 | William Temple - Europe - 1814 - 606 pages
...or other men, because they cannot be quiet themselves, though no body hurts them! When all is done, human life is, at the greatest ?. and the best, but...child, that must \ be played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over. \ AN ESSAY UPON THE ANCIENT AND MODERN... | |
 | William Burdon - Ethics - 1820 - 1026 pages
...or other men, because they cannot be quiet themselves, tho' nobody hurts them. <' When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played with and humored a little to keep it quiet, till it falls asleep, and then the care is over." Ditto, p, 429.... | |
 | William Burdon - Ethics - 1820 - 460 pages
...or other men, because they cannot be quiet themselves, tho' nobody hurts them. " When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played 352 with and humored a little to keep it quiet, till it falls asleep, and then the care is over." i... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 384 pages
...or other men, because they cannot be quiet themselves, though nobody hurts them ! When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like...child, that must be played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet, till it falls asleep, and then the care is over. V. AN ESSAY UPON THE ANCIENT AND... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...of laughter; but well may one thing breed two together. — Sir P. Sidney. cxxiy. When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like...child, that must be played with, and humoured a little to keep it quiet, till it falls asleep, and then the care is over. — Sir TV. Temple. cxxv. Jesting,... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...cause of laughter; but well may one thing breed two together.—Sir P. Sidney. CXXIV. When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like...child, that must be played with, and humoured a little to keep it quiet, till it falls asleep, and then the care is over.—Sir W. Temple. cxxv. Jesting,... | |
 | Samuel Felton - Gardeners - 1830 - 270 pages
...honour and humanity." Sir William thus concludes one of his philosophic essays: — "When this is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like...child, that must be played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over." His garden was one of his last delights.... | |
 | English periodicals - 1832 - 524 pages
...honour and humanity." Sir Wiiliam thus concludes one of his philosophic essays : — "When this is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like...child, that must be played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over." His garden was one of his last delights.... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - English literature - 1832 - 228 pages
...dead—or of making laws and speeches which, when dead, the world hastens to forget. " When all is done, human life is at the greatest and the best but like...child, that must be played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over."* * Sir William Temple. (Fropi tlio... | |
 | Charles Lamb - Decision making - 1833 - 308 pages
...because they cannot be quiet themselves, though nobody hurts them." " When all is done (he concludes), human life is at the greatest and the best but like...child, that must be played with, and humoured a little, to keep it quiet, till it falls asleep, and then the care is over." BARBARA SON the noon of the 14th... | |
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When all is done (he concludes), human life is at the greatest and the best but like a froward child, that must be played with, and humoured a little, to keep it quiet, till it falls asleep, and then the care is over. 
