 ... it would be, that the great want which mankind labors under, at this present period, is — Sleep ! The world should recline its vast head on the first convenient pillow, and take an age-long nap.  National Review - Page 4781860Full view - About this book
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1846 - 222 pages
...it would be, that the great want which mankind labors under, at this present period, is — Sleep ! The world should recline its vast head on the first...th'rough a morbid activity, and, while preternaturally wide-awake, is nevertheless tormented by visions, that seem real to it now, but would assume their... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1846 - 222 pages
...others, it would be, that the great want which mankind labors under, at this present period, is—Sleep ! The world should recline its vast head on the first...through a morbid activity, and, while preternaturally wide-awake, is nevertheless tormented by visions, that seem real to it now, but would assume their... | |
 | George Hooker Colton, James Davenport Whelpley - 1846 - 694 pages
...others, it would be, that the great want which mankind labors under, at this present period, is—Sleep ! The world should recline its vast head on the first...an age-long nap. It has gone distracted, through a morhid activity, and, while preternaturally wide-awake, is nevertheless tormented by visions, that... | |
 | George Hooker Colton, James Davenport Whelpley - 1846 - 724 pages
...it would be, that the great want which mankind labors under, at this present period, is — Sleep ! The world should recline its vast head on the first...take an age-long nap. It has gone distracted, through л morbid activity, and, while preternaturally wide-awake, is nevertheless tormented by visions, that... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1851 - 472 pages
...it would be, that the great want which mankind labors under, at this present period, is — Sleep ! The world should recline its vast head on the first...distracted, through a morbid activity, and, while prcternaturally wide-awake, is nevertheless tormented by visions, that seem real to it now, but would... | |
 | 1867 - 772 pages
...no effect on the old buccaneer, who had the true Anglounder, at this present period, is — sleep ! The world should recline its vast head on the first...has gone distracted, through a morbid activity, and, whije preternaturally wide awake, is nevertheless tormented by visions that seem real to it now, but... | |
 | 1857 - 830 pages
...embraces, it would be that the great want which mankind labours under at the present period is — sleep ! The world should recline its vast head on the first convenient pillow, and take an age-long nap ' — with Palmerston to watch it ! There is an indefinite notion that the coming session will be the... | |
 | 1867 - 782 pages
...no effect on the old buccaneer, who had the true Anglounder, at this present period, is — sleep ! The world should recline its vast head on the first...distracted, through a morbid activity, and, while prcternaturally wide awake, is nevertheless tormented by visions that seem real to it now, but would... | |
 | 1867 - 782 pages
...no effect on the old buccaneer, who had the true Angloundcr, at this present period, is — sleep ! The world should recline its vast head on the first convenient pillow, an') lake an age-long nap. It has gone distracted, through a morbid activity, and, while pretematurally... | |
 | 1868 - 1078 pages
...it would be, that the great want which mankind labours under, at this present period, is — sleep ! The world should recline its vast head on the first...visions, that seem real to it now, but would assume their time aspect and character, were all things once set right by an interval of sound repose. This is the... | |
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