 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 lehte
...hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality .' Or, Whence this secret dread, and inwaro* horror, Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul...destruction? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us : 'Tie heaven itself that points out an Hereafter And intimates Kteinity to man. Eternity .'— thou... | |
 | 1817 - 314 lehte
...SOUU. FT must be so—Plato, thou reason's! well— Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, VOL. i- 5 Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 304 lehte
...alone, SfC. ' It must be so Plato, thou reason's! well Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ; Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into naught ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tis the Divinity that... | |
 | 1823 - 626 lehte
...shrinks the soul back on herself, and startles at destruction 1 Tis the divinity that stirs williin us, 'Tis heav'n itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man." We are fired in the contemplation, to enjoy endless felicity. Hope cheers our prospects, and supports... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 lehte
...IT must be so — Plato, thou reason' st well ! Else, whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after Immortality ? Or, whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of fatting into nought 'i Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? — 'Tig... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 lehte
...— Plato, thou reasonest well ! — Else, whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This'longing after immortality ? Or, whence this secret dread and...points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity ! — Thou pleasing, dreadful thought ! Through what variety of untry'd being, Through what... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 398 lehte
...CATO. FT must be so — Plato thou reasonest well ! Else, Whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or, Whence this secret...destruction? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us : 'Tis heaven itself that points out an Hereafter, And intimates Eternity to man. Eternity! — thou pleasing,... | |
 | 1854 - 1112 lehte
...• It must be so : Plato, thou reasonest well ! Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret...destruction ? 'Tis the Divinity that stirs within ua ; 'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man." The soul he regarded... | |
 | Luke Booker - 1822 - 192 lehte
...reason's! well: Else, whence this pleasing hope—this fond desire— This longing after immortality 1 Or whence this secret dread and inward horror Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul •Back en herself, and startles at destruction.? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us, Tis Heav'n itself,... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 lehte
...must be so — Plato, thou reasonest well ! — Else, whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or, whence this secret...points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity ! — Thou pleasing, dreadful thought! Through what variety of untry'd being, Through what... | |
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It must be so — Plato, thou reasonest well ; Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles... 
