Edward Young Quotes


Insatiate archer! could not one suffice? Thy shaft flew thrice, and thrice my peace was slain; And thrice, ere thrice yon moon had filled her horn.


Citations

Young, Edward. The Complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality. A. Millar and R. Dodsley, 1750, p. 13.

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Edward Young
Edward Young
  • Born: July 3, 1683
  • Died: April 5, 1765
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Poet

Edward Young was an English poet, critic, philosopher and theologian, best remembered for Night-Thoughts.