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" 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 English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry,: Selected from the Best ... - Page 177
1826 - 204 pages
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The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best ...

1801 - 410 pages
...till wifdom is pulh'd out of life. Procraftination is the thief of time. Year after "year it fteals, till all are fled ; And, to the mercies of a moment leaves The vafl concerns of an eternal fcene. Of man's miraculous miftakes, this bears The palm, " That all men...
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The Works of the Author of The Night-thoughts, Volume 2

Edward Young - 1802 - 402 pages
...last extreme beware, Beware, LORENZO! a slow sudden death. How dreadful that deliberate surprize ! Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer; Next day the...moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. If not so frequent, would not This be strange ? That 'tis so frequent, This is stranger still. Of man's...
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Night Thoughts, on Life, Death, and Immortality

Edward Young - 1802 - 412 pages
...the last extreme beware, Beware, LORENZO! a slow sudden death. How dreadful that deliberate surprize! Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer; Next day the...moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. If not so frequent, would not This be strange ? That 'tis so frequent, This is stranger still. ^. Of...
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The Works of the Author of The Night-thoughts, Volume 2

Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...last extreme beware, Beware, LORENZO! a slow sudden death. How dreadful that deliberate surprize ! Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer; Next day the...moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. If not so frequent, would not This be strange ? That 'tis so frequent, This is stranger still. At least,...
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The Reader ...: A Selection of Lessons in the Various Kinds of Prose ...

Abner Alden - 1802 - 208 pages
...Young. LESSON XL %J Procrastination. ROCRASTINATION is the thief of time, Year after year it fteals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vaft concerns of an eternal fcene. If not fo frequent, would not this be ftrange i That 'tis fo frequent,...
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The Poetical Works of the Rev. Dr. Edward Young: With the Life of ..., Volume 1

Edward Young - 1805 - 238 pages
...last extreme beware; Beware, Lorenzo, a slow sudden death. How dreadful that deliberate surprise ! Be wise to-day ; 'tis madness to defer ; Next day...moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene, f If not so frequent, would not this be stran That 'tis so frequent, this is stranger stil' Of man's...
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The Works of the Late Edward Dayes: Containing An Excursion Through the ...

Edward Dayes, Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1805 - 432 pages
...therefore, husband that time, the continuance of which is so uncertain, and its loss so irrecoverable. Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer; Next day the...plead : Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. YOUNG. In forming compositions it will not be sufficient to bring together materials only; this can,...
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English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners : with an ...

Lindley Murray - 1805 - 348 pages
...whom begot : A heap of dust alone remains of thae ; 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be v Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer ; * Next day...plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. This is called the Heroic measure. In its simplest form it consists of five Iambuses ; but by the admission...
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The Works of the Late Edward Dayes: Containing An Excursion Through the ...

Edward Dayes, Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1805 - 422 pages
...therefore, husband that time, die continuance of which is so uncertain, and its loss so irrecoverable. Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer; Next day the...fatal precedent will plead : Thus on, till wisdom is piuh'd out of life. YOUNG. In forming compositions it will not be sufficient to bring together materials...
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English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners : with an ...

Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 pages
...remains of thee ; 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be. Be vuse to^ay,'u-;m|inesst6 de'ei- ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. This is called the Heroic measure. In ils simplest form it consists of five Iambuses ; but by the admission...
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