 ... never arrives. He lies down delighted with the thoughts of to-morrow, pleases his ambition with the fame he shall acquire, or his benevolence with the good he shall confer. But in the night the skies...  The Rambler. ... - Page 259by Samuel Johnson - 1750Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Hood - 1854 - 428 pages
...a man," he says, " is spent in forming schemes which a change of wind prevents him from executing ; his powers fume away in projects and in hope, and...action never arrives. He lies down delighted with *he thoughts of to-morrow ; but in the night the skies are overcast ; the temper of the air is changed... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1855 - 590 pages
...a man," he says, " is spent in forming schemes which a change of wind prevents him from executing; his powers fume away in projects and in hope, and...lies down delighted with the thoughts of to-morrow; but in the night the skies are overcast; the temper of the air is changed; he wakes in languor, impatience,... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1855 - 374 pages
...of such a man is always spent in forming schemes which a change of wind hinders him from executing, his powers fume away in projects and in hope, and...lies down delighted with the thoughts of to-morrow, pleases his ambition with the fame he shall acquire, or his benevolence with the good he shall confer.... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1855 - 376 pages
...of such a man is always spent in forming schemes which a change of wind hinders him from executing, his powers fume away in projects and in hope, and...lies down delighted with the thoughts of to-morrow, pleases his ambition with the fame he shall acquire, or his benevolence with the good he shall confer.... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1856 - 430 pages
...such a. man is always spent in forming schemes which a change of *ind hinders him from executing, hi* powers fume away in projects and in hope, and the...lies down delighted with the thoughts of to-morrow, pleases his ambition with the fame he shall acquire, or his benevolence with the good he shall confer.... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1861 - 530 pages
...a man," he says, " is spent in forming schemes which a change of wind prevents him from executing ; his powers fume away in projects and in hope, and...lies down delighted with the thoughts of to-morrow; but in the night the skies are overcast ; the temper of the air is changed ; he wakes in languor, impatience,... | |
 | Isaac Ray - 1863 - 366 pages
...mind, laboring under the weight of a distempered body." " The time of such a man," he says, " fumes away in projects and in hope, and the day of action never comes. He lies down delighted with the thoughts of to-morrow, pleases his ambition with the fame he... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1868 - 368 pages
...of such a man is always spent in forming schemes which a change of wind hinders him from executing, his powers fume away in projects and in hope, and...lies down delighted with the thoughts of to-morrow, pleases his ambition with the fame he shall acquire, or his benevolence with the good he shall confer.... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1869 - 534 pages
...a man," he says, " is spent in forming schemes which a change of wind prevents him from executing ; his powers fume away in projects and in hope, and...lies down delighted with the thoughts of to-morrow ; but in the night the skies are overcast ; the temper of the air is changed ; he wakes in languor,... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1870 - 486 pages
...a man," he says, " is spent in forming schemes which a change of wind prevents him from executing ; his powers fume away in projects and in hope, and...lies down delighted with the thoughts of to-morrow ; but in the night the skies are overcast ; the temper of the air is changed ; he wakes in languor,... | |
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