Project Gutenberg 2010-07-14 Public domain in the USA. 2346 Young, Edward 1683 1765 Young, E. (Edward) Gilfillan, George 1813 1878 Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night-Thoughts Produced by Delphine Lettau, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Young's Night Thoughts" by Edward Young is a philosophical poem written in the early 18th century. The work consists of a series of meditations on life, death, and immortality, presented through the lens of personal loss and existential reflection. As the narrative unfolds, the speaker grapples with profound themes of human existence and spiritual inquiry, drawing the reader into a contemplative journey. At the start of the poem, we find the speaker emerging from a troubled sleep, grappling with feelings of despair and the weight of existence. He reflects on the nature of night as a time of silence and darkness, prompting thoughts of mortality and the immensity of fate. The opening lines set the stage for a deep exploration of the human condition, as the speaker contemplates life's brevity and the eternal struggle between hope and despair. He questions the very essence of humanity, acknowledging both the grandeur and the fragility of life, while inviting readers to ponder the significance of time and the inevitability of death. This sets a somber yet thought-provoking tone that resonates throughout the poem. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English poetry Didactic poetry, English PR Text Category: Poetry Category: British Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 780199 2025-08-13T11:41:00.782367 text/html 787876 2010-07-14T10:13:12 text/html 333768 2025-08-13T11:41:17.713327 application/epub+zip 342822 2025-08-13T11:41:05.230356 application/epub+zip 334056 2025-08-13T11:41:03.272348 application/epub+zip 647772 2025-08-13T11:41:24.705291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 645199 2025-08-13T11:41:16.392345 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 618575 2022-09-15T08:15:33.434806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 589223 2025-08-13T11:40:57.911395 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 589185 2010-07-14T10:13:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 589190 2010-07-14T10:13:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21324 2025-08-13T11:41:24.887242 application/rdf+xml 14785 2025-08-13T11:41:03.915391 image/jpeg 3894 2025-08-13T11:41:03.583364 image/jpeg 230770 2010-07-14T10:13:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 249501 2010-07-14T10:13:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 230722 2010-07-14T10:13:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 323300 2025-08-13T11:41:00.837415 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia