 | John Bell - 1796 - 470 lehte
...to defer: 390 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 [.re fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves 395 Of man's miraculous mistakes this bears The palm,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 lehte
...to defer; 390 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...all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves 395 Of Man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live," 400 For ever... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 lehte
...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...eternal 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... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 412 lehte
...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...eternal 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... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 402 lehte
...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...eternal 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... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 lehte
...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...eternal 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... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 lehte
...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, E4 And to the mercies of a moment leaves Thf vast concerns of an eternal scene. Ol 'man's miraculous... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 284 lehte
...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...moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene, f not so frequent would not this be strange ? hat 'tis so frequent, this is stranger stillOf man's... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 238 lehte
...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 fletl, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. If not so frequent,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 lehte
...wifdom is pum'd out of life ; Pr<x. raft in.-it ion is the thief of time, Year after year it Iteals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vaft concerns of an eternal fcene ! If not fo frequent, would not this be ftrange ? That 'tis fo frequent,... | |
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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... 
