 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 pages
...still, and you have but one; so that I ought rather to be afflicted for you, tha-n you for me." 5. On the contrary, foolish men are more apt to consider...difficulties. All the real pleasures and conveniences of life lie in a narrow compass; but it is the humour of mankind to be always looking' forward; and straining... | |
 | John Walker - 1822 - 404 pages
...sense, followed by an additional clause which does not modify it. Thus, in the following example : Foolish men are more apt to consider what they have lost, than what they possess ; and to turn their eyes on those who are richer than themselves, rather than on those who are under greater... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 286 pages
...have three farms still, and you have but one; so that I ought rather to be afflicted for you than you for me.' On the contrary, foolish men are more apt...difficulties. All the real pleasures and conveniences of life lie in a narrow compass; but it is the humour of mankind to be always looking forward, and straining... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 pages
...have three farms still, and you have but one,'so that I ought rather to be afflicted -for you than you for me." On the contrary, foolish men are more apt...difficulties. All the real pleasures and conveniences of life lie in a narrow compass ; but it is the humour of mankind to be always looking forward, and straining... | |
 | Spectator The - 1823 - 352 pages
...have three farms still, and you have but one ; so that I ought rather to be afflicted for you than you for me.' On the contrary, foolish men are more apt...those who are under greater difficulties. All the 12 real pleasures and conveniences of life lie in a narrow compass ; but it is the humour of mankind... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 924 pages
...have three farms still, and you have but one ; so that I ought rather to be afflicted for you than you for me.' On the contrary, foolish men are more apt...upon those who are richer than themselves, rather thau Povertv, , imaginary enjoyments, and will not be at the trouble of contracting their desires,... | |
 | 1823 - 392 pages
...have three farms still, and you have but one ; so that I ought rather to be afflicted for you than you for me.' On the contrary, foolish men are more apt...they possess; and to fix their eyes upon those who arc richer than themselves, rather than On those who are under greater difficulties. All the real pleasures... | |
 | John Walker - 1823 - 406 pages
...sense, followed by an additional clause which does not modify it. Thus, in the following example : Foolish men are more apt to consider what they have lost, than what they possess ; and to turn their eyes on those who are richer lhan themselves, rather than on those who are under greater... | |
 | 1824 - 348 pages
...have three farms still, and you have but one ; so that I ought rather to be afflicted for you than you for me. On the contrary foolish men are more apt to...they have lost than what they possess; and to fix theireyes upon those who are richer than themselves, rather than on, those who are under greater difficulties.... | |
 | 1824 - 188 pages
...three farms still, and you have but one ; so that I ought rather to be afflicted for you, than you for me." On the contrary, foolish men are more apt to consider what they hare ' i lost, than what they possess; and fix their eyes upon those who are richer than themselves,... | |
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On the contrary, foolish men are more apt to consider what they have lost than what they possess; and to fix their eyes upon those who are richer than themselves, rather than on those who are under greater difficulties. All the real pleasures and... 
