 ... busy at crimp and basset. Modern statesmen are concerting schemes, and engaged in the depth of politics, at the time when their forefathers were laid down quietly to rest, and had nothing in their heads but dreams. As we have thus thrown business...  The British Essayists: The Tatler - Pagina 181door Alexander Chalmers - 1803Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1711 - 402 pagina’s
...nothing in their Heads but Dreams As we have thus thrown Butinefs and Pleafure into the Hours of Reft, and by that Means made the natural Night but half as long as it fhoiild be, we are forced to piece it out with a great Pair of the Morning ; fo that near Two thirds... | |
 | 1728 - 340 pagina’s
...in their Head* but Dream*. As we have thus thrown Bufinefs and Pleafure into the Hours of Reft, arid by that Means made the natural Night but half as long as it Ihould be, we are forced to piece it out witha-great Part of the Morning; fothat nearnvo Thirds-of... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1774 - 366 pagina’s
...nothing in their heads but dreams. As we have thus thrown bufinefs and pleafure into the hours of reft, and by that means made the natural Night but half as long as it ftiould be, we are forced to piece it out with a great part of the morning ; fo that near two thirds... | |
 | 1785 - 698 pagina’s
...pleafure into the hours of reft, and by that means made the natural' nicht bul half as long as it fhould be, we are forced to piece it out with a great part of the morning; fo that near two ihirds of the nation he foft afteeciot feveiaJ hours in broad day-Yi^Va. 1V\» irregularity... | |
 | 1804 - 676 pagina’s
...forefathers were laid down quietly to rest, and had nothing in their heads but dreams. As we have thus thrown business and pleasure into the' hours of rest,...natural night but half as long as it should be, we are foreed to piece it out with a great part of the morning ; so that near t\vO thirds of the nation lie... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pagina’s
...forefathers were laid down quietly to rest, and had nothing in their heads but dreams. As we have thus thrown business and pleasure into the hours of rest,...and by that means made the natural night but half as longas it should be, we are forced to piece it out with a great part of the morning; so that near twothirds... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 328 pagina’s
...forefathers were laid down quietly to rest, and had nothing in their heads but dreams; As we have thus thrown business and pleasure into the hours of rest,...nation lie fast asleep for several hours in broad day light. This irregularity is grown so very fashionable at present, that there is scarce a lady of... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 628 pagina’s
...forefathers were laid down quietly to rest, and had nothing in their heads hut dreams: As we have thus thrown business and pleasure into the hours of rest,...nation lie fast asleep for several hours in broad day light. This irregularity is grown so very fashionable at present, that there is scarce a lady of... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 384 pagina’s
...forefathers were laid down 2K2 quietly to rest, and had nothing in their heads but dreams. As we have thus thrown business and pleasure into the hours of rest,...present, that there is scarce a lady of quality in Great Britain that ever saw the sun rise. And, if the humour increases in proportion to what it has... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 862 pagina’s
...forefathers were laid down quietly to rest, and had nothing in their heads but dreams. As we have thus thrown business and pleasure into the hours of rest,...present, that there is scarce a lady of quality in Great Britain that ever saw the sun rise. And, if the humour increases in proportion to what it has... | |
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