 ... of our lives that it ran much faster than it does. Several hours of the day hang upon our hands, nay, we wish away whole years; and travel through time as through a country filled with many wild and empty wastes, which we would fain hurry over, that...  The Spectator ... - الصفحة 2041803عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - 1794 - عدد الصفحات: 540
...the shortness of life, and yet are perpetually hurrying over the parts of it, to arrive at certain little settlements, or imaginary points of rest, which are dispersed up and down. Now what happens, when we arrive at these imaginary points of rest ? Do we stop our motion, and sit... | |
 | 1803 - عدد الصفحات: 402
...short" ness of life, and yet are perpetually hurrying over " the parts of it to arrive at certiffn little settlements, " or imaginary points of rest, which are dispersed up " and down in it." 4 Now let us consider what happens to us when we arrive at these " imaginary points of rest :" do we... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 294
...certain little settlements or imaginary points of rest, which are dispersed up and down in it." * Mean ' Now let us consider what happens to us when we arrive...down satisfied in the settlement we have gained? or arc we not removing tlie boundary, and marking out new points of rest, to which we press forward with... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 802
...let us consider what happens to i:s when we arrive at these imaginary points of rest, lío •we slop our motion, and sit down satisfied in, the settlement...gained? or are we not removing the boundary, and marking oat new points of rest, to which we press forward и itb the like eagerness, aud whkh cease to be such... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 508
...with many wild and empty wastes, which we would fain hurry over, that we may arrive at those several little settlements or imaginary points of rest which are dispersed up and down in it. If we divide the life of most men into twenty parts, we shall find that at least nineteen of them are... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 504
...with many wild and empty wastes, which we would fain, hurry over, that we may arrive at those several little settlements or imaginary points of rest which are dispersed up and down in it. If we divide the life of most men into twenty parts, we shall find that at least nineteen of them are... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 1082
...with many wild and empty wastes which we would fain hurry over, that we may arrive at those several little settlements or imaginary points of rest which are dispersed up and down in it. _ If we divide the life of most men into twenty pans, we shall find that at least nineteen of them... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 372
...with many wild and empty wastes, which we would fain hurry over, that we may arrive at those several little settlements or imaginary points of rest which are dispersed up and down in it. : If we divide the life of most men into twenty parts , we shall find that at least nineteen of them... | |
 | Hwiding - 1817 - عدد الصفحات: 412
...with many wild ami empty wastes which we would fain hurry over, thal we may arrive at those several little settlements or imaginary points of rest which are dispersed up and down in it. If we divide the life of most men into twenty parts, we shall find th*t at least ' nine teen of them... | |
 | 1882 - عدد الصفحات: 870
...yet perpetually hurrying over the parts of it, to arrive at certain imaginary points of rest. . . . Now let us consider what happens to us when we arrive at these. . . . Are we not marking out new points of rest, to which we press forward with the like eagerness,... | |
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