A grieving poet meditates through the dark hours on death, immortality, and the consolations of Christian faith.
Books that mention Night Thoughts (2)
Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy: “A faint gleam of humour passed over her face as she said: "Bring Beaumont and Fletcher's Maid's Tragedy, and the Mourning Bride, and let me see -- Night Thoughts, and the Vanity of Human Wishes."”
Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol: “For his part, the Postmaster went in more for philosophy, and diligently perused such works as Young's Night Thoughts, and Eckharthausen's A Key to the Mysteries of Nature; of which latter work he would make copious extracts, though no one had the slightest notion what they referred to.”