 All promise is poor dilatory man, And that through every stage. When young, indeed, In full content we sometimes nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves, and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; Knows...  Watts, A. Philips, West, Collins, Dyer, Shenstone, Young - Page 425edited by - 1810Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 470 pages
...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. When young, indeed, In full content we sometimes nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves,... | |
 | 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 - 1802 - 416 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...do more. All promise is poor dilatory man, And that thro' ev'ry stage : When young, indeed, In full content we, sometimes, nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves-,... | |
 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1802 - 412 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...do more. All promise is poor dilatory man, And that thro' ev'ry stage : When young, indeed, In full content we, sometimes, nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves;... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own hand's is Folly's vails; That lodg'd in Jale's, to wisdom they consign; The thing they can't but purpose,...do more. All promise is poor dilatory man, And that thro' ev'ry stage: When young, indeed, In full content we, sometimes, nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves-,... | |
 | Edward Young - English literature - 1802 - 402 pages
...; 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...do more. All promise is poor dilatory man, And that thro' ev'ry stage: When young, indeed, In full content we, sometimes, nobly rest, Unarixious for ourselves;... | |
 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1805 - 238 pages
...excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own hands is Folly's vails; That kxlg'd in Fate's to Wisdom they consign ; The thing they...do more. All promise is poor dilatory man, And that thro' ev'ry stage. When young, indeed/ In full content we sometimes nobly rest, Unanxious 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... | |
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