 For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves the compliment to think They one day shall not drivel : and their pride On this reversion takes up ready praise ; At least, their own ; their future selves...  On the Structure of English Verse - Page 144by Charles Witcomb - 1884 - 162 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - 1837 - 276 pages
...eternal scene. Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live :" For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves...praise ; At least, their own ; their future selves applaudf . How excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own hands is folly's... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 438 pages
...stranger still. Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live," For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves...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... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 362 pages
...mistakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live," For ever on the brink of being bora. All pay themselves the compliment to think They one...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... | |
 | Edward Young - 1837 - 310 pages
...stranger still. Of man's miraculous mistakes this bears 400 The palm, ' That all men are about to live,' For ever on the brink of being born : All pay themselves...to think They one day shall not drivel, and their prido On this reversion takes up ready praise ; 405 At least their own ; thr.ir future selves applauds.... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 448 pages
...That 'tis so frequent, this is stranger still. • At least, their own their future selves applaud ; How excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time...lodged 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... | |
 | Robert Sandeman - 1838 - 534 pages
...quoted here. Of man's miraculous mistakes. this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live." For ever on the brink of being born, All pay themselves...applauds; . How excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! All promise is poor dilatory man, And that through every stage ; At tliirty, man suspects himself... | |
 | English monthly tract society - 1838 - 640 pages
...the Lord my God." THE ENGLISH MONTHLY TRACT SOCIETY, 27, RED LION SQUARE. NOW, NOW ; NOT BY AND BY. All pay themselves the compliment to think They, one day, shall not drivel, The thing they can't but purpose, they postpone. YOUNG. A HABIT of procrastination, though common,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1839 - 276 pages
...eternal scene. Of man'* miraculous mistakes, this beat.s The palm, " That all men are about to live :" For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves the compliment to thinu. They, one day, shall not drivel ; and their prids On this reversion takes tip ready praise ;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1840 - 270 pages
...eternal scene. Of man's miraculous mistakes, (his bears The palm, " That all men are about to live :" For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves...thinK, They, one day, shall not drivel ; and their prids On this reversion takes up ready praise ; At least, their own ; their future selves applauds... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1842 - 262 pages
...scene. 2 Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live :" Forever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves the compliment to think, On this reversion, takes up ready praise ; At least their own ; their future selves applaud ; How excellent... | |
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