| English literature - 1743 - 642 pages
...tillwifdom is puß'd out of life : Procrailination is the thief of Time, Tear after year it fleals, till all are fled. And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vafl concebís of an eternal fcene . If not fo frequent, would not this beßrange? That 'tij fofretpunt,... | |
| Edward Young - Bible - 1750 - 416 pages
...; 'tis Madnefs to defer ; Next Day the fatal Precedent will plead ; B 2 Thus 20 ^COMPLAINT: Night K Thus on, till Wifdom is pufh'd out of Life, Procraftination...of a Moment leaves The vaft Concerns of an eternal Scene. If not fo frequent, would not This be ftrange ? Tkat 'tis fo frequent* This is ftranger ftilL... | |
| Edward Young - Bible - 1750 - 350 pages
...Next Day the fatal Precedent will plead ; Thus on, till Wifdom is pufh'd out of Life. Procrajlinatien is the Thief of Time ; Year after Year it fteals,...of a Moment leaves The vaft Concerns of an eternal Scene. If not fo frequent, would not This be ftrange ? That 'tis fo frequent, This is ftranger ftill.... | |
| Edward Young - Apologetics - 1756 - 430 pages
...Day the fatal Precedent will plead • Thus on, till Wifdofn is pufh'd put of Lrfe^ Procrqftination is the Thief of Time ; Year after Year it fteals, till all are fted* And to the Mercies of a Moment leaves The vaft Cdneerns of an eternal Scene. If not fo frequent,... | |
| Edward Young - Bible - 1773 - 354 pages
...Next Day the fatal Precedent will plead; Thus on, till Wifiiom is pufh'd out of Life.. Procraftiuation is the Thief of Time; Year after Year it fteals, till...are fled,. And to the Mercies of a Moment leaves: ' i he vaft Concerns of an eternal Scene.. If not fo frequent, would not This be ftrange ? That 'tis... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 858 pages
...Next day the fatal precedent will plead; Thus on, till wifdom is pufh'd out of life. Pracraftination is the thief of time ; Year after year it fteals,...all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves 395' The vaft concerns of an eternal fcene. If not fo frequent, would not This be ftrange ? That 'tis... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...And one unbounded SPRING encircle all, THOMSOS. CHAP. XXIII. ON PROCRASTINATION. T> E wife to day ; 'tis madnefs to defer ; •*-^ Next day the fatal...moment leaves The vaft concerns of an eternal fcene. Of man's miraculous miftakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live," For ever on the... | |
| John Adams - English poetry - 1789 - 376 pages
...fair ideas all her fancy fill. M&s. BARBAULD, T 3° 1 SECT. XVIII. ON PROCRASTINATION. E wife to day ; 'tis madnefs to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent...moment leaves The vaft concerns of an eternal fcene. Of man's miraculous miftakes, this bears The palm, That all men are about to live, For ever on the... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 280 pages
...Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wifdom is pum'd out of life. Procrfi/fination is the thief of time ; Year after year it fteals,...all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves 395 The vaft concerns of an eternal fcene. If not fo frequent, would not This be ftrange ? That 'tis... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...to-day ; 'tis madncfs to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wifdom is pum'd arc fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vaft concerns of an eternal fcene. If not fo frequent,... | |
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