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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... "
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The Evangelical Magazine, Volume 12

Missions - 1804 - 664 pages
...the gospel, Bristol. JOSEPH DEAK*. AN ADDRESS TO YOUTH. f Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer ; " Procrastination is the thief of time. «' Year after...moment leaves " The vast concerns of an eternal scene." YOUNG. WHILE the fascinating charms of pleasure allure you, and the amusements and gaieties of the...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 87-88

John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 470 pages
...sudden death, How dreadful that deliberate surprise ! lie wise to-day ; 'tis madness to defer: 390 Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on,...thief of time; Year after year it steals, till all [.re fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves 395 Of man's miraculous mistakes this bears The palm,...
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Night Thoughts

Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...slow sudden death. How dreadful that delib'rate surprise ! Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer; 390 Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on,...all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves 395 Of Man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live," 400 For ever...
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Night Thoughts, on Life, Death, and Immortality

Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...LORENZO! a slow sudden death. How dreadful that deliberate surprize ! Be wise to-day ; 'tis madness to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ;...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...
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Night Thoughts, on Life, Death, and Immortality

Edward Young - English poetry - 1802 - 412 pages
...LORENZO ! a slow sudden death. How dreadful that deliberate surprize ! Be wise to-day ; 'tis madness to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ;...strange ? That 'tis so frequent, This is stranger still. Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears i The palm, " That all men are about to live," For ever on...
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The Works of the Author of The Night-thoughts, Volume 2

Edward Young - English literature - 1802 - 402 pages
...LORENZO! a slow sudden death. How dreadful that deliberate surprize ! Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus...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...
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The Works of the Author of The Night-thoughts, Volume 2

Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...LORENZO! a slow sudden death. How dreadful that deliberate surprize ! Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus...strange ? That 'tis so frequent, This is stranger still. At least, their own; their future selves applauds; How excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time...
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The Speaker Or Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...unbounded Spring encircle all. THOMSON, CHAP. XXIII. On Procrastination. B E wise to-day ; 'tis madness to defer : Next day the fatal precedent will plead :...time ; Year after year it steals , till all are fled, E4 And to the mercies of a moment leaves Thf vast concerns of an eternal scene. Ol 'man's miraculous...
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The Complaint, Or, Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality

Edward Young - 1805 - 284 pages
...Lorenzo ! a slow-sudden death. How dreadful that deliberate surprize ! Be wise to-day : 'tis madness to defer; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus...moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene, f not so frequent would not this be strange ? hat 'tis so frequent, this is stranger stillOf man's...
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The Poetical Works of the Rev. Dr. Edward Young: With the Life of ..., Volume 1

Edward Young - English poetry - 1805 - 238 pages
...Lorenzo, a slow sudden death. How dreadful that deliberate surprise ! Be wise to-day ; 'tis madness to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead: Thus...of time ; Year after year it steals, till all are fletl, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. If not so frequent,...
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