But, since nature denies to most men the capacity or appetite, and fortune allows but to a very few the opportunities or possibility, of applying themselves wholly to philosophy, the best mixture of human affairs that we can make, are the employments... The Original - Page 39by Thomas Walker - 1850 - 313 pagesFull view - About this book
| Titus Lucretius Carus - 1714 - 456 pages
...Husbatidman.fa; s our excellent Cow ley, is but a Retreat; from the City, to be a Philofopher apart from the World ; or rather, a Retreat from the World, as it is Man's, into the World, as it God's. There is no. other fort of Life, that affords fo, LU С RETIU S. Theih fome began to GRAFT ;... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - 1772 - 300 pages
...& bona qui fua npvit !** To be a hufbandman, is but a retreat from the city ; to be a philofopher, from the world ; or rather, a retreat from the world,...it is man's, into the world, as it is God's. But, fince nature denies to moft men the capacity or appetite, and fortune allows but to a very few the... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 228 pages
...riimium, & bona qui fua novit !" To be a hutbandman, is but a retreat from the city; to be a philofopher, from the world; or rather, a retreat from the world,...it is man's, into the world, as it is God's. But, fince nature denies to moft men the capacity or appetite, and fortune allows but to a very few the... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 298 pages
...retreat from the worid, as it is man's, iato the world, as ic is God's. But, fince nature denies to moft men the capacity or appetite, and fortune allows but to a very few the opportunities M poffibi.lity of applying themfelves wholly to philofophy, the beft mixture of human affairs that... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 418 pages
...nimium, & bona qui fua novit!" To be a hufbandman, is but a retreat from the city ;"to be a philofopher, from the world ; or rather, a retreat from the world,...it is man's, into the world, as it is God's. But, fmce nature denies to moft men the capacity or appetite, and fortune allows but to a very few the opportunities... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 514 pages
...retreat from the world, as it is man's, into the world, as it is God's. But, fince nature denies to moft men the capacity or appetite, and fortune allows but to a very few the opportunities or poflibility, of applyingthemfelves wholly to philofophy, the beft mixture of human aflairs that we... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 pages
...fun nou't !'' I hufbandman, is but a retreat from the city ;to be a philofopher, from the world; n-, a retreat from the world, as it is man's, into the world, as it rs God's.) race nature denies to moll men the capacity or appetite, and fortune allows but ry few the... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pages
...rich man, and a man who desired to be no richer. Ofortunatus nimium, et bona qui sua novit. To be a husbandman is but a retreat from the city ; to be...the best mixture of human affairs that we can make are the employments of a country life.— " We are here among the vast and noble scenes of nature ;... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 pages
...rich man, and a man who desired to be no richer. Ofortunatus nimium, tt bona qui sua novit. To be a husbandman is but a retreat from the city ; to be...the best mixture of human affairs that we can make are the employments of a country life.— " We are here among the vast and noble scenes of nature ;... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 pages
...rich man, and a man who desired to be no richer. Ofortunatus nimium, et bond ijiil sua novit. To be a husbandman is but a retreat from the city ; to be...appetite, and fortune allows but to a very few the op^ portunities or possibility of applying themselves wholly to philosophy, the best mixture of human... | |
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