 Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise: He, who defers this work from day to day, Does on a river's bank expecting stay Till the whole stream that stopp'd him shall be gone, Which runs, and as it runs, for ever shall run on.  The National School Magazine - Page 1321825Full view - About this book
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 pages
...line can equal : Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise: He, who defers this work from day to day, Does on a river's bank expecting stay Till the whole stream that stopp'd him shall be gone, Which runs, and as it runs, for ever shall run on. Cowley was, I believe,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...line can equal : Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise: He, who defers this work from day to day, Does on a river's bank expecting stay Till the whole stream that stopp'd him shall be gone, Which runs, and, as it runs, for ever shdtl run on. Cowley was, I believe,... | |
 | 1814 - 984 pages
...FOUND.— ISAIAH Iv. 6. BEGIN, be bold, and venture to be wise! He who defers this work, from day to day, Does on a river's bank expecting stay, Till the whole stream that stopp'd him shall begone, Which runs— and as it runs, for ever shall run on. COWLEY. STANZAS. From... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pages
...line can equal. Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise : He, who defers this work from day to day, Does on a river's bank expecting stay Till the whole stream that stopp'd him shall be gone, Which runs, and, as it runs, for ever shall run on. Cowley was, I believe... | |
 | Aesopus - 1818 - 428 pages
...his work from day to day, Docs on a river's brink expecting stay, 'Till the whole stream which stopt him shall be gone, Which, as it runs, for ever will run on." INDOLENCE is like a stream which flows slowly on, but yet it undermines every virtue; it rusts the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pages
...line can equal : Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise : He, who defers this work from day to day, Does on a river's bank expecting stay Till the whole stream that stopp'd him shall be gone, Which runs, and, as it rum, forever shall run on. Cowley was, I believe,... | |
 | 1820 - 208 pages
...happy specimen : Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise : He who defers this work from day to day, Does on a river's bank expecting stay, Till the whole stream that stopp'd him shall be gone, Which runs, and, as it runs, for ever shall run on. L 2 It is a high commendation... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 pages
...line can equal : Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise : He, who defers this work from day to day, Does on a river's bank expecting stay Till the whole stream that stopp'd him shall be gone, Which runs, and, as it runs, for ever shall run on. Cowley was, I believe,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 pages
...English Une can equal. Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise : He who defers this work from day to day, Does on a river's bank expecting stay Till the whole stream that Uopp'd him shall be gone, Which runs, and, as it runs, for ever shall run on. Cowley was, I believe,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 348 pages
...line can equal : Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise : He, who defers this work from day to day, Does on a river's bank expecting stay Till the whole stream that stopped him shall be gone, Which runs, and, as it runs, for ever shall rim on. Cowley was, I believe,... | |
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