 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...friend's expence be wise; Lean not on earth ; 'twill pierce thee to the heart; 145 A broken reed at best; but oft a spear; On its sharp point peace bleeds, and hope expires. Turn, hopeless thought! turn from her: Thought repell'd, Resenting rallies, and wakes ev'ry woe. Snatch'd... | |
 | Edward Young - English literature - 1802 - 402 pages
...friend's expence be wise; Lean not on earth; 'twill pierce thee to the heart; A broken reed, at best; but, oft, a spear; On its sharp point peace bleeds, and hope expires. Turn, hopeless thought! turn from her:—Thought repell'd Resenting rallies, and wakes ev'ry woe. Snatch'd... | |
 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1802 - 412 pages
...friend's expence be wise; Lean not on earth; 'twill pierce thee to the heart ; A broken reed, at best; but, oft, a spear; On its sharp point peace bleeds, and hope expires. Turn, hopeless thought! turn from her: — Thought repell'd Resenting rallies, and wakes ev'ry woe.... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...friend's expence be wise ; Lean not on earth; 'twill pierce thee to the heart; A broken reed, at best; but, oft, a spear; On its sharp point peace bleeds, and hope expires. Turn, hopeless thought! turn from her:—Thought repell'd Resenting rallies, and wakes ev'ry woe. Snatch'd... | |
 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1805 - 238 pages
...friend's expense be wise: ,ean not on earth ; 'twill pierce thee to the heart; A broken reed at best; but oft a spear : On its sharp point Peace bleeds, and Hope expires. Turn, hopeless thought! turn from her.—Thought repell'd, Resenting rallies, and wakes ev'ry woe.... | |
 | Edward Young, Thomas Park - 1808 - 336 pages
...friend's expense be wise : Lean not on earth ; 'twill pierce thee to the heart ; A broken reed at best ; but oft a spear : On its sharp point Peace bleeds, and Hope expires. Turn, hopeless thought ! turn from her. — Though t Resenting rallies, and wakes every woe. [repell'd,... | |
 | Young lady - Psychology - 1809 - 204 pages
...eternal felicity at the hour of death. Lean not on earth, 'twill pierce thy heart, A broken reed at best, but oft' a spear : On its sharp point Peace bleeds, and Hope expires. I have given .the picture of the wise man, but can I say such a one exists; I venture to affirm it... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...friend's expense be wise : Lean not on earth ; 'twill pierce thee to the heart ; A broken reed at best ; but oft a spear : On its sharp point Peace bleeds, and Hope expires. Resenting rallies, and wakes every woe. Snatch 'd ere thy prime! and in thy bridal hour! And when kind... | |
 | James Hervey - Devotional literature - 1809 - 384 pages
...that look out of the * Lean not on earth ; 'twill pierce thee to the heart ; A broken reed at best, but oft a spear; On its .sharp point peace bleeds,' and hope expires. Mgbt Taoughtr, No. tiff 6,2, t 7f MEDITATIONS windows arc darkened;* when even the lighting down of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 554 pages
...friend's expense, be wise; Lean not on Earth ; 'twill pierce thee to the heart; A broken reed, at best; but oft, a spear ; On its sharp point peace bleeds, and hope expires. Turn, hopeless thought ! turn from her :— Thought rcpell'd Resenting rallies, and wakes every woe,... | |
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twill pierce thee to the heart ; A broken reed, at best ; but, oft, a spear ; On its sharp point peace bleeds, and hope expires. 
