 | Edward Young - 1811 - 302 sider
...took fire ; A moment, and the world's blown up to thee ; The sun is darkness, and the stars are dust. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours And...news. Their answers form what men Experience call ; If Wisdom's friend, her best ; if not, worst foe. 0 reconcile them ! Kind Experience cries, "There's... | |
 | Robert May - 1812 - 280 sider
...; think on the shortness of human life, and the length of eternity ; compare one with the other. " "Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours, And...And how they might have borne more welcome news.'' " Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near," for it is time to apply your... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - 1812 - 188 sider
...number our days*, " that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." ' ' Tis greatly wise to meditate on our past hours ; ' And ask them what report they bore...And how they might have borne more welcome ' news.' It would be wise in us to call ourselves to account at particular periods of the year, and examine... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 224 sider
...Andlegrn'd the fond pursuit to shun, Where few can reach the purpos'd llim, And thousands daily are undone. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them, what report they bore to Heav'n. All nature is but art unknown to thee ; All chance, direction which thou canst not see ; All... | |
 | Edward Young - 1813 - 380 sider
...took fire : A moment, and the world's blown up to thee ; The sun is darkness, and the stars are dust. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And...news. Their answers form what men experience call ; If wisdom's friend, her best ; if not, worst foe. Oh reconcile them! Kind experience cries, " There's... | |
 | Edward Young - 1813 - 324 sider
...took fire ; A moment, and the world's blown up to thee; The sun is darkness, and the stars are dust. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past Hours, And ask them what report they bore to Heav'n, And how they might have borne more welcomenews. Their answers form what men Experience call... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1814 - 308 sider
...the fond pursuit to shun, Where few can reach the purpos'd aim, And thousands daily are undone. 'Tig greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; - And ask them, what report they bore to Heav'u. All nature is but art unknown to thee ; All chance, direction which thou canst not see ; All... | |
 | Harriet Newell, Leonard Woods - 1814 - 260 sider
...imaginations, often wing their way back to those hourfr which can never be recalled. •"Tig gr^atl* wise, to talk with our past hours, "And ask them what report they've borne to heaven, "And how they might have borne more welcome uews." Will the recollection of... | |
 | Edward Young - 1815 - 332 sider
...took fire ; A moment, and the world's blown up to thee ; The sun is darkness, and the stars are dust. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And...news. Their answers form what men Experience call ; If Wisdom's friend, her best ; -if not, worst foe. O reconcile them ! Kind Experience cries, " There's... | |
 | Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1815 - 300 sider
...then to gain a knowledge of your own hearts, and to scrutinize carefully the actions of your lives. " 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours, " And ask them what report they bore to Heaven." Dr. Erect a tribunal within, before which the deeds of every day shall pass in nightly review. Give... | |
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Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them, what report they bore to heaven : And how they might have borne more welcome news. 
