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... Lectures on the English Poets - Página 236por William Hazlitt - 1892 - 342 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Edward Young - 1802 - 402 páginas
...'•"-• As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty man suspects himself a fool;- 1 "• • ' Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; , ' •...Themselves, when some alarming shock of fate Strikes thro' their wounded hearts the sudden dread; But their hearts wounded, like the wounded air, Soon close;... | |
| Edward Young - 1802 - 416 páginas
...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...Themselves, when some alarming shock of fate Strikes thro' their wounded hearts the sudden dread; But their hearts wounded, like the wounded air, Soon close... | |
| Edward Young - 1802 - 412 páginas
...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...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 páginas
...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...themselves ; Themselves , when some alarming shock of fate Striken thro'their wounded hearts the sudden dread;But their hearts wounded, like the wounded air,... | |
| Edward Young - 1805 - 238 páginas
...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...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 páginas
...and 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...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.... | |
| William Enfield - 1805 - 456 páginas
...wifh,As duteous fons, out fathers were more wife. .. ' ' , At 'thirty, man fofpefts himfelf a fool; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; At fifty, chides his infamous delay, ' Pufhes his prudent parpofe to Kefolre ; In all the magnanimity of thought, Rcfoh-es, and rerefolves,... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 páginas
...wifti, As duteous fons, oui fathers were more wile: At thirty man fufpefts himfelf a fool ; Kno\vs it at forty, and reforms his plan; At fifty chides his infamous delay, Puflies his prudent purpole to refolve; In all the magnanimity of thought Reiolves; and re-refolves... | |
| 1806 - 408 páginas
...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...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... | |
| William Enfield - 1808 - 434 páginas
...were more wise* At thirty man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plain ; At fifty chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent...Themselves, when some alarming shock of fate ' Strikes thro' their wounded hearts the sudden dread j But their hearts wounded, like the wounded air, Soon... | |
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