 | Edward Young - 1834 - 370 pàgines
...thirty man suspects himself a fool ; . Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; ' , •'. • At fifty chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose...thinks himself immortal. All men think all men mortal, hut themselves ; Themselves, when some alarming shock of fate Strikes thro' their wounded hearts the... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - 1835 - 302 pàgines
...wise. 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...wounded, like the wounded air, Soon close ; where, past the shaft, no trace is found. As from the wing no scar the sky retains ; The parted wave no furrow... | |
 | 1836 - 558 pàgines
...more wise. 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...wounded, like the wounded air, Soon close ; where past the shaft no trace is found. As from the wing no scar the sky retains, The parted wave no furrow... | |
 | 1836 - 424 pàgines
...wise, ; i " 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...thinks himself immortal. All men think all men mortal hut themselves ; Themselves, when some alarming shock of fate Strikes through their wounded hearts... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1901 - 654 pàgines
...more wise. 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...thought Resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same, Q2 THE DEATH OF FRIENDS. [From Night III.] Our dying friends come o'er us like a cloud, To damp our... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck, Frank R. Stockton, Julian Hawthorne - 1901 - 450 pàgines
...more wise. 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...Resolves, and re-resolves, — then dies the same. THE DEATH OF FRIENDS. OUR dying friends come o'er us like a cloud, To damp our brainless ardors ; and... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1902 - 442 pàgines
...more wise. 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...wounded, like the wounded air, Soon close ; where past the shaft, no trace is found. As from the wing no scar the sky retains , The parted wave no furrow... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1902 - 860 pàgines
...wise. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty, reserved. Indeed it is impossible to be far advanced...time I recommend books, I neither exclude work nor dr j Themselves, when some alarming shock of fate Strikes through their wounded hearts the sudden dread... | |
 | 1902 - 424 pàgines
...wise. 6. 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...thought Resolves, and re-resolves; then dies the same. I have seen EDWARD YOUNG. A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his... | |
 | Luigi Cornaro - 1903 - 224 pàgines
...appetites. 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...immortal. All men think all men mortal but themselves. — Edward Young. SOME ACCOUNT OF EMINENT MEMBEKS THE CORNARO FAMILY PILGRIM, FROM LIVES THUS SPENT... | |
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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 fifty chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve ; In all the... 
