 | sir James Allan Park - 1825 - 160 pagina’s
...the poet: " At thirty man suspects himself a fool; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; At fifty chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose...thought; Resolves, and re-resolves ; then dies the same. " Vanity of vanities, " All is vanity, " Says the Preacher, " To which subscribes, " WS" But though... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pagina’s
...wise. At thirty man suspeets himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty ehides t her aneient solitary reign. Beneath those ragged...the turf in many a mouldering heap, Eaeh in his n GRAY— AD 17I6-7I. ODE ON A DISTAKT PROSPECT OF ETON COLI.EOE. YE distant spires, ye antique towers,... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1825 - 316 pagina’s
...to do more. S. All promise is poor dilatory man ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; At fifty, chides his infamous delay ; Pushes his prudent purpose...; In all the magnanimity of thought, Resolves, and re-resofves, then dies the same. 4. And why ? Because he thinks himself immortal, All men think all... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 268 pagina’s
...wise. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty, chides his infamous delay ; Pushes his prudent purpose...Themselves, when some alarming shock of fate Strikes thro' their wouirded hearts the sudden dread : But their hearts wounded, like the wounded air, Soon... | |
 | Edward Young - 1826 - 318 pagina’s
...himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty chides his infamous delay, .420 Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve ; In all the...immortal. All men think all men mortal but themselves ; 42o Themselves, when some alarming shock of Fate Strikes through their wounded hearts the sudden... | |
 | Edward Young - 1826 - 284 pagina’s
...same. And why ? because he thinks himself immortal. All men think all men mortal but themselves ; 425 Themselves, when some alarming shock of Fate Strikes...wounded, like the wounded air, Soon close ; where pass'd the shaft no trace is found. As from the wing no scar the sky retains, 430 The parted wave no... | |
 | Benjamin Humphrey Smart - 1826 - 242 pagina’s
...11. Pray, make no such Jiiss in granting your boon; He doubles his gift, who grants it me soon. 12. All men think all men mortal but themselves ; Themselves,...through their wounded hearts the « .'• sudden dread. ' 1& "'"'• - ; r-'"^— Or sink or swim : ~ Send Danger from the east unto the ivest, So Honour cross... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 pagina’s
...At thirty man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty, chines his infamous delay ; Pushes his prudent purpose to...'.thought, Resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. 4. And why ? Because he thinks himself immortal, All men think ail men mortal but themselves ; Themselves,... | |
 | George Crabb - 1826 - 768 pagina’s
...to-morrow.' JOHNSON. The symptom or prognostic of an evil is dreaded as if the evil itself were present ; All men think all men mortal but themselves, Themselves,...fate Strikes through their wounded hearts the sudden drtad. YOUNG. Apprehend respects things only ; fear and dread relate to persons as well as things :... | |
 | Lindley Murray, John Walker - 1826 - 314 pagina’s
...resolve ; in all the magnanimity of thought, Resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. 4. And why 1 Because he thinks himself immortal. All men think...Themselves, when some alarming shock of fate Strikes thro' their wounded hearts the sudden dread ; But their hearts wounded, like the wounded air, Soon... | |
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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 plan; At fifty chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve ; In all the... 
