 ... of our lives that it ran much faster than it does. Several hours of the day hang upon our hands, nay, we wish away whole years; and travel through time as through a country filled with many wild and empty wastes, which we would fain hurry over, that...  The Spectator ... - Seite 2041803Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Joseph Addison - 1819 - 298 Seiten
...the shortness of life, and yet are perpetually hurrying over the parts of it, to arrive at certain little settlements, or imaginary points of rest, which...let us consider what happens to us when we arrive at those imaginary points of rest: do we stop our motion, and sit down satisfied in the settlement we... | |
 | 1822 - 788 Seiten
...with many wild and empty wastes which we would fain hurry over, that we may arrive at those several alk very freely, and they had it from persons too considerable to be named what they If we divide the life of most men into twenty parts, we shall find that at least nineteen of them are... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 426 Seiten
...the shortness of life, and yet are perpetually hurrying over the parts of it, to arrive at certain little settlements or imaginary points of rest, which...we arrive at these imaginary points of rest. Do we • Mean, stop our motion and sit down satisfied in the settlement we have gained? or are we not removing... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 438 Seiten
...many wild and empty wastes, which we would fain hurry over, that we may arrive at those severallittle settlements or imaginary points of rest which are dispersed up and down in it. If we divide the life of most men into twenty parts, we shall find that at least nineteen of them are... | |
 | 1824 - 348 Seiten
...with many wild and empty wastes, which we would fain hurry over, that we may arrive at those several little settlements or imaginary points of rest which are dispersed up and down in it. 5. If we may divide the life of most men into twenty parts, we f.hall find, that at least nineteen... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 Seiten
...with many wild and empty wastes which we would fain hurry over, that we may arrive at those several troy thy peace. Let him that scoffeth at the lame, take care that he halt not himself If we divide the life of most men into twenty parts, we shall find that at least nineteen of them are... | |
 | 1824 - 284 Seiten
...wastes, which we would fain hurry over, No. 93. THE SPECTATOR. 195 that we may arrive at those several little settlements or imaginary points of rest, which are dispersed up and down in it. If we divide the life of most men into twenty parts, we shall find that at least nineteen of them are... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1825 - 288 Seiten
...the shortness of life, and yet are perpetually hurrying over the parts of it, to arrive at certain little settlements, or imaginary points of rest, which are dispersed up and dow u in it. Now, let us consider what happens to us when we arrive at these imaginary points of rest.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1827 - 390 Seiten
...are dispersed up " and down in it. " Now let us consider what happens to " us when we arrive at those imaginary " points of rest : do we stop our motion,...in the settlement " we have gained ? or are we not remov" ing the boundary, and marking out new " points of rest, to which we press forward " with the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1828 - 432 Seiten
...with many wild and empty wastes, which we would fain hurry over, that we may arrive at those several little settlements or imaginary points of rest which are dispersed up and down in it. If we divide the life of most men into twenty parts, we shall find that at least nineteen of them are... | |
| |
