 There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose...  Elements of criticism [by H. Home]. - Page 244by Henry Home (lord Kames.), Lord Henry Home Kames - 1817 - 515 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Curling - 1843 - 310 pages
...on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries : On such full sea are we now afloat ; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures. SHAKSPERE. IN a few days, I visited the Duchess as she had desired.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 418 pages
...affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune ; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full...sea are we now afloat ; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures. Cos. Then, with your will, go on ; We '11 along ourselves, and... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 - 1844 - 922 pages
...affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune ; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries. On such a full...sea are we now afloat ; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures. Brutus — Julius Casar. IN four hours from the time when Rupert... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - Autobiographical fiction - 1844 - 516 pages
...affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries. On such a full...sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves. Or lose our ventures." Brutus—Julius Cteaar, IN four hours from the time when Rupert... | |
 | 1878 - 892 pages
...fortune ; • c Omitted — all the voyage of their life I i Is bound in shallows and in miseries. . . S\ On such a full sea are we now afloat, - , And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures." Most of the calamities of the present life are the result of... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Anatomy - 1845 - 330 pages
...Which, taken at the flood,— leads on to ÏOETCHB ¡ Omitted, all the voyage of their life — IB bound in shallows — and in miseries : On such a...are WE — now afloat, And we must take the current, when it sena, Or lose our ventures. Anecdote. One thing at a time. The famous pensioner of Holland,... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 396 pages
...leads on to rorruNI ; Omitted, all the voyage of their it/tie hound in shallows — and in muerta : On such a full sea — are WE— now afloat, And we must take the current, when it s«ro«t, Or lose our ventures. Anecdote. One thing at a time. The famous pensioner of Holland,... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 390 pages
...FORTUNE ; Omitted, all the voyage of their lift— IK lx>und in shallows — and in miseries : On suck a full sea — are WE — now afloat. And we must take the current, when ilMnxl, Or lose our ventures. Anecdote. One thing at a time. The famous pensioner of Holland,... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1846 - 934 pages
...men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune ; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is hound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat ; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures. Tulius Ctzsar. ORDER. THE heavens themselves, the planets, and... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1847 - 516 pages
...flood, leads on to fortune; Is bound in shallows and in miseries. Omitted, all the voyage of their life On such a full sea are we now afloat, And we must...the current while it serves, Or lose our ventures. Jultus Casar, Act IV. Sc. 3. Figuring glory and honor to be a garland of flowers. Thy name in arms... | |
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