 The Bell strikes One. We take no Note of Time, But from its Loss. To give it then a Tongue, : B5 Is wise in Man.  Proceedings - Page 37by Scotland free church, gen. assembly - 1847Full view - About this book
 | John Huddlestone Wynne - Advice columns - 1807 - 744 pages
...Young's excellent lines on Time to my recollection; they are, in my estimation, uncommonly beautiful. ' We take no note of Time, But from its loss ; to give it then a tunguo Is wise in man. As it' an angel spoke, 1 feel the solemn sound. It heard aright, It is the knell... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 556 pages
...her long arrear: Xor let the pbial of thy vengeance, pour'd On this devoted head, be pour'd in vain. The bell strikes one. We take no note of time But from its loss. To give it then a tongue, [s wise in man. As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the bull of my... | |
 | Andrew M'Kenzie - 1810 - 194 pages
...STANZAS TVKITTEX ON THE EVENING OF THE 3-lST DECEMBER* 1807. -" We take no note of time " But fiorn its loss. To give it then a tongue, " Is wise in man." YOUNG-. HARK! how the fear-inspiring storm Howls thro' the leafless wood ; And heaves, in many a dreadful... | |
 | Edward Young - 1815 - 332 pages
...her long arrear : Nor let the phial of thy vengeance, pour'd On this devoted head, be pour'd in vain. The bell strikes One. We take no note of time But from its loss. To give it, then, a tongue, h wise in man. As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1815 - 358 pages
...his pulse stop, first announced his death to the spectators. CHAPTER XIV. The bell strikes one,—we take no note of time But from its loss. To give it then a tongue IB wise in man. As if an.angel (poke, I feel the solemn sound. YoUHO. THE moral, which the poet has... | |
 | Edward Young - 1816 - 284 pages
...her long arrear: INor let the phial of thy vengeance, pour'd On this devoted head, be pour'd in vain. The bell strikes one. We take no note of time But from its loss: to give it then a tongne Is wise in man. As if an angel spoke, l feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell... | |
 | English poetry - 1817 - 314 pages
...future peace; And think'st thou still thou canst be wise too soon ? sleep Young. THOUGHTS OK TIME. THE BELL strikes One. We take no note of time But from its loss: to give it then a tongue I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, Is wise in man. As if an angel spoke Where are they ? With... | |
 | lady Humdrum (pseud.) - 1820 - 1134 pages
...are always so full of your jokes, brother, you won't help one out ; but Henry knows what I mean." " We take no note of time but from its loss " To give it then a tongue was wise in man." Henry repeated. " Yes, yes, that's it ; but that's not all — there's something... | |
 | 1822 - 430 pages
...now quote some lines which may be read, I think, more than once, yet not tire the ear nor the mind. " The bell strikes one! We take no note of time " But...loss : to give it then a tongue - "Is wise in man" Night 1. There is, I think, much good sense in these lines ; — sense which comes home to our hearts... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 284 pages
...her long arrear: Nor let the phial of thy vengeance, pour'd On this devoted head, be pour'd in vain. The bell strikes one. We take no note of time But...from its loss : to give it then a tongue Is wise in num. As if an angel spoke I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed... | |
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