 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 - Sivu 108muokkaaja - 1767 - 12 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Daniel Jaudon - 1820 - 236 sivua
...dust alone remains of thee; Tis all thou art. and all the proud shall be. Be wise to day; 'tis madness to defer; Next day the fatal precedent will plead; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Give an example of Trochaic verst* Restless mortals toil for nought;... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1820 - 388 sivua
...alone remains of thee ; 'Tis all thou art and all the proud shall he. Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is pushed out of life. Ois. This is called the heroic measure. In its simplest form it consists... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 sivua
...done his part ; do thine.'" MILTON. SECTION IX. On Procrastinatioft. BE wise to day ; 'tis madness to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is puslvd out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time. Year alter year it steels, til!... | |
 | Priscilla Wakefield - 1821 - 238 sivua
...convictions of conscience, and the reproofs of a faithful counsellor. Be wise to-day : 'tis madness to defer; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life; The Duke of Sully, considered either in his public or private character,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 412 sivua
...Lorenzo ! a slow sudden death. How dreadful that deliberate surprise ! Be wise to-day ; 't is 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... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 sivua
...done his part; do thine." / MH.TON SECTION IX. On Procrastination. I. BE wise to-day; '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... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 284 sivua
...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 ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time ; Year after year it steals, till... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 sivua
...unbounded Spring encircle all. THOMSON. CHAP. XXIII. ON PROCRASTINATION. BE wise to day ; '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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 sivua
...And, if a God there is, that God how great ! AGAINST PROCRASTINATION. Be wise to-dny; 'tis madness ublished by William C. Hall wisdom is push'd out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time; Year after year it steals, till... | |
 | British poets - 1824 - 676 sivua
...actor said, I will do this to-morrow ! Lord John Russell's Don Carlos. Be wise to-day ; 'tis madness to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Young's Night Tlioughts, n. 1. Procrastination is the thief of time ;... | |
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