 And that through every stage ; when young, indeed, In full content we sometimes nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves, and only wish As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his...  An Apology for the Life of James Fennell - Page 29by James Fennell - 1814 - 510 lehteFull view - About this book
 | sir James Allan Park - 1825 - 160 lehte
...their full extent, the words of the poet: " At thirty man suspects himself a fool; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; At fifty chides his infamous...magnanimity of thought; Resolves, and re-resolves ; then dies the same. " Vanity of vanities, " All is vanity, " Says the Preacher, " To which subscribes,... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1825 - 316 lehte
...fool; And scarce in human wisdom to do more. S. All promise is poor dilatory man ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; At fifty, chides his infamous...; In all the magnanimity of thought, Resolves, and re-resofves, then dies the same. 4. And why ? Because he thinks himself immortal, All men think all... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 lehte
...wise. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At tifty, chides his infamous delay ; Pushes his prudent purpose...magnanimity of thought, Resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. And why ? Because he thinks himself immortal. All men think all men mortal, but... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 lehte
...wise. At thirty man suspeets himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty ehides t her aneient solitary reign. Beneath those ragged...tree's shade. Where heaves the turf in many a moulderi ; then dies the same. GRAY— AD 17I6-7I. ODE ON A DISTAKT PROSPECT OF ETON COLI.EOE. YE distant spires,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 lehte
...At thirty man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty, chines his infamous delay ; Pushes his prudent purpose to...magnanimity of '.thought, Resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. 4. And why ? Because he thinks himself immortal, All men think ail men mortal but... | |
 | Edward Young - 1826 - 318 lehte
...himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty chides his infamous delay, .420 Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve ; In all the magnanimity of thought Resolves, and re-resolves ; then dies the same. And why ? because he thinks himself immortal. All men think all men mortal but... | |
 | 1827 - 290 lehte
...duteous sons, our fathers were more wise : At thirty, man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty, chides his infamous...magnanimity of thought Resolves ; and re-resolves : then dies the same. And why ? because he thinks himself immortal : All men think all men mortal,... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 lehte
...duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty man suspects himself a fool; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; At fifty chides his infamous...magnanimity of thought Resolves, and re-resolves; then dies the same. And why ? because he thinks himself immortal. AH men think all men mortal but themselves;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 262 lehte
...duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty, chides his infamous...; In all the magnanimity of thought, Resolves, and re-resolres, then dies the same. 4 And why ? Because bethinks himself immortal. All men think all men... | |
 | William Enfield - 1827 - 412 lehte
...duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty man suspects himself a fool ; Kno'ws it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty chides his infamous...; In all the magnanimity of thought, Resolves, and reresotves, then dies the same. And why? Because he thinks himself immortal. All men think all men... | |
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