 The bell strikes one. We take no note of time, But from its loss. To give it then a tongue, Is wise in man. As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours: Where are they?  Guy Mannering, Or, The Astrologer - Page 224by Walter Scott - 1815 - 358 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...pour'd On this devoted head, be pour'd in vain. The bell strikes one — We take no note of time, 55 But from its loss — To give it then a tongue, Is...— As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours : Where are they? With the years beyond the flood.... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...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...man. As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours: Where are they? With the years beyond the flood.... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...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...man. As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours: Where are they? With the years beyond the flood.... | |
 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1802 - 412 pages
...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...man. As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours : Where are they? With the years beyond the flood.... | |
 | Edward Young - English literature - 1802 - 402 pages
...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...man. As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours: Where are they? With the years beyond the flood.... | |
 | James Burgh - Elocution - 1804 - 308 pages
...MEDITATION. From Young's NIGHT THOUGHTS, Alarm. A HE clock strikes one. We take no note of time, But by its loss. To give it then a tongue Is wise in man. As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours. Where are they ?— With the years beyond the... | |
 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1805 - 238 pages
...vengeance, pour'd ()n 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...man. As if an angel spoke I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours. Where are they ? With the years beyond the flood.... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 284 pages
...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 man. As if an angel spoke, 1 feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of- my departed hours: Where-are they ? With... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...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...man. As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours : Where are they? With the years beyond the flood.... | |
 | Edward Young, Thomas Park - 1808 - 336 pages
...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...man. As if an angel spoke I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours. Where are they? With the years beyond the flood.... | |
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