 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 pages
...eternal scene. 2. Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to lire ;" 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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1826 - 286 pages
...Forever 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...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... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 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,...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 wisdom they consign ; The thing... | |
 | Anthologies - 1827 - 290 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,...reversion takes up ready praise ; At least, their own ; they- future selves applaud ; How excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! ***** The thing they... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1827 - 412 pages
...encircle all. THOMSON. CHAP. XXIII. . . . ON PROCRASTINATION. Of man's miraculous mistakes this bean The palm, " That all men are about to live," For ever...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English literature - 1827 - 276 pages
...till all are fled ; And, to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. 2. Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm,...of being born. All pay themselves the compliment to thinly They, one day, shall not drivel ; and their pride On tliis reversion takes up ready praise ;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1827 - 258 pages
...* m,0' 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...their pride On this reversion, takes up ready praise ; t least their own ; their future selves applauds . How excellent that life they ne'er will lead .... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1827 - 262 pages
...of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. 2 Of man's miraculous mistakes, this hears The palm, "That all men are about to live : " For...themselves the compliment to think, They one day, shall hot drivel ; and their pride nn this reversion, takes up ready praise ; -•\t least their own ; their... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1827 - 308 pages
...till all are fled; And to the mercies of a moment Jeaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. 3. Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm,...live :?' • For ever on the brink of being born. AH pav themselves the compliment to think, Thev one day thall not drivel; and their pride On this reversion... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 262 pages
...all arc fieriL; R2 A ml, to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. 2 Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm,...about to live:" For ever on the brink of being born. AH pay themselves the compliment to think, They one day shall not drivel ; and their pride On this... | |
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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... 
