Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and ImmortalityRivington, 1821 - 268 pages A long poem written in blank verse and originally published in nine parts between 1742 and 1745. It describes the poet's musings on death over a series of nine "nights" in which he ponders the loss of his wife and friends, and laments human frailties. |
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