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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... "
The Complaint, Or, Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality - Page 23
by Edward Young - 1805 - 258 pages
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 5

1743 - 642 pages
...fofretpunt, this is ßranger ßill. Of man's miraculous miftakes, this bears The palm, " That oilmen are about to live" For ever on the brink of being born : All pay them/elves the compliment to think They, one dayjhall not drivel ; and their pridt On this reverßon...
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The Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality..

Edward Young - 1750 - 416 pages
...would not This be ftrange ? Tkat 'tis fo frequent* This is ftranger ftilL Of Man's miraculous Miftakes, this bears The Palm, " That all Men are about to live,"' For ever on the Brink of being born. All pay themfelves the Compliment to think They, one Day, mall not drivel ; and their Pride On this Reverfion...
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The Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality. : To ...

Edward Young - 1750 - 350 pages
...not This be ftrange ? That 'tis fo frequent, This is ftranger ftill. Of Man's miraculous Miftakes, this bears The Palm, " That all Men are about to live," For ever on the Brink of being born. All pay themfelves the Compliment to think They, one Day, mall not drivel ; and their PrideOn this Reverfion...
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The Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality: To which ...

Edward Young - 1756 - 430 pages
...would not this be ftrange ? That 'tis fo frequent, This is ftranger ftilL Of Man's miraculous Miftakes, this bears The Palm, " That all Men are about to live,'* For eve^ on the Brink of being born. AJ1 pay themfelves the Compliment to think They one Day mail not drivel...
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The Works of the Author of the Night-thoughts: In Four Volumes, Volume 3

Edward Young - 1762 - 292 pages
...ftrange ? That 'tis fe frequent, This is ftranger flill. ! Of man's miraculous rniftakes, this bears Thft The palm, " That all men are about to live," For ever on the brink of being born. .. All pay themfelves the compliment to think They one day fhall not drivel : and their pride On this reverfion...
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The Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality: To which ...

Edward Young - 1775 - 408 pages
...not this be ftrange? That 'tis fo frequent, this is ftranger ftill. Of man's miraculous mi flakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live," For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themfelves the compliment to think They one day fhall not drivel; and their pride On this reverfion...
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The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English ...

William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pages
...the mercies of a moment leaves The vaft concerns of an eternal fcene. Of man's miraculous miftakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live," For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themfelves the compliment to think They, one day, fhall not drivel ; and their pride On this reverfion...
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The English Parnassus: Being a New Selection of Didactic, Descriptive ...

John Adams - 1789 - 376 pages
...the mercies of a moment leaves The vaft concerns of an eternal fcene. Of man's miraculous miftakes, this bears The palm, That all men are about to live, For ever on the brink of being born. All pay themfelves the compliment to think They one day fhall not drivel ; and their pride On this reverfion...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...frequent, this is ftranger ftill. * Of man's miraculous miftakcs, this bears The palm, " That all men arc ,- themfelvcs the compliment to think They one day (hall not drivel ; and their pride On this reversion...
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Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry ..., Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...frcqucut, this is ftranger dill. • Of man's miraculous miftakcs, this bears The palm, " That all men aic about to live.'! . For ever on the brink, of being born. All pay thcmfjves the compliment to think , • '. They one diy ihall net drivel ; and their pr'UOn this revei...
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