 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - English essays - 1714 - 382 pages
...than a thoufand Volumes of Philofophers ' and Divines. It gives fo warning a Concuffionto tho£e 4 Props of our Vanity, our Strength and Youth, that we ' think of fortifying our felves within, when there is fo ' little dependence on our Outworks. Youth, at <he vc' ry beff,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1735 - 468 pages
...Sicknefs is a fort of early old age; it teaches us a diffidence in our earthly ftate, and infpires us with the thoughts of a future, better than a thousand volumes of philofophers and divines. It gives fo warning a concuffion to thofe props of our vanity, our ftrength... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1809 - 410 pages
...Sickness is a sort of early old age : it teaches us a diffidence in our earthly state, and inspires us with the thoughts of a future, better than a thousand...ourselves within, when there is so little dependence upon our out-works. Youth, at the very best, is but a betrayer of human life in a gentler and smoother... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 362 pages
...Sickness is a sort of early old age ; it teaches us a diffidence in our eartlJy state, and inspires us with the thoughts of a future, better than a thousand...fortifying ourselves within, when there is so little dependance upon our out-works. Youth at the very best is but a betrayer of human life in a gentler... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 318 pages
...diffidence in our earthly state, and inspires us with the thoughts of a future, better than a tliousand volumes of philosophers and divines. It gives so warning...ourselves within, when there is so little dependence upon our outworks. Youth, at the very best, is but a betrayer of human life in a gentler and smoother... | |
 | Frank Elizabeth - 1814 - 400 pages
...Sickness is a sort of early old age. It teaches us a diffidence in our earthly state, and inspires us with the thoughts of a future, better than a thousand...ourselves within, when there is so little dependence upon our outworks. Youth, at the very best, is but a betrayer of human life, in a gentler and smoother... | |
 | Elizabeth Frank - English language - 1814 - 400 pages
...Sickness is a sort of early old age. It teaches us a diffidence in our earthly state, and inspires us with the thoughts of a future, better than a thousand...ourselves within, when there is so little dependence upon our outworks. Youth, at the very best, is but a betrayer of human life, in a gentler and smoother... | |
 | English letters - 1816 - 358 pages
...Sickness is a sort of early old age. It teaches us a diffidence in our earthly state, ainl inspires us with the thoughts of a future, better than a thousand volumes of philosophers aiid divines. It gives so warning a concussion to those props of our vanity, our strength and youth,... | |
 | Letter writing - 1818 - 254 pages
...teaches us a diffidence in our earthly state, and inspires us with the thought of a future, better'thana thousand volumes of philosophers and divines; it gives...warning a concussion to those props of our vanity, i» r strength, and youth, that we 'then think of fortifying ourselves within when there is so* little... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Apologetics - 1819 - 298 pages
...Sickness is a sort of early old age; it teaches us a diffidence in our earthly state, and inspires us with the thoughts of a future, better than a thousand volumes of philosophers antl divines. It gives so warning a concussion to those props of our vanity, our strength and youth,... | |
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Sickness is a sort of early old age ; it teaches us a diffidence in our earthly state, and inspires us with the thoughts of a future, better than a thousand volumes of philosophers and divines. It gives so warning a concussion to those props of our vanity,... 
