 | Edward Young - Bible - 1750 - 350 pages
...pojlpone ; 'Tis not in Folly, not to fcorn a Fool ; And fcarce in human Wifdom to do more. All Promife is poor dilatory Man, And that thro' ev'ry Stage : When young, indeed,. In full Content we, fometimes, nobly reft, Un-anxious for ourfelves ; and only wifh, As duteous Sons, our Fathers were... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 470 pages
...their own hands is Polly's vails; That lodg'd in Fate's to wisdom they consign ; The thing they cann't but purpose they postpone. 'Tis not in folly not to scorn a fool, 410 And scarce in human wisdom to do more. All promise is poor dilatory man, And that thro' ev'ry stage.... | |
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own hands is Folly's vails ; That lodg'd in Fate's, to Wisdom they consign ; The thing they...postpone : 'Tis not in folly, not to scorn a fool; 410 And scarce in human wisdom to do more. All promise is poor dilatory Man, And that through ev'ry... | |
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...another opportunity of show ng how important to the sense is a particular inflexion on a particular word. 'Tis not In folly not to scorn a fool ; And scarce in human wisdom to do more. If we do not give folly the emphasis with the falling inflexion, the thought will be scarcely intelligible.... | |
 | Edward Young - English literature - 1802 - 402 pages
...excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! ' Time lodg'd in their own hand's is Folly's vails ; That lodg'd in fate's, to wisdom they consign; The thing they can't but purpose, they postpone j 'Tis not in folly, not to scorn a fool; And scarce in human wisdom to do more. All promise is poor... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...thing they can't but purpose , they postpone. 'ris not in Fohy , not to scorn a fool ; And scarce iu human "Wisdom to do more. All promise is poor dilatory man , And that thro' every stage. When young,.indee<3 ,, In full content , we sometimes nobly rest , tin-anxious for ourselves;... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 284 pages
...lodg'd in their own hands is folly's vails; H6w excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! That lodg'd in fate's, to wisdom they consign ; The thing they...scorn a fool; And scarce in human wisdom to do more. AH promise is poor dilatory man, And that thro' ev'ry stage: when young, indeed, In full content we,... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own hands is Folly's vails; That lodg'd in Fate's, to Wisdom they consign; The thing they...purpose, they postpone; 'Tis not in Folly, not to scorn a foot; And scarce in human wisdom to do move. All Promise is poor dilatory man, And that thro' ev'ry... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own hands is Folly's vails ; That lodg'd in Fate's, to Wisdom they consign ; The thing they...more. All promise is poor dilatory man, And that thro' every stage. When young indeed, In full content, we sometimes nobly rest, Un-anxious for ourselves... | |
 | Edward Young, Thomas Park - 1808 - 336 pages
...excellent that life they ne'er will lead! Time lodg'd in their own hands is Folly's vails ; That lodg'd in Fate's to wisdom they consign ; The thing they...do more. All promise is poor dilatory man. And that through every stage. When young, indeed, In full content we sometimes nobly rest, Unanxions for ourselves,... | |
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All pay themselves the compliment to think They one day shall not drivel, and their pride On this reversion takes up ready praise; At least their own their future selves applaud; How excellent that life they ne'er will lead! Time lodged in their own hands... 
