 | Edward Young - 1750 - 416 ページ
...Pride On this Reverfion takes up ready Praife ; At leaft, 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 Vails ; That lodg'd in Fate's, to Wijdom they confign ; The Thing they can't butpurpofe, they... | |
 | Edward Young - 1750 - 350 ページ
...PrideOn this Reverfion takes up ready Praife ; At leaft, 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 Vails ; That lodg'd in Fate's, to Wifdom they confign ; The Thing they can't but purpofe, they... | |
 | Edward Young - 1771 - 282 ページ
...praife , On LIFE, DEATH, and IMMORTALITY, it At leaft, their own ; their future felvcs app'iuds ; Hour excellent that life they Ne'er will lead ? Time lodg'd in their Own hands is Fully's vails . That lodg'd in Fate's, to Wifdom they confign ; The thing they can't but Purpofe they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 288 ページ
...this reverf:on takes up ready praife ; At leaft, • their own ; ti\e\r future felves applaud ; '405 How excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own hands \sfollf1 vails ; That lodg'd in fate's, to wifdom they conf:gn ; The thing they can't but purpcfe,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 ページ
...pride On this reverfion takes up ready praife ; At leaft, their own ; their future felves applauds ; 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 Wifdom they confign ; The thing they can't but purpofe, they... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 280 ページ
...pride On this reverfion takes up ready praife; At leaft, their own; their future felves applaud; 405 How excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own hands is folly's vails; That lodg'dm fates, to 'wifdom they confign ; The thing they can't but purpofe, they... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 ページ
...their pr'UOn this revei lion nkc up readv puifej At At leaft, their own ; their future felves applauds; 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 wifdom they confign ; The thing they can't but purpofc they... | |
 | Edward Young - 1792 - 354 ページ
...pride On this reverfion takes up ready praife ; At leaft, their own ; their future fe'ves applauds; 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 wijdom they confign ; The thing they can't but purpofe, they... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1036 ページ
...and their prideOn this rcverfion takes up ready praife ; At leaft, their own ; their future fclves applaud ; How excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their vwn hands \i folly's vails; That lodg'd infafej, to tvlfdom they confi^ir ; The thing they can't but... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 ページ
...pride On this reversion takes up ready praife ; At lead, their own -, their future 1'cives applauds ; 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 wifdom they coiifign. All promifu is poor dilatory man, And... | |
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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... 
