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" An heir of glory! a frail child of dust! Helpless immortal! insect infinite! A worm ! a god ! I tremble at myself, And in myself am lost ! at home a stranger, Thought wanders up and down, surprised, aghast, And wondering at her own: how reason reels! "
Poétique anglaise - Page 354
by Albin Joseph U. Hennet - 1806
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Night Thoughts

Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...distant worlds ! Distinguish'd link in being's endless chain ! Midway from Nothing to the Deity ! 75 An heir of glory! a frail child of dust! Helpless immortal ! insect infinite ! 80 A worm ! a god ! — I tremble at myself, And in myself am lost! At home, a stranger, Thought...
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Night Thoughts, on Life, Death, and Immortality

Edward Young - 1802 - 412 pages
...Deity ! U . A beam ethereal, sully'd, and absorpt ! Tho' sully'd, and dishonour'd, still divine ! Dim miniature of greatness absolute ! An heir of glory...aghast, And wond'ring at her own: How reason reels ! f O what a miracle to man is man, Triumphantly distress'd ! what joy, what dread ! Alternately transported,...
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The Art of Speaking: Containing. An Essay, in which are Given Rules for ...

James Burgh - 1804 - 312 pages
...Supreme. A. beam atherial-^-sullj'd, and absorpt ! Though sully'd and dishonor'd, still divine ! Dim miniature of Greatness absolute ! An heir of glory...Insect infinite ! A -worm ! A God ! I tremble at myself 7 What can preserve my life'? or what destroy ? An Angel's arm can't snatch me from the grave, Legions...
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The Art of Speaking: Containing, an Essay, in which are Given Rules for ...

James Burgh - 1804 - 308 pages
...Supreme. A beam tstherial — sully' d, and absorpt ! Though sully'd and dishonor'd, still divine / Dim miniature of Greatness absolute ! An heir of glory / A frail child of dust t Helpless immortal ! Insect infinite f A worm ! A God ! I tremble at myself f What can preserve my...
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The Poetical Works of the Rev. Dr. Edward Young: With the Life of ..., Volume 1

Edward Young - 1805 - 238 pages
...the Deity! A beam etherial sullv 'd and absnrp'd : Though suily'd and dishonour'd, still divine ! Dim miniature of greatness absolute ! An heir of glory...myself, And in myself am lost. At home a stranger, Th'^ght wanders up and down, surpris'd, aghast, And wond'ring at her own. ^Her^renson reels! c3tji...
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The Poetical Works of Edward Young: In Four Volumes. Collated with the Best ...

Edward Young, Thomas Park - 1808 - 336 pages
...ethereal, sullied and absorpt ! Though sullied and dishonour'd, still divine ! Dim miniature of greatuess absolute ! An heir of glory ! a frail child of dust...lost. At home a stranger, Thought wanders up and down, surpris'd, aghast1. And wondering at her own. How reason reels? O what a miracle to man is man ! Triumphantly...
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The cabinet of poetry, containing the best entire pieces in the works of the ...

Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...the Deity! A beam ethereal, sully'd, and absorp'd ! Though sully'd and dishonour^ still divine! Dim miniature of greatness absolute! An heir of glory ! a frail child of dust ! He/ft/ess immortal ! insect infinite! A worm ! a god ! — I tremble at myself, And in myself am...
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The Port Folio, Volume 1

Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - 1809 - 588 pages
...to the Deity ! A beam ethereal, sully'd and absorpt! Tho' sully'd and dishonour'd, still divine! Dim miniature of greatness absolute! An heir of glory...At home, a stranger, Thought wanders up and down, surpris'd, aghast, And wond'ring at her own. How reason reels ! O what a. miracle to man is man, Triumphantly...
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The Port folio, by Oliver Oldschool, Volume 1

1809 - 592 pages
...to the Deity ! A beam ethereal, sully'd and absorpt! Tho' sully'd and dishonour^, still divine! Dim miniature of greatness absolute! An heir of glory!...lost. At home, a stranger, Thought wanders up and duwn, surpi is'd, aghast, And wond'ring at her own. How reason reels ! O what a miracle to man is lu...
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Specimens of the British poets, Volume 2

British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...the Deity ! A beam etherial, sullied and absorpt ! Though sullied and dishonour'd, still divine! Dim miniature of greatness absolute! An heir of glory...Helpless immortal ! insect infinite ! A worm ! a god !— 1 tremble at myself, And in myself am lost. At home a stranger, Thought wanders up and down, surpris'd,...
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