 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 274 pages
...scene. If not so frequent, would not this be strange ? That 'tis so frequent, this is stranger still. Of man's miraculous mistakes this bears The palm,...up ready praise ; At least their own ; their future stives applauds . How excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodged in their own hands is... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - Literature - 1822 - 322 pages
...a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. 8. Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves...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... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - English literature - 1822 - 234 pages
...steals, till all are fled, And, to the mercies of a moment, leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm...to live ; For ever on the brink of being born. All promise is poor dilatory man, And that through every stage ; when young, indeed, In full content we... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...steals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of ah eternal scene. Of man's miraculous mistakes this bears The palm,...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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...scene. If not so frequent, would not this be strange ? That 'tis so frequent, this is stranger still. ublished by William C. Hall lodg'd in their own hands is folly's vails; That lodg'd in fates, to wisdom they consign ; The thing... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Oral reading - 1824 - 308 pages
..."'"1 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, They, one day, shall not drivel ; aud their pride | On this reversion takes up ready praise— At least, their own ; their future selves... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1825 - 270 pages
...steals, till all are fled ; And, to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm,...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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...frequent, would not this be strange ? That 'tis so frequent, this is stranger still. Of man's miraeulous keep, Entiee the dewy-feather'd sleep : And let some...dream Wave at his wings in airy stream Of lively eompliment to think They one day shall not drivel ; and their pride On this reversion tak;-s up ready... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1826 - 268 pages
...leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears * The palnij " That all men are about to live :" For ever on the...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... | |
 | Edward Young - Didactic poetry, English - 1826 - 284 pages
...strange ? That 'tis so frequent, this is stranger still. Of man's miraculous mistakes this bears 400 The palm, ' That all men are about to live,' For ever...their pride On this reversion takes up ready praise ; 40" At least their own ; their future selves applauds. How excellent that life they no'er will lead... | |
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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... 
