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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:... "
An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking: Calculated to ... - Page 190
by Noah Webster - 1804 - 225 pages
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The Spectator: ...

1718 - 348 pages
...Time, faith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our Lives, fays he, are {pent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the Purpofc, or in doing rsthing that we ought to do: We are always complaining our Days are few, and acting...
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The Spectator, Volume 2

1729 - 342 pages
...Shortnefs of Time, faith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our Lives, fays he, are fpent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing...our Days are few, and afting as though there would oe no End of them. That noble Philofopher has defcribed our Inconfiftency with our felves in this Particular,...
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The Spectator, Volume 2

1729 - 354 pages
...than we know what to do with. Our Lives, fays he, are fpent either in doing nothing at ail, or indoing nothing to the Purpofe, or in doing nothing that we...are few, and afting as though there would be no End of them. That noble Philofopher has defcribed our Inconfiftency with our felves in this Particular,...
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The Spectator, Volume 2

English essays - 1739 - 346 pages
...Shortnefs of Time, faith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our Lives, fays he, are fpent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing...: We are always complaining our Days are few, and a&ing as though there would be no End of them. That noble Philofopher has defcribed our Inconfiftency...
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The Gentleman's Library: Containing Rules for Conduct in All Parts of Life ...

Gentleman - Conduct of life - 1744 - 488 pages
...more than we know what to do with. Our Hours, fays he, are 'either fpent in doing nothing at all, or doing nothing to the Purpofe, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. We are always Complaining cur Days are hit few, and afftng as tbougb there would be no End of them. iTws although the whole Life...
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The Perth magazine of knowledge and pleasure, Volume 2

1772 - 412 pages
...complain of the fhortnefs of time, and yet have much, more than we know what to do with. Our lives are fpent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpofe, or elfe in doing nothing that we ought to do. We are always complaining that our days are few, yet a;Tting...
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The Oxford Magazine: Or, Universal Museum, Volumes 8-9

1772 - 552 pages
...\Хт lives are [pent either in doins; nothing at all, or in doing nothhg со Hie purj.ofe, or elfe in doing nothing that we ought to do. We are always complaining tliar our days arc few, vet aftiog as if there Would 1* no end to them. We wi(h »way whole years,...
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The Moral Miscellany: Or, a Collection of Select Pieces, in Prose and Verse ...

English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...fhortnefs of time, faith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, faith he, are fpent either ,in doing nothing at all, or in doing...: we are always complaining our days are few, and ading as though there would be no end of them. That noble philofopher has defcribed our inconfiftency...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 4

1786 - 694 pages
...more than ' we know what todo with. Ourlives,' fays he, ' are I'pent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing that we ought to do: we are always complaining our days are few, and ailing аз though there would be no end of them.' That noble philofopher has defcribed our inconfiftency...
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The Berwick Museum, Or, Monthly Literary Intelligencer: Forming and ...

1787 - 588 pages
...Ihortnefs uf 'time, a;id yet we 114 -An liave much more than we what to do with. Our lives are either fpent in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpofe, or elfe in doing nothing that we ought to do. We are always complaining that our days are few, yet ading...
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