 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pagina’s
...and irresolute is man ; The purpose of to-day. Woven with pains into his plan, To-morrow rends away. The bow well bent, and smart the spring. Vice seems...foe to his upright intent Finds out his weaker part; \irtue engages his assent, But pleasure wins his heart. 'Tis here the folly of the wise, Through all... | |
 | William Cowper - 1821 - 556 pagina’s
...his plan, To-morrow rends away. The bow well bent, and smart the spring, Vice seems already' slam ; But passion rudely snaps the string, And it revives...Virtue engages his assent, But pleasure wins his heart. Tis here the folly of the wise Through all his art we view ; And, while his tongue the charge denies,... | |
 | Jonathan Peele Dabney - 1821 - 316 pagina’s
...irresolute is man : The purpose of to-day, Woven with pains into his plan, To-morrow rends away. 2 Some foe to his upright intent, Finds out his weaker...Virtue engages his assent, But pleasure wins his heart. 3 Life's voyage is of awful length, Thro' dangers little known : A stranger to superior strength, Man... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 278 pagina’s
...purpose of to-day, Woven with pains into his plan, To-morrow rends away. The bow well bent, and smnrt the spring, Vice seems already slain ; But passion...snaps the string, And it revives again. Some foe to bis upright intent Finds out his weaker part ; Virtue engages his assent, But pleasure wins his heart.... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 562 pagina’s
...irresolute is man ; The purpose of to day, Woven with pains into his plan, To-morrow rends away. n. The bow well bent, and smart the spring, Vice seems...Passion rudely snaps the string, And it revives again. in. Some foe to his upright intent Finds out his weaker part ; rtue engages his assent, But Pleasure... | |
 | W. JILLARD HORT - 1822 - 156 pagina’s
...and irresolute is man : The purpose of to-day, Woven with pains into his plan, To-morrow rends away. The bow well bent and smart the spring, Vice seems...But passion rudely snaps the string, And it revives againSome foe to his upright intent, Finds out his weaker part. Virtue engages his assent, But pleasure... | |
 | David Pickering - 1822 - 442 pagina’s
...irresolute is man ? The purpose of to-day, Woven with pains into his plan, To-morrow rends away. 2 Some foe to his upright intent Finds out his weaker...Virtue engages his assent, But pleasure wins his heart. , 3 Life leads in paths of doubtful length Through dangers little known :° A stranger to superior... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 pagina’s
...Human frailty. I. WEAK and irresolute is man; «. 2. The bow well bent, and smart the spring, : f, Vice seems already slain; But passion rudely snaps the string, And it revives again. 8. Some foe to his upright intent Finds out his weaker part; Virtue engages his assent, But pleasure... | |
 | Allen Fisk - 1822 - 192 pagina’s
...and irresolute is man ; The purpose of to-day, Woven with pains into hisplan, To-morrow rends away. The bow well bent, and smart the spring, Vice seems already slain ; But passion rndely snaps the string, And it revives again. Some foe to his upright intent Finds ont. his weaker... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 470 pagina’s
...and irresolute is man ; The purpose of to-day, Woven with pains into his plan, To-morrow rends away. The bow well bent, and smart the spring, Vice seems...Virtue engages his assent, But Pleasure wins his heart. 'Tis here the folly of the wise_ Through all his heart we view ; And, while his tongue the charge denies,... | |
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Tis here the folly of the wise Through all his art we view ; And, while his tongue the charge denies, His conscience owns it true. 
