| 1761 - 308 pages
...five, but I have read of none that have not names for Day and Night, for Summer and Winter. M z Y£T YET it is certain that thefe admonitions of nature,...fenfibility of the decline of life. Every man has fomethingto do which he neglects ; every man has faults to conquer which he delays to combat. So little... | |
| Richard Griffith - 1766 - 312 pages
...Day, and Night ; for Summer, and Winter. Yet, it is certain, that thefe Admonitions of Nature, howevei forcible, however importunate, are too often vain ; and that many, who mark with much A.ccuiacy the Courfe of Time, appear to have but little Senfibility of the Decline of Life. Every... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1767 - 316 pages
...they can number five, Mz bat but I have read of none that have not names for Day and Night, for Summer and Winter, YET it is certain that thefe admonitions...accuracy the courfe of time, appear to have little feniibility of the decline of life. Every man has fomething to do which he neglects ; every man has... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 pages
...words by which they can number five, but I have read of none that have not names for day and ni°-ht, for fummer and winter. Yet it is certain that thefe...man has fomething to do which he neglects; every man haa faults to conquer which he delays to combat. So little do we accuftom ourfelves to confider the... | |
| 1797 - 680 pages
...number five, but I have read of none that have not names for Day and Night, for Summer and Winter. Vet it is certain that thefe admonitions of nature, however...however importunate, are too often vain ; and that niny who mark with fuch accuracy the courte of time, appear to have little fenlibiiity of the decline... | |
| British essayists - 1802 - 220 pages
...of none that have not names for day and night, for summer and winter. Yet it is certain that these admonitions of nature, however forcible, however importunate, are too often vain; and that many who mark with such accuracy the course of time, appear to have little sensibility of the decline of life. Every man... | |
| 1803 - 196 pages
...read of none that have not names for day and night, for summer and' winterYet it is certain that these admonitions of nature,, however forcible, however...are too often vain ; and that many, who mark with such accuracy the course of time, appear to have little sensibility of the decline of life. Every man... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...of none that have not names for day and night, for summer and winter. Yet it is certain, that these admonitions of nature, - however forcible, however...importunate, are too often vain ; and that many who mark with such' accuracy the course of time, appear to have little sensibility of the decline of life. Every... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...of none that have not names for day and night, for summer and winter. Yet it is certain that these admonitions of nature. however forcible, however importunate,...are too often vain ; and that many who -mark with such accuracy the course of time, appear to have little sensibility of the decline of life. Every man... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...of none that have not names for day and night, for summer and winter. Yet it is certain that these admonitions of nature, however forcible, however importunate, are too often vain ; and that many who mark with such accuracy the course of time, appear to have little sensibility of the decline of life. Every man... | |
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