 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 228 pages
...river's Lank expecting ftay, [«] Lib. i. Agric. [e] I Ep. ii. 40. Till the whole ftream, which ftopt him, fhould be gone, That runs, and as it runs, for ever will run on [f]. Caefar (the man of expedition above all others) was Co far from this folly, that whenfoever, in... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1772 - 300 pages
...this work from day to day, Does on a river's bank expefting flay, Till' the whole ftre.am, which ftopt him, fhould , . be gone, That runs, and as it runs, for ever will run on [«]. Ceefar (the man of expedition above all others) was fo far from this folly, that whenfoever,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 418 pages
...expefting flay, * Juv. i. 150. f Lib. 1. Agric, JI Ep, ii. 4»' Till the whole ftream, which ftopt him, fhould be gone, That runs, and as it runs, for ever will run on. Caefar (the man of expedition above all others) was fo far from this folly, that whenfoever, in a journey,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 472 pages
...this work from day to day, Does on a river's bank expecting flay, Till the whole ftrenm, which ftop'd him, fhould be gone, That runs, and as it runs, for ever will run on. % CoW LEY, AN ancient poet, unreafonably difcontented at the prefent ftate of things, which his fyftem... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 460 pages
...this work from day to day, Docs on a river's bank expecting ftay, Till the whole dream, which ftop'd him, fhould be gone, That runs, and as it runs, for ever will run on. COWLET, AN ancient poet, unreafonably difcontented at the prefent ftate of things, which his fyftem... | |
 | Mr. Addison - 1795 - 608 pages
...perfon ever tried for witcheraft in that county. Life fufficient to all Purpofes, IF WELL EMPLOYED. AN ancient poet, unreafonably difcontented at the prefent ftate of things, which his fyftein of opinions obliged him to reprefent in its worft form, has obferved of the earth, " that its... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 pages
...day to day, Docs on a river's bank expecting ftay, Till the whole dream, which ftopp'd him, ihould be gone, That runs, and as it runs, for ever will run on. JAM eras hedernum confumpfimus, ecce aliud craji £gerit hos annos. OUR ycderday's to-morrow now is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 458 pages
...from day to day, Does on a river's bank expecting ftay, Till the whole dream, which ftopp'd him, mould be gone, That runs, and as it runs, for ever will run on. Cow LET. AN ancient poet, unreafonably difcontented at the prefent ftate of things, which his fyftem... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 458 pages
...day to day, Does on a river's bank expe&ing ftay, Till the whole ftrcain, which ftopp'd him, fliould be gone, That runs, and as it runs, for ever will run on. AN ancient poet, unreafonably difcontented at * the prefent ftate of things, which his fyftem of opinions... | |
 | 1803 - 296 pages
...day to day, Does, on a river's bank expecting stay, Till the whole stream, which stopp'd him, should be gone, That runs, and as it runs, for ever will run on. CowLEV. AN ancientpoet, unreasonably discontented at the present state of things, which his system... | |
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Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise ; He who defers this work from day to day. Does on a river's bank expecting stay, Till the whole stream, which stopp'd him, should be gone, That runs, and as it runs, for ever will run on. 
