 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 338 pages
...with. Our lives, fays he, are fpent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to die purpofe, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. We are always complaining that our days arc few, and actmg as if there could be no end of them. That noble philofopher has defcribed... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 pages
...of time, saith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing...are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them. That noble philosopher has detcribed onr inconsistency with ourselves in this particular,... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1802 - 252 pages
...arc fpent either in doing nothing at ail, or in doing nothing ta the purpofe, or in doing no' thing that we ought to do ; we are always complaining our days are few, and aâing as though there would be no end of them. That noble philosopher has, defcribed our inconfiilency... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 366 pages
...st to do. We are always complaining our js are few, and acting as though there would 09 i no end of them. That noble philosopher has described our inconsistency with ourselves in this particular, by all those various turns of expression and thought which are peculiar to his writings.... | |
 | 1804 - 676 pages
...of time, saith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing...are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them. That noble philosopher has deseribed our inconsistency with ourselves in this particular,... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1804 - 254 pages
...time, saith * Seiitca, and yei have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing...to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought 10 do ; we are always complaining cur tlays are few, and acting as though there would be no end of... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1804 - 232 pages
...faith " Seneca, and yet have much more ihan we know what to do with. Our lives, fays lie, are fpent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpofe, or in doing nothing that we ought to do ; we are always complaining our days are few, and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 346 pages
...of time, saith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing...purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. We «re always complaining our days are few, and acting "3 though there would be no end of them. That... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 366 pages
...time, saith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. " Our lives, says he, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to ihe purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. We are always complaining our days are few, and... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1809 - 202 pages
...and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, sre spent either in dping nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose,...described our inconsistency with ourselves in this particular, by all these various turns of expression and thought which are particular to his writings.... | |
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WE all of us complain of the shortness of time, saith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do.... 
