The British Essayists: The AdventurerLittle, Brown, 1866 - English essays |
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Page 64
... labour , to alleviate the misery of hunger and nakedness ; but , dear Sir , let your bounty be speedy , lest I perish before it arrives . " I am your humble servant , " Common side , King's Bench , October 18 , 1758. " " NOMENTANUS ...
... labour , to alleviate the misery of hunger and nakedness ; but , dear Sir , let your bounty be speedy , lest I perish before it arrives . " I am your humble servant , " Common side , King's Bench , October 18 , 1758. " " NOMENTANUS ...
Page 76
... labours . I toiled year after year with cheerfulness , in expectation of the happy hour in which I might be idle ; the priv- ilege of idleness is attained , but has not brought with it the blessing of tranquillity . T " I am , yours ...
... labours . I toiled year after year with cheerfulness , in expectation of the happy hour in which I might be idle ; the priv- ilege of idleness is attained , but has not brought with it the blessing of tranquillity . T " I am , yours ...
Page 104
... labour ; on the sea is terror ; in a foreign land , he that has money must live in fear , he that wants it must pine in distress ; are you married ? you are troubled with suspicions ; are you single ? you languish in solitude ; children ...
... labour ; on the sea is terror ; in a foreign land , he that has money must live in fear , he that wants it must pine in distress ; are you married ? you are troubled with suspicions ; are you single ? you languish in solitude ; children ...
Page 108
... labours and their cares , and every passion and pursuit is for a while suspended . All this we know already , yet we hear it repeated without weariness ; because such is generally the life of man , that he is pleased to think on the ...
... labours and their cares , and every passion and pursuit is for a while suspended . All this we know already , yet we hear it repeated without weariness ; because such is generally the life of man , that he is pleased to think on the ...
Page 128
... labours in any great or laudable undertaking has his fatigues first supported by hope , and afterwards rewarded by ... labour , though unsuccessful , is more eligible than idleness ; he that prosecutes a lawful purpose by lawful means ...
... labours in any great or laudable undertaking has his fatigues first supported by hope , and afterwards rewarded by ... labour , though unsuccessful , is more eligible than idleness ; he that prosecutes a lawful purpose by lawful means ...
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