![]() | The complete works, poetry and prose, of the Rev. Edward Young prefixed, a life of the author, by John Doran ... With eight illustrations on steel, and a portrait. In two volumes | ![]() |
The learn'd Lorenzo cries, “And let her weep,—
Weak, modern Reason! Ancient times were wise.
Authority, that venerable guide,
Stands on my part: the famed Athenian Porch
(And who for wisdom so renown'd as they?)
Denied this immortality to man.”
I grant it; but affirm, they proved it too.
A riddle this!—Have patience; I'll explain.
Weak, modern Reason! Ancient times were wise.
Authority, that venerable guide,
Stands on my part: the famed Athenian Porch
(And who for wisdom so renown'd as they?)
Denied this immortality to man.”
I grant it; but affirm, they proved it too.
A riddle this!—Have patience; I'll explain.
![]() | The complete works, poetry and prose, of the Rev. Edward Young prefixed, a life of the author, by John Doran ... With eight illustrations on steel, and a portrait. In two volumes | ![]() |