 | John Walker - 1801 - 424 Seiten
...in them with discretion. Spectator. Though we seem grieved at the shortness of life in general, xve are wishing every period of it at an end. The minor longs to be at age, then to be a man of bitsinesss, then to make up «ui estate, then to arrive at honours, then to. retire. Ibid~ N° 93.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 366 Seiten
...consider mankind as wholly inconsistent with itself in a point that bears some affinity to the former. Though we seem grieved at the shortness of life in...at honours, then to retire. Thus although the whole life is allowed by every one to be short, the several divisions of it appear long and tedious. We are... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 Seiten
...consider mankind as wholly inconsistent with itself in a point that bears some affinity to the former. Though we seem grieved at the shortness of life in general, we are wishing every period of it al an end. The minor longs to be at age, then to be a man of business, then to make up an estate, then... | |
 | 1803 - 472 Seiten
...consider mankind as wholly inconsistent with itself in a point that bears some affinity to the former. Though we seem grieved at the shortness of life in...at honours, then to retire. Thus although the whole life is allowed by every one to be short, the several divisions of it appear long and tedious. We are... | |
 | 1804 - 676 Seiten
...consider mankind as wholly inconsistent with itself in a point that bears some affinity to the former. Though we seem grieved at the shortness of life in...honours, then to retire. Thus, although the whole life is allowed by every one to be short, the several divisions of it appear long and tedious. We are... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1804 - 254 Seiten
...consider mankind as wholly inconsistent with itself in a point that bears some affinity to the former. Though we seem grieved at the shortness of life in general, we are wish1 «"»• every period of it at an end. The minor longs to he at then to be a man of business,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 366 Seiten
...itself in a point that bears some atlinity to the former. Though we seem grieved at the shortness ef life in general, we are wishing every period of it...at honours, then to retire. Thus although the whole life is allowed by every one to be short, the several divisions of it appear long and tedious. We are... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1809 - 202 Seiten
...mankind as wholly inconsistent with itself in a point that bears some affinity to the former. Tho1 we seem grieved at the shortness of life in general,...wishing every period of it at an end. The minor longs t« be at age, then to be a man of business, then to make up an estate, then to anive at honors, then... | |
 | John Walker - 1810 - 394 Seiten
...the falling inflection, and the two last with the rising and falling inflection, as in Rule EXAMPLES. Though we seem grieved at the shortness of life in...estate, then to arrive at honours, then to retire. Spectator, No. 93. There is no blessing of life comparable to the enjoyment of a discreet and virtuous... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 Seiten
...consider mankind as wholly inconsistent with itself in a point that bears some affinity to the former. Though we seem grieved at the shortness of life in...at honours, then to retire. Thus although the whole life is allowed by every one to be short, the several divisions of it appear long and tedious. We are... | |
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Though we seem grieved at the shortness of life in general, we are wishing every period of it at an end. The minor longs to be at age, then to be a man of business, then to make up an estate, then to arrive at honours, then to retire. 
