 | Lindley Murray - 1822 - 312 Seiten
...more wise. At thirty, man suspects himself a fc.nl; Knows it at forty, and reformed is plan; .At fifty chides his infamous delay ; Pushes his prudent purpose...thought, Resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the sane. And why p Because he thinks himselt immortal. All men think all men mortal but themselves; Themselves,... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 234 Seiten
...wise. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool j 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 resolves ; then dies tHfe same. And why? Because he thinks himself immortal. All men think all men... | |
 | 1822 - 430 Seiten
...relapse into their previous indolent security, — •' They start, when some alarming awful shock Strikes through their wounded hearts the sudden dread...hearts wounded, like the wounded air, Soon close." The potteries cannot boast of having produced any noted writers, with the exception of Elijah Fenton,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 Seiten
...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 pass'd the shaft, no trace is found . As from the wing no scar the sky retains, The parted wave no... | |
 | John Walker - 1823 - 406 Seiten
...intelligible. The same may be observed of the word themselves in the second line of the following passage: All men think all men mortal but themselves ; Themselves,...Strikes through their wounded hearts the sudden dread. The following passage will afford an instance of the necessity of adopting the other inflexion on a... | |
 | 1823 - 442 Seiten
...and relapse into their previous indolent security, — " They start, when some alarming awful shock Strikes through their wounded hearts the sudden dread...hearts wounded, like the wounded air, Soon close." The potteries cannot boast of having produced any noted write«, with the exception of Elijah Fenton,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 Seiten
...more wise. At thirty man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty / H08/ GRAY— AD 1716-71. ODE ON A DISTANT PROSPECT OP ETON COLLEGE. Ye distant spires, ye antique towers,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1824 - 308 Seiten
...his infamous delay — Pushes hi- prudent purpose to resolve— In all the magnanimity ol thought, 4. And why ? Because he thinks himself immortal, All...themselves— Themselves, when some alarming shock (if fate Strikes thro' their wounded hearts the sudden dread ; But their hearts wounded, like the wounded... | |
 | Edward Young - 1824 - 356 Seiten
...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...; In all the magnanimity of thought Resolves, and re-resolvea ; then dies the same. And why ? Because he thinks himself immortal. All men think all men... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 Seiten
...wise. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At tifty, chides his infamous delay ; Pushes his prudent purpose...Themselves, when some alarming shock of fate Strikes thro' their wounded hearts the sudden dread Bot their hearts wounded, like the wounded air, Soon close... | |
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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... 
