...exertions, and is afraid, that to him may be applied, in their full extent, the words of the poet: " At thirty man suspects himself a fool; Knows it at...thought; Resolves, and re-resolves ; then dies the same. " Vanity of vanities, " All is vanity, " Says the Preacher, " To which subscribes, " WS" But though...

...folly, not to scorn a fool; And scarce in human wisdom to do more. S. All promise is poor dilatory man ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; At fifty,...; In all the magnanimity of thought, Resolves, and re-resofves, then dies the same. 4. And why ? Because he thinks himself immortal, All men think all...

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...content we sometimes nobly rest, , 415 Unanxious for ourselves, and only wish, , As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty man suspects himself...reforms his plan ; At fifty chides his infamous delay, .420 Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve ; In all the magnanimity of thought Resolves, and re-resolves...

...full content, we sometimes nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves ; and only wishj As duteous sons, our fathers were more wise. At thirty man suspects himself...Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty, chines his infamous delay ; Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve ; In all the magnanimity of '.thought,...

...full content we sometimes nobly rest, Unanxious for ourselves ; and only wish, As duteous sons our fathers were more wise. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; Atiifty, chides his infamous delay ; Pushes his prudent pnrpose to resolve; In all the magnanimity...

...for ourselves; and only wish, In full content we sometimes nobly rest, As duteous sons, our fatheis were more wise. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; At fifty, chides his infamous delay; Resolves, and re-resolves,...

...care and circumspection. He may, moreover, possibly have agreed by anticipation with the poet : — " At thirty, man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan." We doubt, however, whether Cornelius was exactly one of these self-condemning philosophers, who either...