 | Lindley Murray - 1809 - 346 pages
...whom begot: A heap of dust alone remains of thee ; 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be. . Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer ; Next day the...plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. This is called the Heroic measure. In its simplest form It consists of five Iambuses ; but by the admission... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1809 - 330 pages
...whom begot : v A heap of dust alone remains of thee ; 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be. Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer ; Next day the...plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. This is called the Heroic measure. In its simplest form it consists of five Iambuses ; but by the admission,,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...all ; For God towards thee hath done his part ; do thine." . MJLfOlt. SECTION IX. ON PROCRASTINATION. BE wise to-day ; 'tis madness to defer ; Next day...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, " That all... | |
 | Edward Young - 1810 - 278 pages
...last extreme beware ; Beware, Lorenzo ! a slow sudden death. How dreadful that deliberate surprise ! Be wise to-day ; 'tis madness to defer : Next day...out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time ;. ~ 'car after year it steals, till all are fled*. id to the mercies of a moment leaves ie vast concerns... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 554 pages
...beware, Beware, 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 pusli'd out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time ; Year after year it steals, till all are... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 558 pages
...heware, Beware, Lorenzo I a slow sudden death. How dreadful that deliherate surprise! Be wise to day ; 'tis madness to defer; Next day the fatal precedent will plead; Thus on, till wisdom . nush'd out of life. By Nature's law, w;hat may he, may he noie; There's no prerogative in human hours.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 556 pages
...surprise ! Be wise to day ; 'tis madness to defer; Next dfjr the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus опт till wisdom is push'd out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time ; Yrar alter year it steals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 352 pages
...Find out the peaceful hermitage. 5. The fifth species of English Iambic, consists of Jive Iambuses. Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent wili piead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. This is called the Heroic measure. In its... | |
 | Henrietta Maria Moriarty - 1811 - 254 pages
...last extreme beware, . Beware, Lorenzo! a slow, sudden death. How dreadful that deliberate surprise! Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer ; Next day,...till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leave's The vast concerns of an eternal scene ! If not so frequent, would not this be strange ? That... | |
 | Henrietta Maria Moriarty - 1811 - 254 pages
...last extreme beware. Beware, Lorenzo! a slow, sndden death. How dreadful that deliberate surprise! Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer ; Next day,...till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leave's The vast concerns of an eternal scene ! If not so frequent, would not this be strange ? That... | |
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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... 
