Edward Young Quotes


Oh, how portentous is prosperity! How comet-like, it threatens while it shines.


Citations

Young, Edward. The Complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality. A. Millar and R. Dodsley, 1750, p. 150.

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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.