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About Edward Young
Edward Young (c. 3 July 1683 β April 5, 1765) was an English poet, best remembered for Night-Thoughts.
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βTime elaborately thrown away.β
βAn undevout astronomer is mad.β
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Edward Young on Death 12 quotes
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βWishing, of all employments is the worst.β
Edward Young on Life 5 quotes
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βWith fame, in just proportion, envy grows.β
Edward Young on Nature 4 quotes
βNothing in Nature, much less conscious being, Was e'er created solely for itself.β
Edward Young on Night 3 quotes
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Edward Young on Women 5 quotes
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βAs Love can exquisitely bless, Love only feels the marvellous of pain; Opens new veins of torture in the soul, And wakes the nerve where agonies are born.β
Edward Young on Alexander Pope
βThe sick in body call for aid: the sick In mind are covetous of more disease; And when at worst, they dream themselves quite well. To know ourselves diseased, is half our cure.β
Edward Young on Mother Nature
Edward Young on Women in England
βBritanniaβs daughters, much more fair than nice, Too fond of admiration, lose their price; Worn in the public eye, give cheap delight To throngs, and tarnish to the sated sight: As unreserved, and beauteous, as the sun, Through every sign of vanity they run, Assemblies, parks, coarse feasts in City halls, Lectures, and trials, plays, committees, balls, Wells, bedlams, executions, Smithfield scenes, And fortune-tellersβ caves, and lionsβ dens, Taverns, exchanges, bridewells, drawing-rooms, Instalments, pillories, coronations, tombs, Tumblers, and funerals, puppet-shows, reviews, Sales, races, rabbits, and (still stranger!) pews.β
Edward Young on Joseph Addison
βHe dismissed his physicians, and with them all hopes of life. But with his hopes of life he dismissed not his concern for the living, but sent for a youth nearly related and finely accomplished, but not above being the better for good impressions from a dying friend. He came; but, life now glimmering in the socket, the dying friend was silent. After a decent and proper pause, the youth said, "Dear sir, you sent for me: I believe and I hope that you have some commands; I shall hold them most sacred." May distant ages not only hear, but feel, the reply! Forcibly grasping the youth's hand, he softly said, "See in what peace a Christian can die!" He spoke with difficulty and soon expired. Through grace Divine, how great is man!β
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βThey only babble who practise not reflection.β
About Edward Young
Edward Young (c. 3 July 1683 β April 5, 1765) was an English poet, best remembered for Night-Thoughts.