 Of man's miraculous mistakes this bears The palm, ' That all men are about to live, For ever on the brink of being born.' All pay themselves the compliment to think They one day shall not drivel : and their pride On this reversion takes up ready praise...  The Beauties of English Poesy - Sivu 108muokkaaja - 1767 - 12 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 402 sivua
...not This be strange ? That 'tis so frequent, This is stranger still. Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live," For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves the compliment to think They one day shall not drivel: and their pride On this reversion... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 sivua
...not This be strange ? That 'tis so frequent, This is stranger still. Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live," For ever on the brink of being born. I All pay themselves the compliment to think They one day shall not drivel : and their pride On this... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 412 sivua
...strange ? That 'tis so frequent, This is stranger still. Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears i The palm, " That all men are about to live," For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves the compliment to think They one day shall not drivel : and their pride On this reversion... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 sivua
...concerns of an eternal scene. Ol 'man's miraculous mistakes this bears The palm , « That all men ere about to live , For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves the compliment to think. They , one 'lay, stall not drivel; and their pride On this reversion... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 288 sivua
...vaft concerns of an eternal fcene. Of man's miraculous miftakes, this bears The palm, " That all mSn are about to live ;" For ever on the brink of being...themfelves the compliment to think, They, one day, fliall not drivel ; and their pride On this reverlion takes up ready praife ; At leaft, their own ;... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 284 sivua
...would not this be strange ? hat 'tis so frequent, this is stranger stillOf man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live," For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves the compliment to think They one day shall not drivel; and their pride At least their own;... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 238 sivua
...would not this be strange ? That 'tis so frequent, this is stranger still. Of man's miraculous mistakes this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live," For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves the compliment to think 1 hey one day shall not drivel, and their pride On this reversion... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 sivua
...terminates our fight ; u thofe on doomfday, drown § 187. Man's Prencnefi to poflponi Improvement. OF man's miraculous miftak.es, this bears The palm, " that all men are about to live." For ever on tlie brink of being born: All pay themfelves the compliment to think They, one day, (hall not drivel... | |
 | William Enfield - 1805 - 456 sivua
...Thv palm, " That all men fie about to live," For ever on the brink of being bom. All pay themfelvci the compliment to think, They one day fhall not drivel; and their Pride On this reverficm takes up ready praife; At leaf!, their own; their future felres applauds; How excellent that... | |
 | 1806 - 408 sivua
...the rpercies of a moment leavep The vast concerns of an eternal scene. Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live," For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themselves the compliment to think They, one day, shall not drivel j and their pridtt On this reversion... | |
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