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... The Beauties of English Poesy - Page 108edited by - 1767 - 12 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1743 - 642 pages
...admoniflfd, home? Ofcxman ills the ¡aß extreme beiuare, irvere, Lorenzo ! a ßaw-fudden death. Raw dreadful that deliberate furprize ? Be wife to-day,...Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, tillwifdom is puß'd out of life : Procrailination is the thief of Time, Tear after year it fleals,... | |
| Edward Young - 1750 - 350 pages
...beware, Beware, LORENZO! a jlomj-fndden Death. How dreadful that deliberate Surprize ! Be wife To day ; 'tis Madnefs to defer; Next Day the fatal Precedent...plead ; Thus on, till Wifdom is pufh'd out of Life. Procrajlinatien is the Thief of Time ; Year after Year it fteals, till all are fled, And to the Mercies... | |
| Edward Young - 1750 - 416 pages
...Extreme beware, Beware, LORENZO! •a.Jlow-futldcn Death. I low dreadful that deliberate Surprize ! Be wife To-day ; 'tis Madnefs to defer ; Next Day the fatal Precedent will plead ; B 2 Thus 20 ^COMPLAINT: Night K Thus on, till Wifdom is pufh'd out of Life, Procraftination is the... | |
| Edward Young - 1756 - 430 pages
...Extreme beware. Beware, LORENZO! z flow- fudden Death. . • • How dreadful that deliberate Surpri±e \ Be wife To-day ; 'tis Madnefs to defer ; Next Day the fatal Precedent will plead • Thus on, till Wifdofn is pufh'd put of Lrfe^ Procrqftination is the Thief of Time ; Year after Year it fteals, till... | |
| Edward Young - 1762 - 292 pages
...tho* for years admonifht home. Of human ills the laft extreme beware, Beware, LORENZO! z. flow fudden. death. How dreadful that deliberate furprize ! Be...fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wifdom is pum'd out of life» Procraftwatien is the thief of time : Year after year it fteals, till all are fled.... | |
| Edward Young - 1775 - 408 pages
...life's futurities, expire. How many fall as fudden, not as fafe! As fudden, though for years admonifh'd home* Of human ills the laft extreme beware, Beware,...will plead; Thus on, till wifdom is pufh'd out of lifei Procraftination is the thief of time; Year after year it fteals, till all are fled, And to the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 288 pages
...though for years admonifh'd home. Of human ills the laft extreme beware, Beware, Lorenzo! aflow fudden death. How dreadful that deliberate furprize ! * Be wife to-day ; 'tis madnefs to defer; j9o Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wifdom is pufh'd out of life. Procra/fination... | |
| William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pages
...And one unbounded SPRING encircle all, THOMSOS. CHAP. XXIII. ON PROCRASTINATION. T> E wife to day ; 'tis madnefs to defer ; •*-^ Next day the fatal...thief of time; Year after year it fteals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vaft concerns of an eternal fcene. Of man's miraculous... | |
| John Adams - 1789 - 376 pages
...fair ideas all her fancy fill. M&s. BARBAULD, T 3° 1 SECT. XVIII. ON PROCRASTINATION. E wife to day ; 'tis madnefs to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent...thief of time ; Year after year it fteals till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vaft concerns of an eternal fcene. Of man's miraculous... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 280 pages
...though for years admonifh'd home. Of human ills the laft extreme beware, Beware, Lorenzo ! a jlmu fudden death. How dreadful that deliberate furprize ! Be wife to-day ; 'tis madnefs to defer ; ,39* Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wifdom is pum'd out of life. Procrfi/fination... | |
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