| 1751 - 228 pagina’s
...we fhall find that part of our duration very fma.ll, of which we can truly call ourfelves mafters, or which, we can fpend wholly at our own choice. Many...of the fame employments; many of our provifions for cafe or happinefs are always exhaufted by the prefent day, and a great part of our exiftence ferves... | |
| 1785 - 596 pagina’s
...and languor; we (hall find that fart of our duration very fmall of which we can truly call ourfclves matters, or which we can fpend wholly at our own choice. Many of our hours are loft in a relation of petty carts, in a conrtant recurrence ot the fame employments; many of our piovifions for... | |
| 1793 - 450 pagina’s
...we can truly call ' ourielves maflers, or which we ' can fpend wholly at our own ' choice. Many ot' our hours are ' loft in a rotation of petty cares, in ' a conftant recurrence of the fame" 1 employments ; many of our pro' vifions for eaie or happinefs are ' always e'xhaufted by the preient... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 460 pagina’s
...languor; we fhall find that part of our duration very fmall of which we can truly call ourfelves mafters, or which we can fpend •wholly at our own choice....for eafe or happinefs are always exhaufted by the prefent day; and a great part of our exiftence ferves no other purpofe, than that of enabling us to... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 472 pagina’s
...truly call ourielves mafters, or which we can fpemi wholly at our own choice. Many of our hours arc loft in a rotation of petty cares, in a conftant recurrence of the fame employments ; many^of our provifions for eafe or happincfs arc always exhaufted by the prefent day; and a great... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pagina’s
...; we ihall find that part of our duration very fmall of which we can truly call ourfclves mafters, or which we can fpend wholly at our own choice. Many of our hour? are loll in a rotation of petty cares, in a confiant recurrence of the fame iployments; many... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pagina’s
...call ourfclves matters, or \vhich we can fpcnd wholly at cur own choice. Many of our hours are loll in a rotation of petty cares, in a conftant recurrence of the fame employments; iv, any of our provifions for ea:e or happinels are always exhaufted by the prefent day ; and a great... | |
| 1794 - 892 pagina’s
...; we (hall find that part of our duration very fmall of which we can truly call ourfelves mailers, or which we can fpend wholly at our own choice. Many...hours are loft in a rotation of petty cares, in a con (tant recurrence of the Jame employments ; many of our provifions for eafe or happinefs are always... | |
| Mr. Addison - 1795 - 608 pagina’s
...the difpofal of others; all that is torn from us by the violence of difeafe, or ftolen imperceptibly away by laffitude and languor, we fhall find that...for eafe or happinefs are always exhaufted by the prefent day; and a great part of our exiftence ferves no other purpofe, than that of enabling us to... | |
| Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1795 - 468 pagina’s
...we fhall find that part " of our duration very fmall of which we can " truly call ourfelves mailers, or which we can " fpend wholly at our own choice. Many of " our hours arc loft in a rotation of petty " cares, in a conftant recurrence of the fame " employments ; many... | |
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