| 1718 - Страниц: 348
...he, are {pent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the Purpofc, or in doing rsthing that we ought to do: We are always complaining our...and acting as though there would be no End of them. That noble Philolbpher. has deicribed our Inconfiftency with our felves in this Particular, by all... | |
| 1792 - Страниц: 494
...nothing to the purpofe, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. We arc always complaining our days arc few, and acting as though there would be no end of them. That noble philofopher has defcribcd our inconliftcncy with ourfelvcs in this particular by all thofe... | |
| British essayists - 1802 - Страниц: 342
...their flight ; Instant the fleeting pleasure seize, Nor trust to-.morrow's doubtful light. FRANCIS. WE all of us complain of the shortness of time, saith...and acting as though there would be no end of them. That noble philosopher has detcribed onr inconsistency with ourselves in this particular, by all tho»e... | |
| 1803 - Страниц: 466
...make swift haste away ; Then seize the present, use thy prime, Nor trust another day. CREECH. vV E all of us complain of the shortness of time, saith...and acting as though there would be no end of them. That noble philosopher has described our inconsistency with ourselves in this particular, by all those... | |
| 1803 - Страниц: 472
...present, use thy prime, Nor trust another day. CREECH. l of us complain of the shortness of time, saitli Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to...and acting as though there would be no end of them. That noble philosopher has described our inconsistency with ourselves in this particular, by all those... | |
| 1804 - Страниц: 676
...in jest, and then* were no such thing as rule and distincSTEELE. ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF TIME. No. 93. WE all of us complain of the shortness of time, saith...and acting as though there would be no end of them. That noble philosopher has deseribed our inconsistency with ourselves in this particular, by all those... | |
| Noah Webster - 1804 - Страниц: 254
...nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought 10 do ; we are always complaining cur tlays are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them, 'i hat noble philosopher has describee1 our inconsistency •with ourselves in this particular, by... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - Страниц: 366
...do with. " Our lives, says he, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to ihe purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do....and acting as though there would be no end of them. That iioble philosopher has described our inconsistency with ourselves in this particular, by all those... | |
| Noah Webster - 1809 - Страниц: 202
...and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, sre spent either in dping nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose,...are few, and acting as though there would be no. end to them. That noble philosopher has described our inconsistency with ourselves in this particular,... | |
| 1864 - Страниц: 868
...doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. We are always complaining that our days are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them. So wrote Seneca hundreds of years ago. It was true in his time ; it is true now. Men are continually... | |
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