 Six hours in sleep, in law's grave study six. Four spend in prayer— the rest on nature fix. Rather. Six hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, Ten to the world allot, and 'all to heaven.  Notes and Queries - Page 1431876Full view - About this book
 | John Shore Baron Teignmouth - India - 1806 - 566 pages
...hours in sleep, in law's grave study six, Four spend in prayer, — the rest on nature fix: RATHER, Seven hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, Ten to the world allot, and all to Heaven. If we sometimes suffer the humiliation, of seeing great talents and extensive erudition prostituted... | |
 | William Jones - 1807 - 534 pages
...hours in sleep, in law's grave study six, , Four spend in prayer, — the rest on nature fix: RATHER, Seven hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, Ten to the world allot, and all to Heaven. If we fometimes fuffer the humiliation, of feeing great talents and extenfive erudition proftituted... | |
 | William Richards - 1812 - 676 pages
...rest on nature !;>;." For which Sir William Jones is said to have substituted the following;, " Six hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, Ten to the world allot, and all to heaven." ^ The worshipful kindred of John Rents, and MX Bovi/ti; alias the pretended Antijacoiini, who have... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...hours in sleep, in law's grave study six, Four spend in prayer — the rest on nature fix. Rather, Seven hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, ' Ten to the world allot — and all to heaven. How high is the gratification of thus witnessing the union of true genius with sincere Christianity... | |
 | 1817 - 630 pages
...ah obvious improvement on Sir EdwarJ Coke's allotment of time, was found among his papers • — " Seven hours to law ; to soothing slumber seven ; " Ten to the world allot ; and all to Heaven." •f• Among bis various correspondents in England, was the late Dr. Kichard Price. ID a letter addressed... | |
 | Great Britain - 1817 - 630 pages
...an obvious improvement on Sir EilwarJ Coke's allotuictu of time, was found among his papers - — " Seven hours to law ; to soothing slumber seven ; " Ten to the world allot ; and all to Heaven." t Among bis various correspondent! in England, was the late Dr. Richard Price. In a letter addressed... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1819 - 592 pages
...in which Sir William Jones so beautifully paraphrased the celebrated distich of Sir Edward Coke. ' Seven hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, Ten to the world allow, and — all to heav'n.' In considering the style of his genius and character, it is impossible... | |
 | 1819 - 596 pages
...in which Sir William Jones so beautifully paraphrased the celebrated distich of Sir Edward Coke. ' Seven hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, « Ten to the world allow, and — all to keav'n.' In considering the style of his genius and character, it is impos. sible... | |
 | Thomas Zouch, Francis Wrangham - Theology - 1820 - 558 pages
...Dr. Z. appears to have been a determined opponent. T This couplet is altered from Sir William Jones : Seven hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, Ten to the world, &c. Xwhicli is itself founded upon Sir Edward Coke's Six hours in sleep, in law's grave study six ;... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 360 pages
...hours in sleep, in law's grave study six, Four spend in prayer, — the rest on nature fix : RATHER, Seven hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, Ten to the world allot, and all to Heaven. If we sometimes suffer the humiliation of seeing great talents and extensive erudition prostituted... | |
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