Edward Young
Edward Young
Edward Youngwas an English poet, best remembered for Night-Thoughts...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth3 July 1683
man nor wants
Man wants but little; nor that little, long
character men he-man
The man that makes a character, makes foes.
men good-man
'T is impious in a good man to be sad.
miracle satire mankind
What is a miracle?--'Tis a reproach, 'Tis an implicit satire on mankind; And while it satisfies, it censures too.
men good-man guilt
Where, where for shelter shall the guilty fly, When consternation turns the good man pale?
men he-man blushing
The man that blushes is not quite a brute.
bed kingdoms luxury soft
On the soft bed of luxury most kingdoms have expired.
birth death
Our birth is nothing but our death begun.
instinct reason slow swift
Reason is progressive; instinct is complete; swift instinct leaps; slow reason feebly climbs.
english-poet less seems thou
Still seems it strange, that thou shouldst live forever? Is it less strange, that thou shouldst live at all? This is a miracle; and that no more.
english-poet idlers
Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fools reform.
beneath
Too low they build, who build beneath the stars.
heart sting within
To ""leave a sting within a brother's heart
love tides pity
Pity swells the tide of love.