"I 've lost a day!"--the prince who nobly cried,
Had been an emperor without his crown.
-- Edward Young (1684-1765)
- Night Thoughts, Night ii, Line 99
Had been an emperor without his crown.
-- Edward Young (1684-1765)
- Night Thoughts, Night ii, Line 99
Related:
- Thy purpose firm is equal to the deed:
Who does the best his circumstance allows
Does well,
acts nobly; angels could no more. -- Edward Young... - The spirit walks of every day deceased.
-- Edward Young (1684-1765)
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Night Thoughts, Night ii, Line... - He mourns the dead who lives as they desire.
-- Edward Young (1684-1765)
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Night Thoughts, Night ii, Line... - Be wise to-day; 't is madness to defer.
-- Edward Young (1684-1765)
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Night Thoughts, Night i, Line... - A death-bed 's a detector of the heart.
-- Edward Young (1684-1765)
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Night Thoughts, Night ii, Line... - Whose yesterdays look backwards with a smile.
-- Edward Young (1684-1765)
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Night Thoughts, Night ii, Line... - How blessings brighten as they take their flight!
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Edward Young (1684-1765) - Night Thoughts, Night ii... - At thirty, man suspects himself a fool;
Knows it at forty,
and reforms his plan. -- Edward Young (1684-1765)... - Too low they build, who build beneath the stars.
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Edward Young (1684-1765) - Night Thoughts, Night viii...
From the same category:
- COOKS do it with grease and a
lot of... - When a finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger.
Chinese... - T]he supposition of most expounders of the Special Theory,
that Einstein has proved the relativity of simultaneity... - PRO: You never have to get up in the morning.
CON:
You will never have another good night's sleep. -... - What is now proved was once only imagin'd.
-- William H.
Blake (1757...
