| Luigi Cornaro - 1768 - 300 pages
...good quality. Then, when I cannot enjoy their converfation, I betake myfelf to the reading of fome good book. When I have read as much as I like, I E 4 write i write ; endeavouring, in this as In every thing elfe, to be of fervice to others,, to the... | |
| Sir John Sinclair - 1807 - 516 pages
...good quality. Then, when I cannot enjoy their converfation, I betake myfelf to the reading of Ionic good book. When I have read as much as I like, I write; endeavouring in this, as in every thing elfe, to be of fervice to others, to the utmoft of my power. And all thefe things I do with the greateft... | |
| Sir Thomas Bernard - 1820 - 288 pages
...letters, and every other good quality. Then when I cannot enjoy their conversation, I betake my* self to the reading of some good book. When I have read as much as I like, I write ; endeavouring in this and in every thing else, to be of service to others to the utmost of my power. — My estate is divided... | |
| Abraham John Valpy - 1821 - 582 pages
...sense and manners, their • acquaintance with letters, and every other good quality. Then,•when I cannot enjoy their conversation, I betake myself...some good book. When I have read as much as I like, X. write ; endeavouring, in this as in every thing else, to be of service to others, to the utmost... | |
| 1823 - 428 pages
...their good sense and manners, their acquaintance with letters, and every other good quality. Then, when I cannot enjoy their conversation, I betake myself...some good book. When I have read as much as I like, 1 write ; endeavouring in this as in every thing else, to be of service to others, to the utmost of... | |
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1823 - 426 pages
...their good sense and manners, their acquaintance with letters, and every other good quality. Then, when I cannot enjoy their conversation, I betake myself...reading of some good book. When I have read as much as 1 like, 1 write ; endeavouring in this as in every thing else, to be of service to others, to the utmost... | |
| Thomas John Graham, Physician - 1829 - 378 pages
...their good sense and manners, their acquaintance with letters, and every other good quality. Then, when I cannot enjoy their conversation, I betake myself...be of service to others, to the utmost of my power. And all these things I do with the greatest ease to myself, at their proper season, and in my own house;... | |
| 1839 - 592 pages
...betake myself to reading some good book, and when I have read so much as I like, I write ; endeavoring in this as in every thing else, to be of service to others to the utmost of my power. " Besides this, I have my several gardens supplied with running water, and in which I always find something... | |
| 1841 - 504 pages
...delight and pleasure, having frequent opportunities of conversing with many honourable gentlemen. Then, when I cannot enjoy their conversation, I betake myself...some good book. When I have read as much as I like, 1 write, endeavouring in this as in every thing else to be of service to others to the utmost of my... | |
| Luigi Cornaro, Piero Maroncelli - 1842 - 244 pages
...their good sense and manners, their acquaintance with letters, and every other good quality. Then, when I cannot enjoy their conversation, I betake myself to the reading of some good book. fiideS being -t ^ quarter of lh» «** *? convenient and Vadua, ^infelf'^ ( as it is no longer handsome,... | |
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