Edward Young Quotes About Time

Quotes about: Time

• Each moment has its sickle, emulous Of Time's enormous scythe, whose ample sweep Strikes empires from the root.

  Edward Young

  Time, Roots, Empires

  Edward Young (1768). “The Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality: To which is Added, a Paraphrase on Part of the Book of Job..”, p.7

• Time elaborately thrown away.

  Edward Young

  Time, Thrown

  Edward Young, Charles Edward DE COETLOGON (1803). “Night Thoughts ... With notes ... by the Rev. C. E. de Coetlogon ... To which are added the author's poem on the Last Day, the paraphrase on part of the Book of Job [with other poems], and his life”, p.382

• We see time's furrows on another's brow, And death intrench'd, preparing his assault; How few themselves in that just mirror see!

  Edward Young

  Time, Mirrors, Justice

  Edward Young (1813). “Night Thoughts, on Life, Death and Immortality”, p.73

• The bell strikes one. We take no note of time But from its loss.

  Edward Young

  Time, Loss, Bells

  'The Complaint: Night Thoughts' (1742-5) 'Night 1' l. 55

• We push time from us, and we wish him back; * * * * * * Life we think long and short; death seek and shun.

  Edward Young

  Time, Thinking, Long

• 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.

  Edward Young

  Wise, Time, Angel

  Edward Young (1851). “Night thoughts on life, death and immortality: With a memoir of the author, a critical view of his writings, and explanatory notes”, p.76

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