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
| David Nichol Smith - 1926 - 744 sider
...excellent that Life they ne'er will lead ? Time lodg'd in their own hands is F0//y's Vails ; That lodg'd in Fate's, to Wisdom they consign ; The thing they...more : All Promise is poor dilatory man, And that thro' every Stage : When young, indeed, In full content, we sometimes nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves... | |
| John Matthews Manly - 1926 - 928 sider
...excellent that life they ne'er will lead. Time lodg'd in their own hands is folly's vails ; 2 That lodg'd nward. What supports me, dost thou ask? The conscience,4 friend, to have lost them overplied ю In 410 All promise is poor dilatory man, And that through every stage : when young, indeed, In full content... | |
| Tom Peete Cross, Clement Tyson Goode - 1927 - 1432 sider
...Time lodged in their own hands is folly's vails; That lodged in Fate's, to wisdom they consign; 'T is laughing said to me: 'Pipe a song about a Lamb!' So I piped with merry ch 410 All promise is poor dilatory man, And that through every stage: when young, indeed In full content... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1928 - 374 sider
...excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own hands is Folly's vails : That lodg'd in Fate's, to Wisdom they consign ; The thing they...indeed, In full content we, sometimes, nobly rest, Un-anxious for ourselves ; and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty man... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1928 - 406 sider
...excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own hands is Folly's vails : That lodg'd in Fate's, to Wisdom they consign ; The thing they...purpose, they postpone. 'Tis not in Folly, not to scom a fool ; And scarce in human Wisdom to do more. All Promise is poor dilatory man, And that through... | |
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