 | Edward Young - 1750 - 350 pages
...ready Praife ; At leaft, their own ; their future Selves applauds ; How excellent that Life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own Hands is Folly's...they confign ; The Thing they can't but purpofe, they pojlpone ; 'Tis not in Folly, not to fcorn a Fool ; And fcarce in human Wifdom to do more. All Promife... | |
 | Edward Young - 1750 - 416 pages
...ready Praife ; At leaft, their own ; their future Selves applauds ; How 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 Wijdom they confign ; The Thing they can't butpurpofe, they pofoone ; 'Tis not in Folly 9 not to fcorn... | |
 | Edward Young - 1756 - 430 pages
...ledg'd in Fate's, to Wtfdom they confign ; The Thing they can't but purpofe, they poftpone ;, JTis not in Folly, not to fcorn a Fool ; And fcarce in...do more; All Promife is poor dilatory Man, And that thro' ev'ry Stage : Whert young, indeed, In full Content we, fometimes, nobly reft, Un-anxidus for... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 274 pages
...up ready praife; At kaft their own, their future felves applauds; How excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time, lodg'd in their own hands, is Folly's...a fool, And fcarce in human wifdom to do more. All prornife is poor dilatory man, And that thro' ev'ry ftage : when young, indeed* In full content, we,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1773 - 354 pages
...excellent that 'Life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own Hands is Folly's Vails j That iodg'd in Fate's, to Wifdom they confign ? The Thing they can't but purpofe, they pojipone.» 'Tis not hi Folly, not to from a Fool; And fcarce in human Wifdom to do more. All Promife... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 858 pages
...but purpofe, they pcftpone; 'Tis not in folly, not to fcorn a fool; 419 And fcarce in human ivifdom to do more. All promife is poor dilatory man, And that through every ftage i when young, indeed, In full content we, fometimes, nobly reft, Unanxious for ourfeliies; and only... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pages
...ready praife ; At leaft, their own ; their future felves applauds ; How excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own hands is Folly's...more. • * All Promife is poor dilatory man, And that thro' ev'ry ftage. When young, indeed., In full content, we fometimes nobly reft, Un-anxious for ourfelves... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 280 pages
...ready praife; At leaft, their own; their future felves applaud; 405 How excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own hands is folly's vails; That lodg'dm fates, to 'wifdom they confign ; The thing they can't but purpofe, they poftpone; 'Tis not... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...applaud?. How excellent that life they ne'er will lend ! Time lodg'd in their own hands is Folly's vails j That lodg'd in fate's, to wifdom they confign ; The...poftpone: Tis not in folly not to fcorn a fool; And fcarcc in human wifdom to do more. All promife is poor dilatory man. And that thro' cv'ry ftagc : when... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...readv puifej At At leaft, their own ; their future felves applauds; How 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 wifdom they confign ; The thing they can't but purpofc they poftpone : 'Tis not m folly... | |
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How 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 can't but purpose they postpone. 
