Lista de Poemas
Los remordimientos suplen la justicia
La fortuna de los ricos, la gloria de los héroes. Todo acaba en un: a quí yace
La vanidad puede estar unida con un bien natural, pero la envidia supone siempre perversidad en el corazón
La vanidad es hija legítima y necesaria de la ignorancia. El hombre es un ciego que no sabe verse a sí mismo
El choque de las opiniones contrarias hace desaparecer los visos de la verdad
Se oscurece el sol al mediodía y enmudece la música del alba cuando hay tristeza en el corazón
Los labios que tocan licor no deben tocar los míos
Sólo el hombre que nada espera es verdaderamente libre
Los hombres creen que todos los hombres son mortales, menos ellos
Experiencia es el resultado de nuestras épocas en horas pasadas
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Edward Young was an English poet and literary critic, best known for his ambitious blank verse poem 'The Complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality,' commonly known as 'Night-Thoughts.' Born in Upham, Hampshire, he was educated at Winchester College and All Souls College, Oxford, where he became a fellow. He pursued a career in the church, eventually becoming rector of Welwyn in Hertfordshire. While Young wrote several other works, including satires and tragedies, 'Night-Thoughts' was his most influential and popular work, profoundly shaping the themes and style of the 'graveyard school' of poetry and influencing European Romanticism. His life was characterized by literary pursuits and clerical duties. He died in 1765 in Welwyn.