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... Elegant Extracts - Página 115editado por - 1809Visualização completa - Sobre este livro
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...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 !...till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leave's The vast concerns of an eternal scene ! If not so frequent, would not this be strange ? That... | |
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