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This volume presents a long, meditative poem that contemplates profound questions about life, death, and the possibility of immortality. The work is structured as a series of nocturnal reflections, using the quiet of night as a backdrop for philosophical and spiritual inquiry. The text is supplemented by a brief account of the author's life, providing context for the poem's composition. Additionally, the book includes a paraphrase of a section from the Book of Job, a biblical book known for its exploration of suffering and divine justice, rendered in verse. The combined contents offer a cohesive exploration of human mortality and the search for meaning beyond earthly existence.
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“And all may do what has by man been done.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“The weak have remedies, the wise have joys; superior wisdom is superior bliss.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“Less base the fear of death than fear of life.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“The first sure symptom of a mind in health Is rest of heart and pleasure felt at home.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“He sins against this life, who slights the next.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“The purpose firm is equal to the deed”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“The course of Nature is the art of God”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“Truth never was indebted to a lie”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“Revere thyself, and yet thyself despise”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“Wishing of all employments is the worst”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“What ardently we wish, we soon believe.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“He mourns the dead who lives as they desire.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“Woes cluster. Rare are solitary woes; They love a train, they tread each other's heel.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“Death loves a shining mark, a signal blow.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“Take God from nature, nothing great is left.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“Nature delights in progress; in advance.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm, "That all men are about to live."”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“Inhumanity is caught from man, From smiling man.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner on the bounties of an hour?”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“A land of levity is a land of guilt.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“Body and soul, like peevish man and wife, United jar, and yet are loth to part.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“Ocean into tempest wrought, To waft a feather, or to drown a fly.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“We bleed, we tremble; we forget, we smile - The mind turns fool, before the cheek is dry”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“Britannia's shame! There took her gloomy flight, On wing impetuous, a black sullen soul . Less base the fear of death than fear of life. O Britain! infamous for suicide.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“The spider's most attenuated thread Is cord, is cable, to man's tender tie On earthly bliss; it breaks at every breeze.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“Joys season'd high, and tasting strong of guilt.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“Poor in abundance, famish'd at a feast.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“[The] public path of life Is dirty.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“How blessings brighten as they take their flight.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“A soul without reflection, like a pile Without inhabitant, to ruin runs.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job
“The clouds may drop down titles and estates, and wealth may seek us, but wisdom must be sought.”
Source: Night thoughts on life death and immortality ... to which are added the life of the author and a paraphrase on part of the Book of Job