 | William Scott - 1829 - 420 pagina’s
...Humid. 10. 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...Resolves and reresolves — then dies the same.— Young. VII. — Examples n/the principal Emotions and Passsions.— ADMIRATION, CONTEMPT, JOT, GRI-EF,... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pagina’s
...every stage. 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. In human hearts what bolder thought can rise Than man's presumption on to-morrow's dawn. Where is to-morrow... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1829 - 318 pagina’s
...suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty, chides his infamous delay f Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve ; in all the...thought, Resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. 4. And why ? Because he thinks himself immortal, All men think all men mortal, but themselves ; Themselves,... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pagina’s
...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...wounded, like the wounded air, Soon close ; where past the shaft DO trace is found. As from the wing no scar the sky retains, The parted wave no furrow... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pagina’s
...more wise. At thirty man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it ni forty, and reforms his plan ; &* fifty chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose...wounded, like the wounded air, Soon close; where, past the shaft, no trace is found. As from the wing, no scar the sky retains ; The parted wave no furrow... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1830 - 256 pagina’s
...purpose to resolve ; In all the magnanimity of thought, Resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. 4 And why ? Because he thinks himself immortal. All...Themselves, when some alarming shock of fate Strikes thro' their wounded hearts the sudden dread; But their hearts wounded, like the wounded air, Soon close... | |
 | 1849 - 1188 pagina’s
...has described so accurately : — " All men think all men mortal but themselves ; Themselves, wheu some alarming shock of Fate Strikes through their...hearts, wounded like the wounded air, Soon close ; where past the shaft no truce is found. As from the wing no scar the sky retains, The parted wave no furrow... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1832 - 260 pagina’s
...why ? Because he thinks himself immortal. All men think all men mortal, but themselves ; Themselres, when some alarming shock of fate Strikes through their...wounded, like the wounded air, Soon close ; where, past the shaft, no trace is found. As from the wing no scar the sky retains ; The parted wave no furrow... | |
 | Edward Young, William Danby - 1832 - 306 pagina’s
...this, " 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." If this is accompanied with any degree of self-indulgence that is inconsistent with our " plans of... | |
 | James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 pagina’s
...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...wounded, like the wounded air, Soon close; where, past the shaft, no trace is found. As from the wing no scar the sky retains, The parted wave no furrow... | |
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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... 
