 | Edward Young, Thomas Park - 1808 - 336 pages
...That 'tis so frequent, this is stranger still. Of man's miraculous mistakes this bears The pahu, ' 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 thrir pride On this reversion... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...stranger still. § 152- MansPronencsstopospone Improvement . Of min's miraculous mistakes, this bears tlipc, can compass hardest them selves the compliment to think They, one day, shall not drivel ; and their pride On this reversion... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...of a moment leaves 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, oae day, shall not .drivel ; and their pride On this reversion... | |
 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1810 - 278 pages
...scene. notso frequent, would not this be strange J. Of man's miraculous mistakes this bears Thepahu, " 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 Ois reversion... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 554 pages
...frequent, (Ait is stranger still. Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm, " That all men arc 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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1811 - 286 pages
...on the brink of being born. . ; "." AH pay themfelves the compliment to think, They, one day, fliall not drivel ; and their pride On this reverfion takes up ready praife ; At leaft, their own ; their future felves applauds : How excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodged in their... | |
 | Edward Young - Death - 1812 - 288 pages
...ftill. Of man's miraculous mil!,ike;,, this bears If not fo frequent, would not this be ftrang« ? The palm, " That all men are about to live," For ever...; and their pride On this reverfion takes up ready praile; At leaft, their own ; their future felves applauds ; How excellent that life they ne'er will... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1813 - 596 pages
...themselves that they will soon begin in right earnest to get wisdom. "Of man'* miraculous mistake this bear* 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 lay shall not drivel, and their pride, On this reversion,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1813 - 380 pages
...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,... | |
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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... 
