 tis so frequent, this is 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 the compliment to think They one day shall not drivel, and their pride...  Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality - Seite 21von Edward Young - 1818 - 301 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edward Young - 1750 - 350 Seiten
...They, one Day, mall not drivel ; and their PrideOn this Reverfion takes up ready Praife ; At leaft, 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 Wifdom they confign ;... | |
 | Edward Young - 1750 - 416 Seiten
...They, one Day, mall not drivel ; and their Pride On this Reverfion takes up ready Praife ; At leaft, 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 Wijdom they confign ;... | |
 | 1796 - 410 Seiten
...mistakes this hears The palm, " That all men are about to live," 400 For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves the compliment to think They one...At least their own; their future selves applauds. 405 How excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own hands is Folly's vails;... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 470 Seiten
...mistakes this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live," 400 For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves the compliment to think They one day shall not drivel, and their prule On this reversion takes up ready praise : At least their own; their future selves applauds. 405... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 402 Seiten
...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...applauds \ How excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! ' Time lodg'd in their own hand's is Folly's vails ; That lodg'd in fate's, to wisdom they consign;... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 Seiten
...mistakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live," For ever on the brink of being born. I All pay themselves the compliment to think They one...takes up ready praise ; At least, their own ; their futtire selves applauds; How excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own hand's... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 Seiten
...scene. If not so frequent, would not This be strange ? That 'tis so frequent, This is stranger still. At least, their own; their future selves applauds; How excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own hand's is Folly's vails; That lodg'd in Jale's, to wisdom they consign;... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 Seiten
...ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves the compliment to think. They , one 'lay, stall not drivel; and their pride On this reversion takes...their future selves applauds ;; How excellent that lile they neVr will lead I Time lodg'd in their own haads is Folly's vails ; That loHg'd in Fate's,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 284 Seiten
...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 At least their own; their future selves applauds. On this reversion takes up ready praise; Time lodg'd... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 238 Seiten
...about to live," For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves the compliment to think 1 hey one day shall not drivel, and their pride On this reversion takes up ready prt.ise ; At least their own ; their future selves applaud. How excellent that life they ne'er will... | |
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