That life is long which answers life's great end. - Edward Young

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That life is long which answers life's great end.

Edward Young

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About Edward Young

Edward Young (c. 3 July 1683 – April 5, 1765) was an English poet, best remembered for Night-Thoughts.

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

To frown at pleasure, and to smile in pain.

While man is growing, life is in decrease;
And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb.
Our birth is nothing but our death begun.