 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...wish, 415 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...infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; 420 In all the magnanimity of thought Resolves; and re-resolves; then dies the same. And why? Because... | |
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...intelligible. The same may be observed of the word themselves in the second line of the following passage; All men think all men mortal but themselves : Themselves,...Strikes through their wounded hearts the sudden dread. The following passage will afford an instance of the necessity of adopting the other inflexion on a... | |
 | Edward Young - English literature - 1802 - 402 pages
...duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty man suspects himself a fool;- 1 "• • ' Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; , ' • At fifty...Resolves; and re-resolves; then dies the same. And why? Because he thinks himself immortal. All men think all men mortal, but Themselves ; Themselves, when... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...only wish, As duteous sons, owe fathers were more wise. At thirty man suspects himself a fool; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty chides...Resolves; and re-resolves; then dies the same. And why ? Because he thinks himself immortal. All men think all men mortal, but Themselves ; Themselves, when... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...more wise. At thirty man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; Atffity chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose...Resolves; and re-resolves ; then dies the same. And why? Because he thinks himself immortal. All men think all men mortal, but Themselves; Themselves, when... | |
 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1802 - 412 pages
...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...infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve 5 In all the magnanimity of thought Resolves; and re-resolves ; then dies the same. And why? Because... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...himself a fool ; Know- it at forty , and reforms his plan 5 At fil'-y , chides his infamous delay, Puhhes his prudent purpose to Resolve ; In all the magnanimity...Resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. And why? Because he thinks himself immortal. All men think all men mortal , but themselves ; Themselves , when... | |
 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1805 - 238 pages
...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...thought - Resolves, and re-resolves; then dies the same, i And why ? because he thinks himself immortal. I All men think all men mortal but themselves; j Themselves,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 284 pages
...only wish, As dutequs sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty man suspects himself a fool; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; At fifty chides...prudent purpose to resolve ; In all the magnanimity of tho't Resolves; and re-resolves; then dies the same. And why ? because he thinks himself immortal.... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...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...purpose to resolve; In all the magnanimity of thought Kesolves, and re-resolves ; then dies the same. And why ? Because he thinks himself immortal. All men... | |
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And that through every stage: when young, indeed, In full content we, 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... 
