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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 Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality. : To ... - Page 14
by Edward Young - 1750 - 326 pages
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Young. Churchill. Lloyd. Falconer. Thomson

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 542 pages
...till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leave* 305 The vaft concerns of an eternal fcene. If not fo frequent, would not This be ftrange ? That 'tis fo frequent, .This is ftrangrr ftill. Of ni^n's miraculous miftakcs. this bears The palm, " 1 hat ail men are about to live,"...
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Night Thoughts, on Life, Death, and Immortality

Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...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 an eternal scene. If not so frequent, would not This be strange ? That 'tis so frequent,...
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Night Thoughts, on Life, Death, and Immortality

Edward Young - 1802 - 412 pages
...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 an eternal scene. If not so frequent, would not This be strange ? That 'tis so frequent,...
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The Works of the Author of The Night-thoughts, Volume 2

Edward Young - 1802 - 402 pages
...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 an eternal scene. If not so frequent, would not This be strange ? That 'tis so frequent,...
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The Works of the Author of The Night-thoughts, Volume 2

Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...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 an eternal scene. If not so frequent, would not This be strange ? That 'tis so frequent,...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry

Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...wifdom is pum'd out of life ; Pr<x. raft in.-it ion is the thief of time, Year after year it Iteals, 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 ? That 'tis fo frequent, this is It ranger ftilL...
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The Complaint, Or, Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality

Edward Young - 1805 - 284 pages
...'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 an eternal scene, f not so frequent would not this be strange ? hat 'tis so frequent,...
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The cabinet of poetry, containing the best entire pieces in the works of the ...

Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...till wisdom is pushd 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 an eternal scene. •• If not so frequent, would not this be strange ? That 'tis...
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The Poetical Works of Edward Young: In Four Volumes. Collated with the Best ...

Edward Young, Thomas Park - 1808 - 336 pages
...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 an eternal scene. / If not so frequent, would not this be strange^ j That 'tis so...
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The Speaker; Or Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...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 an eternal scene. • Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm, " That all...
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