Edward Young

Edward Young (June 1681 – 5 April 1765) was an English poet, best remembered for Night Thoughts.

Read more about Edward Young:  Early Life, Literary Career, Night Thoughts, German Connections, Clerical Career, Other Works

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    But ‘tis a common proof
    That lowliness is young ambition’s ladder,
    Whereto the climber-upward turns his face;
    But when he once attains the upmost round
    He then unto the ladder turns his back,
    Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees
    By which he did ascend.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)