 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1825 - 316 Seiten
...folly, not to scorn a 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,...; 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... | |
 | 1825 - 620 Seiten
...A species of tinder. PROPOSALS FOR ABRIDGING LI/E AND LITERATURE. At thirty man suspects himself « fool . Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudi-nt purpose to resolve ; In all the magnanimity of thonght Resolves, and rc-resolves ; then dies... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 Seiten
...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 plan ; At tifty, chides his infamous delay ; Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve ; In all the magnanimity of... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 Seiten
...for ourselves ; and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty man suspeets g ehides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve ; In all the magnanimity of thought... | |
 | Edward Young - 1826 - 318 Seiten
...rest, , 415 Unanxious for ourselves, and only wish, , As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 Seiten
...sometimes nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves ; and only wishj As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. 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 resolve ; In all the magnanimity of '.thought,... | |
 | 1826 - 382 Seiten
...care and circumspection. He may, moreover, possibly have agreed by anticipation with the poet : — " At thirty, man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan." We doubt, however, whether Cornelius was exactly one of these self- condemning philosophers, who either... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1826 - 384 Seiten
...care and circumspection. He may, moreover, possibly have agreed by anticipation with the poet : — " At thirty, man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan." We doubt, however, whether Cornelius was exactly one of these self-condemning philosophers, who either... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 224 Seiten
...and only wish, In full content we sometimes nobly rest, As duteous sons, our fatheis were more wise. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; At fifty, chides his infamous delay; Resolves, and re-resolves,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 286 Seiten
...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 plan ; Atiifty, chides his infamous delay ; Pushes his prudent pnrpose to resolve; In all the magnanimity... | |
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At thirty man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; In all the magnanimity of thought Resolves and re-resolves; then dies the same. 
