 Catiline, to remark that his walk was now quick, and again slow, as an indication of a mind revolving something with violent commotion. Thus the story of Melancthon affords a striking lecture on the value of time, by informing us that, when he made an...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 102by Samuel Johnson - 1840Full view - About this book
 | John Epy Lovell - 1866 - 568 pages
...be highly sinful. The story of "Molancthon affords a striking lecture on the value of time. Whenever he made an appointment, he expected not only the hour,...day might not run out in the idleness of suspense. ANTHOLOGY. CLXIV.— THE CLOUD. I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From the seas and... | |
 | Thomas Harrison Walker - 1867 - 294 pages
...think perfectly well of anyone who was notoriously defective in this practice. Melancthon used to say, that when he made an appointment, he expected not only the hour but the minute to be fixed, that the time might not be wasted in idleness or suspense. The punctuality of the father of Dr. Chalmers was... | |
 | James Boswell, William Wallace - 1873 - 612 pages
...us, that when he had made an appointment, he expected not only the hour but the minute to be used, that the day might not run out in the idleness of...are now of less importance to the world than that pa« of his personal character which représete.! hin. as careful of his health and negligent -f his... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - 602 pages
...story of Melancthon affords a striking lecture on the value of time, by informing us, that when he had made an appointment, he expected not only the hour,...that the day might not run out in the idleness of suspence ; and all the plans and enterprizes of De Wit are now of less importance to the world than... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, William Alexander Clouston - 1875 - 346 pages
...again slow," as an indication of a mind revolving something with violent commotion. Thus the story of Melancthon affords a striking lecture on the value...suspense ; and all the plans and enterprises of De Wit are now of less importance to the world, than that part of his personal character which represents... | |
 | Maxims - 1876 - 340 pages
...come. The story of Melancthon affords a striking lecture on the value of time, which was, that whenever he made an appointment, he expected not only the hour,...day might not run out in the idleness of suspense. Life is continually ravaged by invaders ; one steals away an hour, and another a day ; one conceals... | |
 | James Boswell - 1880 - 488 pages
...informing us, that when le had made an appointment, he expected not only the hour, but the minute <o be fixed, that the day might not run out in the idleness...enterprises of De Witt are now of less importance to the Tvoild, ' Plutarch's Life or Alexander ; Langhorne's translation. ' " You may sometimes trace A. feeling... | |
 | James Boswell - 1888 - 608 pages
...story of Melancthon affords a striking lecture on the value of time, by informing us, that when he had made an appointment, he expected not only the hour,...that the day might not run out in the idleness of suspence, and all the plans and enterprizes of De Wit are now of less importance to the world than... | |
 | 1857 - 598 pages
...recall the name of Fred Finley, and those two Saturday nights in oar village. It is said of Melancthon, that when he made an appointment, he expected not only the hour, but the minute to be fixed, that no time might be wasted i?¡ the idleness of suspense ; and also of Washington, that when his secretary,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 638 pages
...story of Melancthon affords a striking lecture on the value of time, by informing us, that when he had made an appointment, he expected not only the hour,...that the day might not run out in the idleness of suspence, and all the plans and enterprizes of De Wit are now of less importance to the world than... | |
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