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...thee ; 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be. Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. This is called the Heroic measure. In its simplest form it consists of five Iambuses ; but by the admission,,...

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...do thine." . MJLfOlt. SECTION IX. ON PROCRASTINATION. BE wise to-day ; 'tis madness to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till...moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. Of man's miraculous mistakes, this bears The palm, " That all men are about to live ;" For ever on...

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