. Night thoughts. E])WAM])YoiTNG 1X1>. London Published Feb. ifiyq8, by , BbWc EDVARD YOFS(;, ////// //// y//r ft/ ///f • /ff//f>/ d. T, HUPT [,v>STA I. I. , X/JiO. I . I [OliB or ;v , (7>() 81 V THE AUTHORS PREFACE. JjlS the occasion of this Poem xvas real, not ficti-tious; so the method pursued in it was rather im-posed, by what spontaneously arose in the Authorsmind, on that occasion, than meditated, or will appear very probable from the nature ofit. For it differs from the common mode of poetry,which is, from long narration to draw short
. Night thoughts. E])WAM])YoiTNG 1X1>. London Published Feb. ifiyq8, by , BbWc EDVARD YOFS(;, ////// //// y//r ft/ ///f • /ff//f>/ d. T, HUPT [,v>STA I. I. , X/JiO. I . I [OliB or ;v , (7>() 81 V THE AUTHORS PREFACE. JjlS the occasion of this Poem xvas real, not ficti-tious; so the method pursued in it was rather im-posed, by what spontaneously arose in the Authorsmind, on that occasion, than meditated, or will appear very probable from the nature ofit. For it differs from the common mode of poetry,which is, from long narration to draw short , on the contrary, the narrative is short, andthe morality arising from, it, makes the bulk of thePoem. The reason of it is, that the facts men-tioned, did naturally pour these moral reflectionson the thought of the writer. THE LIFE OF DR. YOUNG. Jl HE pen of biography cannot be better employed,than in the service of an author, who displayed emi-nent genius and abilities in the cause of virtue andreligion. Such was Dr. Young, the subject of theseMemoirs. His father, whose name was also Edward Young,was Fellow of Winchester College, Rector ofUpham
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