 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
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1850 - 442 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...they postpone 'Tis not in folly not to scorn a fool ; \acl scarce in human wisdom to do more. YOUNG. "All promise is poor dilatory man, And that through... | |
 | Edward Farr - Iran - 1850 - 346 pages
...late repentance. And yet how many thousands are there who build on that their hopes for eternity ! " All promise is poor dilatory man, And that through...indeed, In full content, we sometimes nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves, and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise ; ftt thirty, man... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 616 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 man... | |
 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1851 - 334 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...And that through every stage : when young, indeed, Tu full content we sometimes nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves ; and only wish, As duteous sons,... | |
 | 1851 - 382 pages
...wrong," ...... — 3 25 4. Punctuate the following, and parse the words in italics : — . . . . . 2 r 'Tis not in folly not to scorn a fool And scarce in...young indeed In full content we sometimes nobly rest Unaxious for ourselves and only wish A> duteous sons our fathers were more wise. . Examination Questions... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English drama (Comedy) - 1876 - 474 pages
...excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own hands in Folly's vails : That lodg'd in Fate's, to Wisdom they consign ; The thing they...young, 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 Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1877 - 576 pages
...lodged in Fate's, to wisdom they consign ; The thing they can't but purpose, they postpone : 'T is not in folly not to scorn a fool, And scarce in human...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... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 466 pages
...How solid all, where change shall bo no more ! All through our lives we look towards a future : — All promise is poor dilatory man, And that through...indeed, In full content, we sometimes nobly rest, TJnanxious for ourselves : and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty man... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - English poetry - 1876 - 840 pages
...fate's, to wisdom they consign; The thing '.hey can't but purpose, they postpone ,* Tis not infoUy, not to scorn a fool ; And scarce in human .wisdom, to do more. All promise is poor dilatory man, And llml through every stage : when young, indeed, In full content we, sometimes, nobly rest, Unanxious... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1877 - 630 pages
...lodged in Fate's, to wisdom they consign ; The thing they can't but purpose, they postpone : 'T is not in folly not to scorn a fool, And scarce in human...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... | |
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