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" I'm still quite out at sea; nor see the shore. Whence earth, and these bright orbs? — eternal too? "
The Works of the Author of the Night-thoughts: In Four Volumes - Page 52
by Edward Young - 1762
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The Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality..

Edward Young - 1750 - 416 pages
...without an End ? — " That's hard to be conceiv'd ; fince ev'ry Link " Of that long-chain'd Succeflion is fo frail ; '* Can ev'ry Part depend, and not the...new Difficulties rife ; • " I'm ftill quite out at Sea ; nor fee the Shore. " W henceEarth, and thefe bright Orbs? — Eternal too?-^" Grant Matter was...
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The Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality: To which ...

Edward Young - 1756 - 430 pages
...ev'ry Link " Of that long-cham'd Succeflion is fo frail ; " Can " Can cv'ry Part depend, and not the " Yet grant it True ; new Difficulties rife ; *' I'm ftill quite out at Sea ; nor fee the Shore. *1 Whence Earth, and thefe bright Orls? — Eternal lt Grant Matter was Eternal;...
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The Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality: To which ...

Edward Young - 1775 - 408 pages
...without an end ? — ' That's hard to be conceived ; fmce ev'ry link ' Of that long-chain'd fucceffion is fo frail; ' Can ev'ry part depend, and not the...difficulties rife; 'I'm ftill quite out at fea; nor fee the fbore. ' Whence earth, and thefe bright orbs ?—eternal too ?— * Grant matter was eternal; ftill...
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The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English ...

William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pages
...That's hard to be conceiv'd ; fince ev'ry link Of that long-chain'd fucceffion is fo frail ; Can every part depend, and not the whole? Yet grant it true...fhore. Whence earth, and thefe bright orbs? — Eternal too: — Grant matter was eternal : ftill thefe orbs Would want fome other Father ; — Much defigti...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...be conceiv'd, fmce every link Of that Ibng-chain'd fucccflion is fo frail : Can every part «!epend, and not the whole ? Yet, grant it true, new difficulties...Whence Earth, and thefe bright orbs ? — Eternal too J— « Ormt matter was ettrnal ; ftill thefe orbs Would want fome other father. Much deftgn *...
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The Works of the Author of the Night-thoughts, Volume 3

Edward Young - 1792 - 356 pages
...without an end? — " That's hard to be conceiv'd ; fince ev'ry link " Of that long-chain'd fucceffion is fo frail; " Can ev'ry Part depend, and not the..." Whence Earth, and thefe bright Orbs ?— Eternal too ?— " Grant Matter was eternal ; ftill thefe Orbs " Would want fome other father ;— much defign...
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The poetical works of ... E. Young. With the life of the author ..., Volume 1

Edward Young - 1799 - 312 pages
...without an end ? *f That's hard to be conceiv'd, fince ev'ry link, 1455 " Of that long-chain'd fuccefllon is fo frail. " Can ev'ry part depend, and not the...difficulties rife ? " I'm ftill quite out at fea, nor fee the more. 1459 " Whence earth, and thefe bright orbs ? — Etemal " Grant matter was eternal, ftill thefe...
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The Complaint, Or Night-thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality: Also, The ...

Edward Young - 1800 - 290 pages
...end!— . " That's 'hard to be rxwiceiv'd ; fince ev'ry link '" Of that long-chain'd fucceffion is o frail ; **' Can ev'ry part depend, and not the whole ! ' " Yet grant it true ; rtew difficulties rife ; " I'm full quite out -at feaj nor fee the ftiore. " Whence eartbf and thefe...
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The Works of the Author of The Night-thoughts, Volume 3

Edward Young - 1802 - 418 pages
...end ? — " That's hard to be conceiv'd ; since ev'ry link " Of that long chain'd succession is so frail ; " Can ev'ry Part depend, and not the Whole ? " Yet grant it true ; new difficulties rise; " I'm still quite out at sea ; nor see the shore. " Whence Earth, and these bright Orbs ? —...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry

Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...That's hard to be conceiv'd; fmce every link Of that long-chain'd fuccellion is fo frail ; Can every part depend, and not the whole ? Yet grant it true ; new difficulties rife; [too ? Whence earth, and thefe bright orbs ?— eternal Grant matter was eternal ; (till thefe orbs...
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