Edward Young
Edward Young
Edward Youngwas an English poet, best remembered for Night-Thoughts...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth3 July 1683
death fear angel
An angel's arm can't snatch me from the grave; legions of angels can't confine me there.
literature today weakness
Tomorrow is a satire on today, And shows its weakness.
learning thinking training
Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow immortal as they quote.
laughter house woe
The house of laughter makes a house of woe.
believe wish belief
What ardently we wish, we soon believe.
nature fancy rich
Who lives to Nature, rarely can be poor ; who lives to fancy, never can be rich.
book dedication legs
A dedication is a wooden leg.
wonder
Nothing but what astonishes is true.
strength spirit disguise
It is great and manly to disdain disguise; it shows our spirit and proves our strength.
wish fancy ease
What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.
suicide wings soul
Britannia's shame! There took her gloomy flight, On wing impetuous, a black sullen soul . Less base the fear of death than fear of life. O Britain! infamous for suicide.
revenge self honor
What is revenge but courage to call in our honor's debts, and wisdom to convert others' self-love into our own protection?
shining prosperity comets
Oh, how portentous is prosperity! How comet-like, it threatens while it shines.
pain heaven despair
When pain can't bless, heaven quits us in despair.