 All promise is poor dilatory man, And that through every stage. When young, indeed, In full content we sometimes nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves, and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; Knows...  Watts, A. Philips, West, Collins, Dyer, Shenstone, Young - Side 425redigert av - 1810Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1847 - 526 sider
...Though wrong the mode, comply : more sense is shown In wearing others' follies than our own. YOUNG. 11. 'Tis not in folly not to scorn a fool, And scarce in human wisdom to do more. YOUNG'S Night Thoughts. 12. Men may live fools, but fools they cannot die ! YOUNG'S Night Thoughts.... | |
 | 1847 - 540 sider
...wrong the mode, comply : more sense is shown In wearing others' follies than our own. YOUNG. 11. 'T is not in folly not to scorn a fool, And scarce in human wisdom to do more. YOUNG'S Night Thoughts. 12. Men may live fools, but fools they cannot die ! YOUNG'S Night Thoughts.... | |
 | Edward Young - 1847 - 344 sider
...excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodged in their own hands is folly's vails ; That lodged in fate's, to wisdom they consign ; The thing they can't but purpose, they postpone : 'Tis not iu folly, not to scorn a fool ; And scarce in human wisdom to do more. All promise is poor dilatory... | |
 | John Hunter (of Uxbridge.) - 1848 - 56 sider
...excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodged in their own hands is folly's vails ; That lodged in fate's to wisdom they consign. The thing they can't...young, indeed, In full content we sometimes nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves, and only wish — As duteous sons — our fathers were more wise. At thirty,... | |
 | John Milton, Edward Young - 1848 - 600 sider
...That lodged in Fate's to wisdom they consign ; The thing they can't but purpose they postpone. 410 'Tis not in folly not to scorn a fool, And scarce...young, indeed, In full content we sometimes nobly rest, 415 Unanxious for ourselves, and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirtv... | |
 | Allen Hayden Weld - 1848 - 120 sider
...That lodged in fate's, to wisdom they consign ; The thing they can't but purpose, they postpone : 5 Tis not in- folly, not to scorn a fool ; A.nd scarce...young, indeed, In full content we sometimes nobly rest, 10 Unanxiofts for ourselves ; and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty,... | |
 | John Milton - 1849 - 650 sider
...That lodged in Fate's to wisdom they consign ; The thing they can't but purpose they postpone. 410 'Tis not in folly not to scorn a fool, And scarce...young, indeed, In full content we sometimes nobly rest, 415 Unanxious for ourselves, and only wish, As duteous sons, OUF fathers were more wise. At thirty... | |
 | George Croly - 1849 - 416 sider
...purpose, they postpone. 'Tis not in folly not to scorn a fool ; And scarce in human wisdom to do more. Ail promise is poor dilatory man, And that through every...young, indeed, In full content we sometimes nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves, and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise At thirty, man... | |
 | John Milton - 1850 - 602 sider
...That lodged in Fate's to wisdom they consign ; The thing they can't but purpose they postpone. 410 'Tis not in folly not to scorn a fool, And scarce...young, indeed, In full content we sometimes nobly rest, 415 Unanxious for ourselves, and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1850 - 596 sider
...that life — they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own hands Is folly's vails l That lodg'd in fate's, to wisdom they consign ; The thing they...postpone. Tis not in folly, not to scorn a fool ; And scaree in 1mm an wisdom, to do more. All promise is poor dilatory man, And that through every stage... | |
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