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BISHOP BERKELEY.
1684-1753.
_On the Prospect of Planting Arts and Learning in America_.
Westward the course of empire takes its way;
The four first acts already past,
A fifth shall close the drama with the day;
Time's noblest offspring is the last.
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ROBERT BLAIR.
1699-1746.
_The Grave_. Part ii. Line 586.
The good he scorned,
Stalked off reluctant, like an ill-used ghost,
Not to return; or if it did, in visits
Like those of angels, short and far between.
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EDWARD YOUNG.
1681-1765.
NIGHT THOUGHTS.
Night i. Line 1.
Tired Nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep!
Night i. Line 55.
The bell strikes one. We take no note of time
But from its loss.
Night i. Line 154.
To waft a feather or to drown a fly.
Night i. Line 390.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
Night i. Line 393.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Night i. Line 417.
At thirty man suspects himself a fool;
Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan.
Night i. Line 424.
All men think all men mortal but themselves.
Night ii. Line 376.
'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours,
And ask them what report they bore to heaven.
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