 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...diem, quam minimum credula postero. . Hon. to do with. ' Our lives, (says he) are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose,...are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them.' That noble philosopher has described our inconsistency with ourselves in this particular,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 pages
...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,...are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them.' That noble philosopher has described our inconsistency with ourselves in this particular,... | |
 | Robert May - 1812 - 280 pages
...and yet we have much more than we know what to do with ; our days are either spent in doing no. thing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose ; or in doing that which we ought not to do," take away the time that has been lost or wasted, and the time spent... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1814 - 240 pages
...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,...ought to do : we are always complaining our days are tew, and acting as "though there would be no end to them. That noble philosopher has described our... | |
 | George Fulton - 1814 - 452 pages
...sense; ai, " Our lives, says Stneca, are spent — either in doing nothing at all', or in doing nuthing to the pur'pose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do." . • RULES. I. Every period, whether direct or inverted, requires the rising inflexion on the accenwl... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 372 pages
...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,...are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them. That noble philosopher has described our inconsistency with ourselves in this particular,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...doing nothing at all, or doing nothing to the purpate, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. We ace always complaining our days are few, and acting as though there would ic no cod of them. That noble philosopher hai described our inconsistency with ourselves in this particular... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 340 pages
...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,...are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them. That noble philosopher has described our inconsistency with ourselves in this particular,... | |
 | 1822 - 788 pages
...and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, are spent, either in doing r the Piazzas. By this means I have not only lost...used to place for sixpence a piece, over against Mrs arc few, and acting as though there would be no end of them. That noble philosopher has described our... | |
 | John Walker - 1822 - 404 pages
...violently oppose ? Ibid. JVo. 168. Conducting Series. Our lives, says Seneca, are spent cither in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. Ibid. JVo. 93. ft was necessary for the world that arts should be invented and improved. books written... | |
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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.... 
