 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 pàgines
...mistakes, this bears, The palm, that all men are about to live, For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves the compliment to think They one...How excellent that life they ne'er will lead! Time lodged in their own hands is folly's vails; That lodged in fate's, to wisdom they consign; The thing... | |
 | Extracts - 1828 - 786 pàgines
...mistakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live !" 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 t-eversion takes up ready praise ; At least, their own, their future selves applauds. How excellent... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1829 - 318 pàgines
...nvstiikes, this bear The .palm, "That all men arc about to five: & For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves the compliment to think, They one day shall not drivel ; and (heir prid« On this reversion takes up ready praise ; At least, (heir own ; their future selves applaudsr... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pàgines
...mistakes, this bears The palm, ' That all men are about to live,* For ever on the brink of being born : + lodged in their own hands is Folly's valle; That lodged in Fate's to wisdom they consign ; The thing... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pàgines
...mistakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live," For ever on the brink of being born. AH pay themselves the compliment to think They one day...not drivel : and their pride On this reversion takes np ready praise ; At least, their own ; their future selves appland ; How excellent that life they... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pàgines
...scene. If not so frequent, would not this be strange ? That 'tis so frequent, this is stranger still. 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 wisdem they consign ; The thing they can't but purpose, they... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1832 - 260 pàgines
...are about to live :" For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves the compliment to think, On this reversion, takes up ready praise ; At least...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... | |
 | George Edmonds (of Birmingham.) - 1832 - 122 pàgines
...mistakes this bears The palm, — " That all men are about to live ;" For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves the compliment to think, They,...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... | |
 | James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 pàgines
...mistakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live" — For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves the compliment, to think They,...praise, At least their own — their future selves applauds: How excellent that life they ne'er will lead! Time, lodged in their own hands, is folly's... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - 1835 - 302 pàgines
...mistakes, this bears The palm, That all men are about to live: For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves the compliment to think, They,...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... | |
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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 the compliment to think They one day shall not drivel : and their pride On this reversion takes up ready praise... 
