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... The Beauties of English Poesy - Page 108edited by - 1767 - 12 pagesFull view - About this book
| Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...LORENZO! a slow sudden death. How dreadful that deliberate surprize ! Be wise to-day; '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... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...unbounded Spring encircle all. THOMSON, CHAP. XXIII. On Procrastination. B E wise to-day ; '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... | |
| Edward Young - Death - 1805 - 326 pages
...though for years admonifh'd home. Of human ills the laft extreme beware, Beware, Lorenzo ! a flow fudden death. How dreadful that deliberate furprize ! Be...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. If not fo frequent,... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1805 - 288 pages
...thou haft of virtue, fumman all ; For God towards thee hath done his part ; do thine." ' SECTION IX. Be wife today ; 'tis madnefs to defer ; Next day 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... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 348 pages
...Find out the peaceful hermitage. 5. The fifth fpecies of Englifh Iambic, confifts of Jive lambufes. Be wife to-day, 'tis madnefs to defer; Next day the...plead ; Thus on, till wifdom is pufh'd out of life. This is called the Heroic meafure. In its fimpleft form it confifts of five lambufes ; but by the admiflion... | |
| Edward Dayes, Edward Wedlake Brayley - Artists - 1805 - 432 pages
...continuance of which is so uncertain, and its loss so irrecoverable. Be wise to-day ; 'tis madness to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead : Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. YOUNG. Indolence the grand enemy to the attainment o£ eminence. In forming... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...extreme beware, Beware, Lorenzo ! a llow-fudden death. How dreadful that deliberate furprife 1 lie wile to-day, 'tis madnefs to defer; Next day the fatal precedent will plead t Thus on, till wifdom is pum'd out of life ; Pr<x. raft in.-it ion is the thief of time, Year after... | |
| Edward Young - English poetry - 1805 - 238 pages
...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: Thus on, 'till wisdom is push'd out of life. [ Procrastination is the thief of time ; Year after year it steals, till... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...alone remains of thee ; 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be. B5 vise to-day, 'tis madness to defer ; • Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. This is called the Heroic measure. In its simplest form it consists of... | |
| Edward Young - 1805 - 284 pages
...Lorenzo ! a slow-sudden death. How dreadful that deliberate surprize ! Be wise to-day : '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... | |
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