 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.  The Cottager's monthly visitor - Page 2461836Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 458 pages
...Labitur, iff labetur in omne 'uolubilis x-uum. HOR, Begin, be bold, and venture to be wife ; He who defers his work 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... | |
 | 1803 - 296 pages
...labetur in omrie volubilis aevum. HoR. 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. CowLEV. AN ancientpoet,... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1805 - 908 pages
...the beautiful translation of Cowley, " Begin, be bold, and ventnre 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 stopt him, should be gour. That runs, and, as it runs, for ever will run on." On the contrary... | |
 | 1806 - 468 pages
...Labitur, (3* lalbetur in omuc valubiltt tvum. Begin, be bold, and venture to be wife; He who defers his work from day to day, Does on a river's bank expecting ftay, Till the whole ftream, which ftopp'd him, fhould be gone, That runs, and as it runs, for ever... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 290 pages
...Labitur, & labetur in omne volubilis aevumt." Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise ; lie who defers this work from day to day, . Does on a river's bank expecting stay, « Lib. i. Agric. f 1 Ep. u. 40. Till the whole stream, which stopp'd him, should be gone, That runs,... | |
 | 1806 - 214 pages
...which the following is a happy specimen: 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, Tjll the whole stream that stopp'd him shall be gone* Which runs, and, as it runs, for ever shall run... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 334 pages
...Labitur, & labetur in omne "volubilis ovum* 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, fur ever will run on. COWLET. Ay ancient... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...labetur in omne volubilis aevum. Ep. ii. 40. 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 stopt him, ihould be gone, That runs, and as it runs, for ever will run on." Caesar, the man... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 284 pages
...Labitur, & labetur in omne volubilis sevumt," Begin, be hold, 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. • f Caesar (the... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 286 pages
...Labitur, & labetur in omne volubilis a3vumf." 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, * Lib. i. Agric. f 1 Ep. ii. 40. Till the whole stream, which stopp'd him, should be gone, That runs,... | |
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