 tis madness to defer; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life Procrastination is the thief of time ; Year after year it steals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of...  Night Thoughts, on Life, Death, and Immortality - Page 18by Edward Young - 1802 - 361 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 pages
...MILTOH. -SECTION IX. On procrastination. , BE *wise to-day 4 'tis madness to defer : Next day the i'atal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Procrastination is the thief ot lime. Y> ar after year it steals, till all are fled; And, to the mercies ot a moment leaves The... | |
 | Edward Young - 1812 - 814 pages
...the last extreme beware; Beware, Lorenzo! a slow-sudden death, How dreadful that deliberate surprise! Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer: Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; 14 THE COMPLAINT. Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1813 - 276 pages
...SECTION IX, On Proerastination. BE wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer? Next day the fatal preeedent will plead; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of...after year it steals, till all are fled; And to the mereies of a moment leaves The vast eoneerns of an eternal seene. Of man's miraeulous mistakes, this... | |
 | 1813 - 596 pages
...what may be done to-day, may never have a morrow to do it in. " Be wist to day, 'tis madnesi to defcr. Next day the fatal precedent will plead. Thus on till...Procrastination is the thief of time ; Year after \<-;ir it steals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an... | |
 | Abner Alden - 1814 - 222 pages
...speak thy praise, •!• Or fathom thy profound of love to man. » YOUNG. t ESSON XL. PROCRASTINATION. PROCRASTINATION is the thief of time. Year after year...fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concern of an eternalscene. If not so frequent, would not tnis be strange : That 'tis so frequent,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1815 - 332 pages
...last extreme beware, Beware LORENZO ! a slow sudden death. How dreadful that deliberate surprise ! Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer; Next day the...scene. If not so frequent, would not this be strange 1 That 'tis so frequent, This is stranger still. Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 382 pages
...Find out the peaceful hermitage. 5. The fifth species of English Iambic, consists of Jive Iambuses. Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer : Next day the...fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is pushed out of life. This is calied the Heroic measure. In its simplest form it consists of five Iambuses... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pages
...all ; For God towards thee hath done bis part ; do thine." MILTON. SECTION IX. OK PnoCRABTINATIpN. Be wise to-day ; 'tis madness to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus OD, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time. Year after year it steals,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 262 pages
...till wifdom is pufh'd out of life. Procraftination is the thief of time. Year after year it fteals, till all are fled ; And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vaft concerns of an eternal fcene. ^?Of man's miraculous miftakes, this bears The palm, " That all... | |
 | Edward Young - 1816 - 390 pages
...though for years admonish'd home. Of human ills die last extreme beware, Beware, LOHESZO ! a alma-sudden death. How dreadful that deliberate surprize ! Be...scene. If not so frequent, would not this be strange i That 'tis so frequent, Ma is stranger still. Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm, "... | |
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