| Joseph Emerson - Elocution - 1832 - 122 pages
...ourselves, and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty, chides his infamous delay, 35 Pushes his piudent purpose to resolve ; In all the magnanimity of thought, Resolves, and re-resolves... | |
| James Hedderwick - Oratory - 1833 - 232 pages
...ourselves; and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise ! At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; At fifty, chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve, In all the magnanimity of thought: — Resolves, and re-resolves,... | |
| Andrew Thomson - Readers - 1835 - 302 pages
...ourselves : and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty, chides his infamous delay ; Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve ; In all the magnanimity of thought, Resolves, and re-resolves,... | |
| Author of The young man's own book - American poetry - 1836 - 336 pages
...ourselves, and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty chides his infamous delay. Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve ; In all the magnanimity of thought Resolves, and re-resolves... | |
| Readers (Elementary) - 1836 - 424 pages
...ourselves, and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise, ; i " At thirty, man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve ; In all the magnanimity of thought Resolves and re-resolves;... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1837 - 362 pages
...ourselves ; and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve ; In all the magnanimity of thought Resolves ; and re-resolves... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1837 - 448 pages
...ourselves ; and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve ; In all the magnanimity of thought Resolves ; and re-resolves... | |
| Edward Young - 1837 - 310 pages
...ourselves, and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty man suspects himself ft fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty chides his infamous delay, 420 Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve ; In all the magnanimity of thought Resolves, and re-resolves... | |
| Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...ourselves ; and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve ; In all the magnanimity of thought Resolves ; and re-resolves... | |
| Edward Young - Bible - 1839 - 300 pages
...ourselves, and only wish, As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; At fifty, chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; In all the magnanimity of thought J Itesolves, and re-resolves;... | |
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