 It implied' an inconceivable severity of conviction that he had one thing to do, and that he who would do some great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators who live only...  Practical Speaking: As Taught in Yale College - Seite 301von Erasmus Darwin North - 1846 - 440 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1805 - 506 Seiten
...to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators who live only to amu$e themselves, looks like insanity. His attention was...distance, like the Egyptian Pyramids to travellers, it stood confest to his sight with a luminous distinctness as if it were nigh, and beguiled the toilsome... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 Seiten
...great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves,...distance, like the Egyptian pyramids to travellers, it stood confest to his sight with a luminous distinctness, as if it were nigh, and beguiled the toilsome... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 788 Seiten
...such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, kicks like insanity. His attention was so strongly and tenaciously...distance, like the Egyptian pyramids to travellers, it stood confest to bis sight with a luminous distinctness, as if k were nigh, aud beguiled the toilsome... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 796 Seiten
...great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves,...looks like insanity. His attention was so strongly nnd tenaciously fixed on his object, that even at the greatest distance, like the Egyptian pyramids... | |
 | 1806 - 854 Seiten
...Foster's Essays. short life, muÑt apply himself to the woik with such a concentration of bis force«, as to idle spectators who live only to amuse themselves, looks like ¡inanity. " His attention was so strongly and tenaciously fixed nit his object, that even at toe greatest... | |
 | John Foster - 1807 - 402 Seiten
...great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators who live only to amuse themselves,...as if it had been nigh, and beguiled the toilsome kngth of labour and enterprise by which he was to reach it. It was so conspicuous before him, that... | |
 | 1808 - 604 Seiten
...great thing in this short life, mast apply himself to U)e work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves,...had been nigh, and beguiled the toilsome length of labour and enterprise by uhich he was to reach it. It was so conspicuous before him, that not a step... | |
 | 1808 - 614 Seiten
...tiling in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves,...had been nigh, and beguiled the toilsome length of labour and enterprise by which he was to reach it. It was so conspicuous before him, that not a step... | |
 | John Foster - 1811 - 484 Seiten
...great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators who live only to amuse themselves,...tenaciously fixed on his object, that even at the gteatest distance, as the Egyptian pyramids to travellers, it appeared to him with a luminous distinctness... | |
 | John Styles - 1812 - 322 Seiten
...great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity." Brainerd, indeed, "Displayed a memorable example of this dedication of his whole being to his office,... | |
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