 | Thomas Russell - 1834 - 612 σελίδες
...heaven, the seat of bliss, Where pleasure in perfection is. 145. CM — Human frailty and divine aid. 1 WEAK and irresolute is man : The purpose of to-day,...Woven with pains into his plan, To-morrow rends away. 2 Life's voyage is of awful length, Through dangers little known ; A stranger to superior strength,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 620 σελίδες
...rougher sea, The following three Poems have been omitted in their proper order. HUMAN FRAILTY. [1780.] WEAK and irresolute is man ; The purpose of to-day,...passion rudely snaps the string, And it revives again. Some foe to his upright intent Finds out his weaker part ; Virtue engages his assent, But pleasure... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 394 σελίδες
...shall I see thee start away, And helpless, hopeless, hear thee say — Farewell ! we meet no more ? HUMAN FRAILTY. WEAK and irresolute is man ; The purpose...passion rudely snaps the string, And it revives again. Some foe to his upright intent Finds out his weaker part, Virtue engages his assent, But pleasure wins... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 710 σελίδες
...shall I see thee start away, And helpless, hopeless, hear thee say — Farewell ! we meet no more ? . HUMAN FRAILTY. WEAK and irresolute is man ; The purpose...Passion rudely snaps the string, And it revives again. Some foe to his upright intent Finds out his weaker part ; Virtue engages his assent, But Pleasure... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 406 σελίδες
...shall I see thee start away, And helpless, hopeless, hear thee say — Farewell ! we meet no more ? WEAK and irresolute is man ; The purpose of to-day,...Passion rudely snaps the string, And it revives again. Some foe to his upright intent Finds out his weaker part ; Virtue engages his assent, But Pleasure... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1836 - 264 σελίδες
...his feast of life before ; Thou too must perish, when thy feast is o'er !— rora " SECTION XL Hitman Frailty. WEAK and irresolute is man ; The purpose...with pains into his plan, • > To-morrow rends away. , » 2 The bow well bent, and smart the spring, ' Vice seems already slain ; But passion rudely soaps... | |
 | William Cowper - 1837 - 534 σελίδες
...And shall I see thee start away, And helpless, hopeless, hear thee sayFarewell ! we meet no more ! HUMAN FRAILTY. WEAK and irresolute is man ; The purpose...Passion rudely snaps the string, And it revives again. Some foe to his upright intent Finds out his weaker part ; Virtue engages his assent, But Pleasure... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1837 - 276 σελίδες
...creature had his feast of life before ; Thou too must perish, when thy feast is o'er!—POi» SECTION XI. Human frailty. WEAK and irresolute is man ; The purpose of to-day, Woven with pains into his plan, Vice seems already slain ; But passion rudely snaps the string, - And it revives again. To-morrow rends... | |
 | Katherine Thomson - 1837 - 998 σελίδες
...threaten the frail barque wherein our little human stores of good resolutions are freighted. "\Vcak and irresolute Is man, The purpose of to-day, Woven...with pains Into his plan. To-morrow rends away.'* " Hell !" says the immortal Jeremy Taylor, "is paved with good intentions." The essence of religion,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1839 - 554 σελίδες
...thee start away, And helpless, hopeless, hear thee gayFarewell ! we meet no more ? HUMAN FRAILTY. WEAE and irresolute is man ; The purpose of to-day, Woven...away. The bow well bent and smart the spring, Vice aeems already slain, But passion rudely snaps the string, And it revives again. Some foe to his upright... | |
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WEAK and irresolute is man ; The purpose of to-day, Woven with pains into his plan, To-morrow rends away. The bow well bent, and smart the spring. Vice seems already slain ; But Passion rudely snaps the string, And it revives again. 
