 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1835 - 568 pages
...tipple ; Come, come, no more delay, no more excuses, The stuff we ask you for, at once produce us. Lose this day loitering — 'twill be the same story To-morrow — and the next more dilatory ; Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting o'er lost days. Are you in earnest?... | |
 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1835 - 610 pages
...tipple ; Come, come, no more delay, no more excuses, The stuff we ask you for, at once produce us. Lose this day loitering — 'twill be the same story To-morrow — and the next more dilatory ; Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting o'er lost days. Are you in earnest?... | |
 | Robert Bailey Thomas - 1841 - 522 pages
...far less motive than the riders at the donkey race. DECIDE AND ACT. Loci this day, loitering, 't will be the same story To-morrow, and the next more dilatory...own delays, And days are lost, lamenting o'er lost Jays. Are 701 in earnest 1 Seize this very minute ! What you can do, or dream you can. begin ill Boldness... | |
 | 1876 - 516 pages
...abroad. The chief need is prompt and decisive action. " Lose this day loitering, — 'twill be tho same story To-morrow, and the next more dilatory ;...brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting other days. Are you in earnest ? Seize this very minute, What you can do, or dream you can, begin it... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, Timothy Flint, John Holmes Agnew - 1842 - 618 pages
...same story To-morrow, and the next mortj dilatory ; The indecision bring* its own delays, And t! i \ - are lost, lamenting o'er lost days. Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute ! What you can do, or dream you can, begin it ; Boldness has geniu«, power, and magic in it ! Only engage, and then the... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, Timothy Flint, John Holmes Agnew - 1842 - 646 pages
...youth in idle lamentation ? 'Lose this day loitering, 'twill be the same atory To-morrow, and tlie next more dilatory ; The indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost, lamenting o'er lost dnys. 'Are you in earnest ? Seize this very minute ! What you can do, or dream you can, begin it ;... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, Timothy Flint, John Holmes Agnew - 1842 - 628 pages
...more dilatory ; "I'll' indecision bring* its own delays, And days are lost, lamenting o'er Гон! days. Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! What you can do, or dream you can, beçin it ; ВоЫпенз has genius, power, mid magic in it ! Only engage, and then... | |
 | 1874 - 590 pages
...must labour, or ntver. Present opportunities will soon be '.buried in the dead past. Time flies ! " Are you in earnest ? Seize this very minute: What you can do, or think yon can, begin it; Only engage, and then the mind grows heated; Begin it, and the work may be completed."... | |
 | University magazine - 1845 - 772 pages
...inspiration ; But onco assume the poet, then the fire From heaven will come to kindlo and inspire. Lose this day loitering — 'twill be the same story To-morrow, and the next more dilatory; Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting o'er lost days. Are you in earnest... | |
 | George Washington Light - 1847 - 398 pages
...TO THE SLUGGISH. FROM GOETHE. LOSE this day loitering — 't will be the same story To-morrow, and next more dilatory ; The indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting over days. Are you in earnest ? Seize this very minute ! What you can do, or dream you can, begin it;... | |
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twill be the same story To-morrow — and the next more dilatory ; Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting o'er lost days. Are you in earnest? seize this very minute — What you can do, or dream you can, begin it, Boldness... 
