Evidently stolen from Dr. Young:—

Man wants but little, nor that little long.—Night Thoughts.


Be wise to-day: ’tis madness to defer.—Night Thoughts.

But Congreve had said, not long before,—

Defer not till to-morrow to be wise;

To-morrow’s sun to thee may never rise.—Letter to Cobham.


Like angels’ visits, few and far between.—Campbell: Pleasures of Hope.

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