Edward Young - Heaven Quotes

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'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours,
And ask them what report they bore to heaven.

Edward Young

Early, bright, transient, chaste as morning dew,
She sparkled, was exhal'd and went to heaven.

Edward Young

The booby father craves a booby son,
And by Heaven's blessing thinks himself undone.

Edward Young

Time flies, death urges, knells call, Heaven invites,
Hell threatens.

Edward Young

The chamber where the good man meets his fate
Is privileg'd beyond the common walk
Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of heaven.

Edward Young

Heaven's Sovereign saves all beings but himself
That hideous sight,—a naked human heart.

Edward Young

Praise, more divine than prayer; prayer points our ready path to heaven; praise is already there.

Edward Young