 it is of little use to form plans of life. When 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...  The works of Samuel Johnson - Page 360by Samuel Johnson - 1824Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1767 - 366 pages
...leaning againft a cedar Which fpread fts branches over my Seventy years are allowed to man ; N 4 I have I have yet fifty remaining : Ten years I will allot to the attainment of knowledge, and ten I will pafs in foreign countries; I fhall be learned, and therefore fhall be honoured ; every city will fhout... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 442 pages
...myfelf, 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 to the attainment of knowledge, and ten I will pafs in foreign countries; I fhall be learned, and therefore fhall be honoured ; every city will fhout... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 pages
...myfelf, 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 to the attainment of knowledge, and ten I will pafs in foreign countries ; J fhall be learned, and therefore fhall be honoured ; every city will fhout... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pages
...myfelf, 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 to the attainment of knowledge, and ten I will pafs in foreign countries; I fhall be learned, and therefore fhall be honoured ; every city will fhout... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 pages
...myfelf, 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 to the attainment of knowledge, and ten I will pafs in foreign countries; I mail be learned, and therefore fliall be honoured ; every city will fliout... | |
 | 1803 - 222 pages
...wisdom has built your fortune. Young man, said Omar, it is of little use to form plans of life. When I took my first survey of the world, in my twentieth...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 288 pages
...myfelf, 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 to the attainment of knowledge, and ten I will pafs in foreign countries; I fliall be learned, and therefore lhall be honoured ; every city will fhout... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...of little use to form plans of life. When I took my first survey of the world in my twentieth yeaF, -having considered the various conditions of mankind...to myself, leaning "against a cedar, which spread it branches over my head ; " Seventy years are allowed to man ; I have yet fifty remaining. Ten years... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...wisdom has built your fortune. Young man, said Omar, it is of little use to form plans of life. When I took my first survey of the world, in my twentieth year, having considered thp various condition* of mankind, in the hour of solitude I said thus to myself, leaning against a... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1811 - 286 pages
...myfelf, 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 to the attainment of knowledge, and ten I will p;ifs in foreign countries ; I Ihall be learned, and therefore (hall be honoured ; every city will... | |
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