 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 484 pages
...given one example of representative versification, which perhaps no other English line can equal : Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise : He, who defers...to day, Does on a river's bank expecting stay Till f:he whole stream that stopp'd him shall be gone, Whiph runs, and, as it runs, for ever shall run on.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 450 pages
...cannot discover; nor why the pine is taller in an Alexandrine than in ten syllables. Begin, be bold, ami venture to be wise: He, who defers this work from...river's bank expecting stay Till the whole stream that stopp'd him shall be gone, Which runs, and, as it rum, far ever thall run on. % The author of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 506 pages
...espectat dum defluat amnis ; at Hie Labitur et labetur in omne tolubitu icvum. lion. Lib. i. Ep. ii. 39. Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise ; He who defers...bank expecting stay, Till the whole stream, which stopp'd him, should be gone. That runs, and as it runs, for ever will run on. Cimi.iv. AN ancient poet,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 pages
...giveu one example of representative versification, which, perhaps, no other English line can equal : Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise: He, who defers...river's bank expecting stay Till the whole stream that stopp'd him shall he gone, If'hich runs, and, as it runs, for ever shall run on. Cowley was, I... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 506 pages
...versification, which, perhaps, no other English line can equal : Begin, be bold, and venture to l>e wise: He, who defers this work from day to day, Does...river's bank expecting stay Till the whole stream that stopp'd him shall be gone, Which runs, and, ax it runs, for ever shall run on. andrines, at pleasure,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 pages
...has given one example of representative versification, which perhaps no other English line can equal. Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise : He who defers this work from day to day, Does on a rivet's bank expecting stay Till the whole stream that stopp'd him shall be gone, Which runj, and,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 538 pages
...in onme volabilii «t at tile vum. lion. Begin.be bold, and venture to be wise ; He who defers his work from day to day. Does on a river's bank expecting stay, Till the whole stream, which stopp'd him, should be gone, That runs, and as it runs, for ever will run on. (",o WLI T. AH ancient... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 484 pages
...wlubilis team. Hon. Lib. i. Ep. ii. 39. Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise ; He who defers his work from day to day, Does on a river's bank expecting stay, Till the whole stream, which stopp'd him, should be gone, That runs, and as it runs, for ever will run on. COWLXY. \ AN ancient... | |
 | Samuel Adams (servant.) - 1826 - 526 pages
...dangerous'; — take a friend's advice, Begin, — be bold, and venture to be wise :— He who defers his work from day to day. Does on a river's bank expecting stay, Till the whole stream that stopt him shall be gon'< . "Which, as it runs, forever will run on." "But, it is not enough merely... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1825 - 508 pages
...YOU BEGIN ? " Begin, be bold, and Tenture to be wu«»* He who defers tbis work from du v to dar-, Does on a river's bank expecting stay Till the whole stream which »topi hi,., should be gone, That runs, and as it runs, for ever will run on." Cawfer. '• I've lost... | |
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Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise : He who defers this work from day to day, Does on a river's bank expecting stay Till the whole stream which stopp'd him should be gone, Which runs, and, as it runs, for ever will run on. 
