 I took my first survey of the world, in my twentieth year, having considered the various conditions of mankind, in the hour of solitude I said thus to myself, leaning against a cedar which spread its branches over my head...  The Idler - Page 258by Samuel Johnson - 1767Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 442 pages
...leaning againft a cedar which fpread its branches over my head : Seventy years are allowed to man ; I have yet fifty remaining : ten years I will allot...fludent will folicit my friendfhip. Twenty years thus parTed will ftore my mind with images, which I fhall be bufy through the reft of my life in combining... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pages
...leaning againft a cedar which fpread its branches over my head : Seventy years are allowed to man ; I have yet fifty remaining : ten years I will allot...honoured ; every city will fhout at my arrival, and every ftudent will folicit my friendfhip. Twenty years thus parted will flore ray mind with images, which... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 pages
...leaning againft a cedar which fpread its branches over my head : Seventy years are allowed to man ; I have yet fifty remaining: ten years I will allot...knowledge, and ten I will pafs in foreign countries ; J fhall be learned, and therefore fhall be honoured ; every city will fhout at my arrival, and every... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 pages
...leaning againft a cedar, which fpread its branches over my head : ' Seventy years are allowed to man : I have yet fifty remaining. Ten years I will allot...knowledge, and ten I will pafs in foreign countries; I mail be learned, and therefore fliall be honoured ; every city will fliout at my arrival, and every... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 pages
...leaning againfl a cedar which fpread its branches over my head : Seventy years are allowed to man ; I have yet fifty remaining : ten. years I will allot...honoured ; every city will fhout at my arrival, and every flu* dent will folicit my friendfhip. Twenty years thus pafled will ftore my mind with images which... | |
 | 1803 - 222 pages
...against a cedar which spread its branches over my head : seventy years are VOL. II. P allowed to man ; I have yet fifty remaining : ten years I will allot to the attainment of knowledge, and ten I will pass in foreign countries ; I shall be learned, and therefore shall be honoured ; every city will shout... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 288 pages
...leaning againft a cedar, which fpread its branche-, over my head : ' Seventy years are allowed to man ; I have yet fifty remaining. Ten years I will allot...knowledge, and ten I will pafs in foreign countries; I fliall be learned, and therefore lhall be honoured ; every city will fhout at my arrival, and every... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 360 pages
...leaning against a cedar which spread its branches over my head: Seventy years are allowed to man ; I have yet fifty remaining: ten years I will allot to the attainment of knowledge, and ten I will pass in foreign countries; I shall be learned, and therefore shall be honoured; every city will shout... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 410 pages
...spread its branches over my head: Seventy years are allowed to man ; I have yet fifty remain, ing: ten years I will allot to the attainment of knowledge, and ten I will pass in foreign countries ; I shall be learned, and therefore shall be honoured ; every city will shout... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...leaning against a cedar which spread its branches over h»y head : Seventy years are allowed to man ; I have yet fifty remaining: ten years I will allot to the attainment of knowledge, and ten I will pass in foreign countries ; I shall be learned, and therefore shall be honoured ; every cky will shout... | |
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