Description: THE COMPLAINT : OR, NIGHT THOUGHTS. BY EDWARD YOUNG, D. D. ‗‗‗‗ LONDON :JOHN SHARPE____M DCCC XXIII(half-title and all ‘nights’ title pages dated 1817) DESCRIPTION(ii) + xii + 324pp + (ii)Book measures 165mm x 105mm approximately.Very handsomely bound in full medium polished tan calf. Spine with four slightly raised tooled bands with elaborate gilt decoration to gilt-boxed compartments and maroon title and author label. Boards with gilt fillet borders plus extensive blind-tooled classical work and central gilt boxed panel with further decoration and elaborate gilt cornices. Gilt inner fillet border. Marbled end-papers and paste-downs, all page edges marbled. Tissue-guarded engraving to half-title plus further tissue-guarded engravings to title page of each ‘night’ (chapter).CONDITIONBinding is holding quite firm but with wear and rubbing to both hinges. Spine foot and head with slight losses and loose calf. Boards exhibit minor surface scratches, small marks and scuffs, some wear and mild bumping to corners. Small crease to lower front board corner.Internally the pages are in reasonably clean condition, with uniform age-toning and moderate browning. Some pages randomly exhibit occasional spots and marks. Engraving pages more heavily stained and spotted. Front end-paper hinge cracked and a little weaker therefore. Small neat previous owner signature to front end-paper.Please always refer to photo images for a clearer indication of condition.We are always happy to provide further photo images if required.INTERESTINGEdward Young (1683 – 1765) was an English poet, critic, philosopher and theologian, best remembered for the Night-Thoughts which was one of the most printed works of the eighteenth century and was a huge success, being translated into many languages.The Complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality, better known simply as Night-Thoughts, is a long poem by Edward Young published in nine parts (or "nights") between 1742 and 1745.The poem is written in blank verse. It describes the poet's musings on death over a series of nine "nights" in which he ponders the loss of his wife and friends, and laments human frailties. The best-known line in the poem (at the end of "Night I") is the adage "procrastination is the thief of time", which is part of a passage in which the poet discusses how quickly life and opportunities can slip away. Night-Thoughts was illustrated by William Blake in 1797.
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