 | 1837 - 538 pages
...present hour, liicli moment on the former shuts the grave. While man is growing, life is in decrease, And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb. Our birth is nothing, but our death begun, As tapers waste that instant they take fire. — Yooyc. Yet, infinitely short as the term of human life is, when... | |
 | Charles Edwards Lester - 1838 - 272 pages
...the frailty of human life in the Night Thoughts : — " While man is growing, life is in decrease; And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb. Our birth is nothing but our death begun ; As tapers waste that instant they take fire." Disease fastened itself upon her tender frame, and for a number... | |
 | Edward Young - 1839 - 300 pages
...present hour. Each moment on the former shuts the grave. While man is growing, life is in decrease, And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb. Our birth is nothing but our death begun, As tapers waste that instant they take fire. But you are learn'd ; in volumes deep you sit; In wisdom shallow:... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, Timothy Flint, John Holmes Agnew - 1840 - 566 pages
...er>ustence ! ' Each moment on the former shuts the grave ! While man ia growing, life is in decrease, And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb. Our birth is nothing but our death begun, As tapers waste, that instant they take fire!' ' To-day, we live j to-morrow, we are not ! — and ever sweeps... | |
 | Henry Barkley Henderson - 1843 - 462 pages
...the same monotonous and wearisome manner as the day just tediously got through." DEATH ON SHIPBOARD; And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb; Our birth is nothing hut our death begun, As tapers waste the instant the; take fire. YoCNGi I THINK I have once or twice... | |
 | John Milton, Edward Young - 1848 - 600 pages
...present hour : 715 Each moment on the former shuts the grave. While man is growing, life is in decrease, And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb, Our birth is nothing but our death begun : As tapers waste that instant they take fire. 720 Shall we then fear lest that should come to pass, Which comes... | |
 | John Milton - 1849 - 650 pages
...present hour : 715 Each moment on the former shuts the grave. While man is growing, life is in decrease, And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb, Our birth is nothing but our death begun : As tapers waste that instant they take fire. 720 Shall we then fear lest that should come to pass, Which comes... | |
 | John Milton - 1850 - 602 pages
...present hour : 715 Each moment on the former shuts the grave. Whib man is growing, life IB in decrease, And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb, Our birth is nothing but our death begun : As tapers waste that instant they tako fire. 720 Shall we then fear lest that should come to pass, Which cornes... | |
 | Edward Young - 1853 - 368 pages
...present hour. Each moment on the former shuts the grave. While man is growing, life is in decrease ; And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb. Our birth is nothing but our death begun ; As tapers waste, that instant they take fire. 720 Shall we then fear, lest that should come to pass, Which comes... | |
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While man is growing, life is in decrease; And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb. Our birth is nothing but our death begun ; As tapers waste, that instant they take fire. 
