Young's Night Thoughts by Edward Young
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"Young's Night Thoughts" by Edward Young is a long poem published in nine parts between 1742 and 1745. The work records the poet's reflections on death as he mourns the loss of his wife and friends while contemplating human frailties. Written in blank verse across nine "nights," the poem explores themes of life, death, and immortality. It includes the famous line "procrastination is the thief of time" and was later illustrated with
notable engravings by William Blake in 1797. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Young, Edward, 1683-1765 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Gilfillan, George, 1813-1878 |
| Title |
Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night-Thoughts |
| Credits |
Produced by Delphine Lettau, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English poetry |
| Subject | Didactic poetry, English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 33156 |
| Release Date | Jul 14, 2010 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1394 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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