| Edward Young - 1812 - 814 頁
...Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer: Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; 14 THE COMPLAINT. Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time; Year after year it steak, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene.... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 頁
...MILTOH. -SECTION IX. On procrastination. , BE *wise to-day 4 'tis madness to defer : Next day the i'atal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Procrastination is the thief ot lime. Y> ar after year it steals, till all are fled; And, to the mercies ot a moment leaves The... | |
| Edward Young - 1813 - 324 頁
...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...all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. If not so frequent, would not this be strange ? That 'tis so... | |
| Edward Young - 1813 - 380 頁
...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...are fled, . And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. If not so frequent, would not this be strange? That 'tis so... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1813 - 276 頁
...SECTION IX, On Proerastination. BE wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer? Next day the fatal preeedent will plead; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of...after year it steals, till all are fled; And to the mereies of a moment leaves The vast eoneerns of an eternal seene. Of man's miraeulous mistakes, this... | |
| 1813 - 596 頁
...what may be done to-day, may never have a morrow to do it in. " Be wist to day, 'tis madnesi to defcr. Next day the fatal precedent will plead. Thus on till...Procrastination is the thief of time ; Year after \<-;ir it steals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an... | |
| Abner Alden - 1814 - 222 頁
...speak thy praise, •!• Or fathom thy profound of love to man. » YOUNG. t ESSON XL. PROCRASTINATION. PROCRASTINATION is the thief of time. Year after year...all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concern of an eternalscene. If not so frequent, would not tnis be strange : That 'tis so frequent,... | |
| Edward Young - 1815 - 332 頁
...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...all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. If not so frequent, would not this be strange 1 That 'tis so... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 頁
...PnoCRABTINATIpN. Be wise to-day ; 'tis madness to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus OD, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Procrastination...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... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1815 - 262 頁
...till wifdom is pufh'd out of life. Procraftination is the 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 miftakes, this bears The palm, " That... | |
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