 tis madness to defer; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life Procrastination is the thief of time ; Year after year it steals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of...  Night Thoughts, on Life, Death, and Immortality - Page 18by Edward Young - 1802 - 361 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1816 - 328 pages
...low'rds tbee hath done his part ; do thine." I MILTON. SECTION IX. , On Procrastination. Be wise to day ; 'tis madness to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent...time. Year after year it steals, till all are fled ; AIM], to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. Of man's miraculous... | |
 | Timothy East - 1817 - 246 pages
...present, as the " accepted time," the day of salvation. " Be wise" to-day ; 'tis mndness to defer j Next day the fatal Precedent will plead ; ' Thus on,...of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene."LETTER II. JF thc objections which arc sometimes adMinced to deter you from becoming decidedly... | |
 | Thornhill Kidd - 1817 - 804 pages
...opportunity of profitable consideration is the moment of life, and this how short ! " Be wise to day ; 'tis madness to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead; Thus on, (ill wisdom is push'd out of life." Fourthly, The aversion of man to this duty implies its importance,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1817 - 356 pages
...remains of thee; Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be. Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to dgfer ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is pushed out of life. This is called the Heroic measure. In its simplest form it consists of five Iambuses... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1818 - 338 pages
...of an enigma or repartee in verse. The well known lines on Procrastination are in his best manner: " Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer; Next day the...moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live," For ever on the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1818 - 320 pages
...alone remains of thce ; 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be. Be wise to-day, 'tis madn£ss to defer : Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is pushed out of life. This is called the Heroic measure. In its simplest form it consists of five Iambuses;... | |
 | Daniel Jaudon - Art and science - 1820 - 236 pages
...A heap of dust alone remains of thee; Tis all thou art. and all the proud shall be. Be wise to day; 'tis madness to defer; Next day the fatal precedent...plead; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Give an example of Trochaic verst* Restless mortals toil for nought; Bliss in vain from earth is sought;... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - English language - 1820 - 388 pages
...consists Iamhuses. A heap of dust alone remains of thee ; 'Tis all thou art and all the proud shall he. Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer; Next day the...fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is pushed out of life. Ois. This is called the heroic measure. In its simplest form it consists of 6ve... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Anthologies - 1821 - 280 pages
...summon all ; For God towards thee hath done his part ; do thine." SECTION IX. &n Procrastination. . BE wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer : Next day the...till all are fled; And to the mercies of a moment leases The vast concerns of an eternal scene. . Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears For ever on... | |
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