Death! great proprietor of all! 'tis thine To tread out empire, and to quench the stars. — Edward Young
Death! great proprietor of all! 'tis thine To tread out empire, and to quench the stars.
Night Thoughts · 1742
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Young, Edward. Edward Young: Night Thoughts, edited by Stephen Cornford. Cambridge University Press, 2008, Night 1, I. 204.
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Young, Edward. The Complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality. London: R. Dodsley, 1742, Night 1, I. 204.