 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 Beauties of English Poesy - Strana 108úprava: - 1767 - Počet stránok 12Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - Počet stránok 266
...not this 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... | |
 | Extracts - 1828 - Počet stránok 786
...reach, or by prejudice and neglect, harden himself in error and ignorance. 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 t-eversion... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - Počet stránok 844
...would not this be strange? That 'tis so frequent, this is stranger stili. Of man's miraculous mistakes, themselves the compliment to think They one day shall not drivel, and their pride On this reversion... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - Počet stránok 256
...not this be strange '( That 't is 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. AH pay themselves the compliment to think They one day shall not drivel : and their pride On this reversion... | |
 | John J. Harrod - 1832 - Počet stránok 338
...mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. 2. 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,... | |
 | George Edmonds (of Birmingham.) - 1832 - Počet stránok 122
...to the mercies of a moment, leaves The vast concerns of eternal scene. Of man-s miraculous mistakes this bears The palm, — " That all men are about...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... | |
 | James Hedderwick - 1833 - Počet stránok 232
...the mercies 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, one day, shall not drivel; and their pride, On this reversion,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1834 - Počet stránok 370
...not this 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... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - 1835 - Počet stránok 302
...the mercies of a moment, leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scent 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... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - 1836 - Počet stránok 336
...not this be strange ? That 'tis so Ireiliient, this is stranger still. Of man's mirat ulous mistakes this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live," For ever on the brink of being born : All pay themselves the complunent to think They one day shall not drivel, and their pride On this reversion... | |
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