Edward Young
Edward Young
Edward Youngwas an English poet, best remembered for Night-Thoughts...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth3 July 1683
promise bud celestial
There buds the promise of celestial worth.
character men he-man
The man that makes a character, makes foes.
real real-friends wine
Friendship's the wine of life.
might ifs knows
Who knows if Shakespeare might not have thought less if he had read more?
angel purpose deeds
Thy purpose firm is equal to the deed: Who does the best his circumstance allows Does well, acts nobly; angels could no more.
men long littles
Man wants little, nor that little long.
powerful ambition source
Ambition! powerful source of good and ill!
pain pleasure
To frown at pleasure, and to smile in pain.
society ruins finals
Final Ruin fiercely drives Her ploughshare o'er creation.
night world majesty
Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world.
true-friend men doe
A foe to God ne'er was true friend to man, Some sinister intent taints all he does.
years age persons
The person of wisdom is the person of years.
book men library
Unlearned men of books assume the care, As eunuchs are the guardians of the fair.
literature today weakness
Tomorrow is a satire on today, And shows its weakness.