 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 - Page 425edited by - 1810Full view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1828 - 262 pages
...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...not in folly, not to scorn a fool ; And scarce in numan wisdom to do more. 3. All promise is poor dilatory man ; And that through ev'ry stage. When young,... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - English language - 1829 - 318 pages
...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 can't but purpose, they postpone. 'Tis not in foily, not to scorn a fool ; And scarce in human wbdom to do more. S. All promise is poor dilatory... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own hands is Folly's vails ; That lodg'd in Fate's to wisdem they consign ; The thing they can't but purpose, they...young, indeed) In full content we sometimes nobly ics't, Unanxious for ourselves, and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...lodg'd in fate's, to wisdom they consign; The thing they can't but purpose t they postpone ; 'T is not in folly, not to scorn a fool ; And scarce in...indeed, In full content, we, sometimes, nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves ; and only wish, As duteous sous, oar fathers were more wise. At thirty man... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...they consign ; The thing they can't but purpose, they postpone. 'Tie not in folly not to всогп a fool. And scarce in human wisdom to do more All...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1830 - 244 pages
...lodjr'd in fate's, to wisdom they consign; x The thing they can't but purpose, they postpona. "Fis not in folly, not to scorn a fool ; And scarce in human wisdom to do more. I. All promise is poor dilatory man ; And that thro' ev'ry stage. When young, indeed, In full content,... | |
 | George Edmonds (of Birmingham.) - English language - 1832 - 122 pages
...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 can-t but...more. All promise is poor dilatory man ; And that thro ev-ry stage. When young, indeed, In full content, we sometimes nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves... | |
 | John J. Harrod - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...excellent that life they ne'er will lead! 3. Time lodg'd in their own hands is folly's vails; That lodg'd in fate's, to wisdom they consign; The thing they...can't but purpose, they postpone 'Tis not in folly, riot to scorn a fool; And scarce in human wisdom to do more. , All promise is poor dilatory man; And... | |
 | James Hedderwick - Oratory - 1833 - 232 pages
...excellent that life they ne'er will lead! Time, lodged in their own hands, is folly's veil; That, lodged in fate's, to wisdom they consign; The thing they...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... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - Readers - 1835 - 302 pages
...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, Unanxious for ourselves : and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty, man... | |
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