...vast numbers of its chief inhabitants, the once-adopted children of God, shall be no more • 5arf cure .' for who would lose Though full of pain, this intellectual being; These thoughts that wander through eternity; To perish rather ; swaHow'd up and loir, In the wide womb... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 pages
...cure, To be no more. Sad fate ! For who would lose, Though full of pain, this intellectual being1, Those thoughts that wander through eternity, To perish...womb of uncreated night, Devoid of sense and motion ? And who knows, Ltt this be good, whether our angry foe Can give it, or will ever ! How he can, Is... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 398 pages
...victor to spend all his rage, And that must end. us ; that roust be our cure, To be no more-. Sad fate ! For who would lose, Though full of pain, this intellectual...thoughts that wander through eternity, To perish rather, swallow'd Up and lost In the wide womb of uncreated night, Devoid of sense and motion ? And who knows,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...pain, this intellectual being, Those thoughts that wander through eternity, To perish rather, swallow'd remit To life obscur'd, which were a fair dismission, But throw's! them low And who knows, Let this be good, whether our angry foe Can give it, or will ever ? how he can, Is doubtful... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 434 pages
...this intellectual being, Those thoughts -hat wander through eternity,. To perish railur, swallow'd up and lost In the wide womb of uncreated night, Devoid of sense and motion ? And who know."; Let this be good, whether our angry foe Can give it, or will ever ? How he can, Is... | |
 | John Milton - 1820 - 342 pages
...exasperate Th' almighty Victor to spend all his rage, And that must end us, that must be our cure, 145 To be no more: sad cure ; for who would lose, Though full of pain. Ibis intellectual being, Those thoughts that wander through tternity, To perish rather, swallow'd up... | |
 | 1826 - 520 pages
...we should be with difficulty reconciled to the loss of existence, for we know not how many ages. ' To be no more ; sad cure ! for who would lose Though...womb of uncreated night, Devoid of sense and motion ? ' Though we are aware, that we have distorted this passage from its intended application, yet it... | |
 | John Milton - 1821 - 226 pages
...must exasperateThe Almighty Victor to spend all his rage, And that must end us; that must be our cure, To be no more. Sad cure ! for who would lose, Though...thoughts that wander through eternity, To perish rather, swallow'd up and lost In the wide womb of uncreated night, Devoid of sense and motion? And who knows,... | |
 | John Milton - 1821 - 346 pages
...would on his throne Sit unpolluted, and th' etherial mould, Incapable of stain, would soon expel 140 To be no more : sad cure ; for who would lose, Though...pain, this intellectual being, Those thoughts that zander through eternity, To perish rather, s wallow 'd up and lost In the wide womb of uncreated night,... | |
 | John Platts - 1822 - 844 pages
...the pious and benevolent alone ; and wealth is a blessing, but solely to the wise and good. — and who would lose, Though full of pain, this intellectual...thoughts that wander through eternity ; To perish rather, swallow'd up, and lost In the wide womb of uncreated night, Devoid of sense and motion ! MILTON. To... | |
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