 | Edward Young - 1811 - 302 pages
...last extreme beware, Beware, LORENZO ! a slaw sudden death* How dreadful that deliberate surprise ! Be wise to-day ; 'tis madness to defer ; Next day...time ; Year after year it steals, till all are fled, 14* And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. If not so frequent,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1811 - 324 pages
...of dust alooe remains of thee ; 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be. BŁ wise 16-day, 'tTs madness to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent will...plead, Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. This is called the Heroic measure. In its simplest form it consists of five Iambuses ; but by the admission... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1811 - 286 pages
...hath done his part ; do thine." SECTION IX.-" MILTON. On Procrastination! BE wife today ; 'tis madnefs to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; -*!-••-" Thus on, till wifdom is pufh'd out of life. Procraftination is the thief of time. •?; : Year after year it fteals,... | |
 | Granville Penn - 1812 - 332 pages
...give us= the best chance, of not having hereafter to lament its misapplication. .;. . -. ./ ;.:,,h Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer ; Next day the...all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves ;V; ,•,; The vast concerns of an. eternal scene ! , •l-. .j . If not so frequent, would not this... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 pages
...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 - 1812 - 814 pages
...the last extreme beware; 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 plead ; 14 THE COMPLAINT. Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time;... | |
 | Edward Young - 1813 - 376 pages
...last extreme beware ; Beware, LORENZO! a slow sudden death. , How dreadful that deliberate surprise ! Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer : Next day the...moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. If not so frequent, would not this be strange? That 'tis so frequent, this is stranger still. Of man's... | |
 | Edward Young - 1813 - 324 pages
...last extreme beware ; Beware, Lorenzo ! a slow-sudden death ; How dreadful that deliberate surprise ! Be wise to-day ; 'tis madness to defer : Next day...moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. If not so frequent, would not this be strange ? That 'tis so frequent, this is stranger still. Of man's... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1813 - 278 pages
...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 - 588 pages
...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... | |
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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... 
