 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
 | Quotations, English - 1847 - 526 pages
...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.... | |
 | Quotations, English - 1847 - 540 pages
...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 pages
...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.) - English language - 1848 - 56 pages
...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 pages
...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 - English language - 1848 - 120 pages
...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 pages
...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 - English poetry - 1849 - 416 pages
...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 pages
...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 - English poetry - 1850 - 596 pages
...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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