 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 str.
...thcirflight Already has the fatal train took fire; Vanity of Human Enjoyments, tauglit by Experience. Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours; And ask them, what report they bore to heaven ; [news. And how they might have borne more welcome Their answers form what men experience call : If... | |
 | Hannah More - 1809 - 324 str.
...concerns of life ; and, at times, to annihilate, as it were, the space which divides us from eternity : 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours, And ask them what report they bore to heaven, And how they .night have borne more welcome news. Yet as to those who seek a short annual retreat as... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1809 - 114 str.
...the fonci pursuit to shun, •Where few can re&ch tbeir purpos'd uim,And thousands daily are undone. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them what report they bore to Hcav'a*All nature is but art, unknown to thec ; All chance, direction which thou canst not see jAll... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 556 str.
...took lire ; 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 Heaven; And how they might have borne more welcome news. Their answers form what men experience call ; If însrfom'j... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 554 str.
...; A moment, and the world 's blown up la thee ; The Sun is darkne.-s, and the stars are dust. T is greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them, what report they bore to Heaven ; And how they might have borne morewelcmne news. Their answers form what men experience call ; If... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 558 str.
...fire; A moment, and the world 's hlown up to thce; The Sun is darkne-s, and the stars arc dust. 'T is greatly wise to talk with our past hours; And ask them, what report they hore to Heaven; And how they might havehornemoreweleome news. Their answers form what men experience... | |
 | Edward Young - 1811 - 302 str.
...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 heaven ; And how they might have borne more welcome news. Their answers form what men Experience call ; If... | |
 | Robert May - 1812 - 280 str.
...; 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 ask them what report they bore to Heaven, And how they might have borne more welcome news.'' " Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 224 str.
...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... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - 1812 - 188 str.
...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 to heaven ; * And how they might have borne more welcome ' news.' It would be wise in us to call ourselves to... | |
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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. 
