 Shall I, who even in the morning of my days sought the lowly and sequestered paths of life, the valley and not the mountain, shall I, now my evening is fast approaching, hold myself up as an object for fortune and for fame...  Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette - Page 2261910Full view - About this book
 | Sketches - 1799 - 204 pages
...days, sought the lowly and sequestered paths of life, the valley and not the mountain, — shall I, now my evening is fast approaching, hold myself up...it as a certainty that I obtain both,- what stock shall I add to my little fund of happiness ? And as for fame, what is it ? — A gilded bait for ever... | |
 | 1827 - 640 pages
...my days, sought the lowly and sequestered paths of life, the valley, and not the mountain ; shall I, now my evening is fast approaching, hold myself up...so limited is my ambition, and that of my nearest connexions, that were I precluded from future practice, I should be enabled to obtain all I want. And... | |
 | 1833 - 600 pages
...sought the lowly and sequestered patbs of life, — the valley, and not the mountain ; — shall I, now my evening is fast approaching, hold myself up...little fund of happiness? My fortune, with what flows m from my profession, is sufficient to gratify my wishes ; indeed, so limited is my amhition, that... | |
 | 1833 - 646 pages
...shall I, now my evening is fast approaching, bold mysrif upas an object for fortune and for fame T Admitting it as a certainty, that I obtain both, what...gratify my wishes ; indeed, so limited is my ambition, that were I precluded from future practice, I should be enabled to obtain all I want. And as for fame,... | |
 | 1839 - 518 pages
...life, sought the lowly and sequestered paths of life, the Talley and not the mountain — shall I, now my evening is fast approaching, hold myself up as an object for fortune and for fame ? My fortune, with what flows in from my profession, is amply sufficient to gratify my wishes." Till... | |
 | 1839 - 518 pages
...life, sought the lowly and sequestered paths of life, the valley and not the mountain — shall I, now my evening is fast approaching, hold myself up as an object for fortune and for fame ? My fortune, with what flows in from my profession, is amply sufficient to gratify my wishes.' Till... | |
 | 1839 - 1000 pages
...life, sought the lowly and sequestered paths of life, the valley and not the mountain — shall I, now my evening is fast approaching, hold myself up as an object for fortune and for fame ? My fortune, with what flows in from my profession, is amply sufficient to gratify my wishes.' Till... | |
 | 1839 - 526 pages
...life, sought the lowly and sequestered paths of life, the valley and not the mountain — shall I, now my evening is fast approaching, hold myself up as an object for fortune and for fame? My fortune, with what flows in from my profession, is amply sufficient to gratify my wishes.' Till... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1839 - 524 pages
...and sequestered paths of life, the valley and not the mountain — shall I, now my evening is last approaching, hold myself up as an object for fortune and for fame ? My fortune, with what flows in from my profession, is amply sufficient to gratify my wishes." Till... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 370 pages
...life, sought the lowly and sequestered paths of life, the valley and not the mountain, — shall I, now my evening is fast approaching, hold myself up as an object for fortune and for fame ? My fortune, with what flows in from my profession, is amply sufficient to gratify my wishes." Till... | |
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