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 it at forty, and reforms his... Elegant Extracts - Page 115edited by - 1809Full view - About this book
| Extracts - 1828 - 786 pages
...is poor dilatory man, And that thro' every stage ; when young indeed, In full content, we sometimes nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves; and only wish,...purpose to resolve; In all the magnanimity of thought Seattle. Resolves, and re-resolves; then dies the same. YOUNG. Man is formed of two powers, the one... | |
| John Mason - Conduct of life - 1828 - 162 pages
...Gregory Nessene that man wastbemsxrocosmj (the great world,) and the world without, the microcosm. (59) At thirty, man suspects himself a fool, Knows it at...his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose to resolvei In all the magnanimity of thought Resolves, and re-resolves—then dies the same.— JVi'^ftt... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1829 - 216 pages
...poor dilatory man ; And that through ev'ry stage. When young, indeed, In full content we sometimes nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves ; and only wish,...delay ; Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve ;. In ail the magnanimity of thought, Resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. i And why ? Because... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1829 - 420 pages
...The cannons to the heavens, the heavens to earth, Now the king drinks to Hamlet. Trag. of Humid. 10. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it...Resolves and reresolves — then dies the same.— Young. VII. — Examples n/the principal Emotions and Passsions.— ADMIRATION, CONTEMPT, JOT, GRI-EF,... | |
| Laconics - 1829 - 390 pages
...insincerity. — Goldsmith. MDXXXIIL All promise is poor dilatory man, And that through every stage. At thirty man suspects himself a fool, Knows it at...thought Resolves and re-resolves, then dies the same. In human hearts what bolder thought can rise Than man's presumption on to-morrow's dawn. Where is to-morrow... | |
| John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...insincerity. — Goldsmith MDXXXIII. All promise is poor dilatory man, And that through every stage. At thirty man suspects himself a fool, Knows it at...thought Resolves and re-resolves, then dies the same. In human hearts what bolder thought can rise Than man's presumption on to-morrow's dawn. Where is to-morrow... | |
| Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - English language - 1829 - 318 pages
...And that, thro' ev'ry stage. When young, indeed, In full content, we sometimes nobly rest, Urianxious for ourselves; and only wish, As duteous sons, our...reforms his plan ; At fifty, chides his infamous delay f Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve ; in all the magnanimity of thought, Resolves, and re-resolves,... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...dilatory man, And that through every stage. When young, indeed) In full content we sometimes nobly ics't, Unanxious for ourselves, and only wish, As duteous...thought Resolves, and re-resolves ; then dies the same. And why? because he thinks himself immortal. All men think all men mortal but themselves ; Themselves,... | |
| Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1830 - 244 pages
...is poor dilatory man ; And that thro' ev'ry stage. When young, indeed, In full content, we sometimes nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves ; and only wish,...fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fiftv, chides tiis infamous delay ; O 2 Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; In all the magnanimity... | |
| Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...is poor dilatory man. And that through every stage. When young, indeed, In full content we sometimes n his noisy mansion skilled to rale, The village master ftfty, chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve ; In all the magnanimity of... | |
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