 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...ready praise ; At least, 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 Wisdom they consign ; The thing they can't but purpose, they postpone* 'Tis not in Folly, not to scorn... | |
 | Edward Young, Thomas Park - 1808 - 336 pages
...ready praise ; At least 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 wisdom they consign ; The thing they can't but purpose, they postpone. Tis not in folly not to scorn... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...ready praise; At least, their own ; their future selves applaud;How excellent that life they ne'er will lead! Time lodg'd in their own hands is folly's vails; That lodg'd in fates, to wisdom they consign ; The thing they can't but purpose, they postpone; Tis not in folly,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...ready praise; At least their own ; their future selves applands, 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. Tis not in folly not to scorn... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...ready praise ; At least their own; their future selves applauds; How excellent that life they ne'er s to stray Fantastic ivy's gadding spray. At lo wisdom they consign. All promise is poor dilatory man, [deed,, id that thro' every stage : when... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...ready praise ; At least, 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 wisdom they consign i The things they can't but purpose, they postpone. Tis not in folly, not to scorn... | |
 | Edward Young - 1810 - 278 pages
...ready praise ; At least 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 !n.|i;'d in Fate's, to wisdom they consign ; The thing they can't but purpose they postpone; Tis not... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1811 - 286 pages
...Time lodged in their own hands is folly's vails 5. That lodged in fate's, to wildom they configh ; The thing they can't but purpofe, they poftpone. 'Tis not in folly, not to fcorn a fool ; And icarce in human wifdom to do more. 'All promife is poor dilatory man ; And that thro' ev'ry ftage.... | |
 | Edward Young - 1811 - 302 pages
...ready praise ; At least, 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 wisdom they consign ; The thing they can't but purpose, they postpone ; 'Tis not in folly, not to scorn... | |
 | Edward Young - 1812 - 814 pages
...ready praise; At least 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 wisdom they consign ; The thing they can't but purpose they postpone. 'Tis not in folly not to scorn... | |
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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. 
