 The wise and active conquer difficulties, By daring to attempt them. Sloth and folly Shiver and shrink at sight of toil and hazard, And make th  Clarissa: A Novel - Pagina 16door Samuel Richardson - 1868Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | P. Sadler - 1841 - 362 pagina’s
...praise : Nor will I borrow merit from the dead, Myself an undeserver (8). ROWE. ACTIVITY AND SLOTH. The wise and active conquer difficulties By daring...to attempt them : sloth and folly Shiver and shrink (6) at sight of toil and hazard, And make the impossibility they fear. ROWE. (1) Worthless, sans mMte.... | |
 | 1849 - 354 pagina’s
...a very good lesson to himself, provided he be capable of looking narrowly into himself. — Pliny. THE wise and active conquer difficulties by daring...shiver and shrink at sight of toil and hazard, and make the impossibility they fear. — Rome. LOVE AND INSTRUCTION. — Children need love more than instruction,... | |
 | William (uncle, pseud.) - 1842 - 116 pagina’s
...and tutor did not chide him, but taking him by the hand, soothed his troubled spirit, and said : " The wise and active conquer difficulties by daring...attempt them. Sloth and folly shiver and shrink at the sight of toil and danger, and make the impossibilities they fear: — TBY!" The pupil returned... | |
 | William Goodman - 1843 - 342 pagina’s
...Man. passes, goes to school, not to travel." But the indefatigable Tom thought " the wise and good conquer difficulties by daring to attempt them ; sloth and folly shiver and shrink at sights of toil and dangers, and make the impossibilities they fear."* He was a great peripatetic. In... | |
 | Edward Morris - 1844 - 228 pagina’s
...heroism of Mr. Bell, the following stanzas of the energetic Rowe may be applied with much propriety, 'The wise and active conquer difficulties, By daring...sloth and folly Shiver and shrink at sight of toil and danger, And make the impossibility they fear.' "The benefit of a well-directed public press has often... | |
 | Edward Morris - 1844 - 206 pagina’s
...heroism of Mr. Bell, the following stanzas of the energetic Rowe may be applied with much propriety, 'The wise and active conquer difficulties, By daring...them; sloth and folly Shiver and shrink at sight of i nil and danger, And make the impossibility they fear.' "The benefit of a well-directed public press... | |
 | 1845 - 530 pagina’s
...any other point or points. There may be difficulties, but we see none : and what if they do exist ? " The wise and active conquer difficulties By daring...Shiver and shrink at sight of toil and hazard. And make the impossibility they fear.*' No, no— the cause is the purest that .MAN can espouse — it is that... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pagina’s
...better had they ne'er been born Who read to doubt, or read to scorn. Walter Scott. V. VIGOUR OF MIND. THE wise and active conquer difficulties By daring...Shiver and shrink at sight of toil and hazard, And make the impossibility they fear. Rowe. VI. SKATING. O'ER crackling ice, o'er gulfs profound, With nimble... | |
 | Clinton G. Gilroy - 1845 - 680 pagina’s
...instances were we disposed to be personal. SECTION ELEVENTH. FANCY WEAVING. " The wise and prudent conquer difficulties By daring to attempt them. Sloth and folly Shiver and shrink at sight of toil and danger And make the impossibility they fear." — ROWE. By the term fancy weaving we mean the weaving... | |
 | Clinton G. Gilroy - 1845 - 614 pagina’s
...referring the reader to Section Twelfth. 49 SECTION ELEVENTH. FANCY WEAVING. " The wise and prudent conquer difficulties By daring to attempt them. Sloth and folly Shiver and shrink at eight of toil and danger, And make the impossibility they fear." — HOWE. By the term fancy weaving... | |
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