 | 1729 - 332 pages
...contingent Futurities, thatoccafionsRomamick Generofity, chymerical Grandeur, fenfelefs Oftentation, and generally ends in Beggary and Ruin. The Man who will live above his prefent Circumftances, is in great Danger of living in a little Time much beneath them, or, as the... | |
 | 1739 - 336 pages
...Oftentation, and generally ends in Beggary and Ruin. The Man who will live above his prefent Circumftances, is in great Danger of living in a little time much...runs, The Man who lives by Hope will die by Hunger. IT mould be an indifpenfable Rule in Life, to contraft our Deiires to our prefent Condition, and whatever... | |
 | 1778 - 350 pages
...contingent futurities, that occafions romantic generofity, chimerical grandeur, fenfelefs oftentation, ard generally ends in beggary and ruin. The man who will live above his prefent circumftances, is in great danger of living in a little time much beneath them, or, as the... | |
 | 1786 - 694 pages
...contingent futurities, thai occafions romantic generality, chimerical grandeur, fenfclels oftentation, and generally ends in beggary and ruin. The man who will live above his |irui.-nt circumltances, is in great danger of living in a little time much beneath them, x>r, as the... | |
 | 1794 - 450 pages
...estates reduced to poverty, who have never suffered from losses or repairs, tenants, taxes, or law-suits. In short, it is this foolish sanguine temper, this depending upon contingent futurities, that occax 3 i sions * FIELDING has very happily expanded Mr. GOSLING'S extravagant hopes in his-farce of... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English imprints - 1801 - 364 pages
...contingent futurities, that occafions romantic generofity, chimerical grandeur, fenfelefs oftentation, and generally ends in beggary and ruin. The man who will live above his prefent circumftances, is in great ctanr per of living in a little time much beneath them ; or as tne... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 402 pages
...who have never suffered from losses or repairs, tenants, taxes, or law-suits. In short, it is their foolish sanguine temper, this depending upon contingent...present circumstances, is in great danger of living in * little time much beneath them, or, as the Italian proverb runs, ' The man who lives by hope will... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 322 pages
...ostentation, and generally ends in beggary and ruin. * Disburse seems to stand here for reimburse. The man who will live above his present circumstances,...beneath them ; or, as the Italian proverb runs, ' The mail who lives by hope, will die by hunger.' It should be an indispensable rule in life, to contract... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 322 pages
...estates reduced to poverty, who have never suffered from losses or repairs, tenants, taxes, or law-suits. In short, it is this foolish sanguine temper, this...futurities, that occasions romantic generosity, chimerical grandenr, senseless ostentation, and generally ends in beggary and ruin, $ Disburse seems to stand... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1810 - 384 pages
...estates reduced to poverty, who have never suffered from losses or repairs, tenants, taxes, or law-suits. In short, it is this foolish, sanguine temper, this...as the Italian proverb runs, The man who lives by hofie will die by hunger, It should be an indispensible rule in life, to con> tract our desires to... | |
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The man who will live above his present circumstances is in great danger of living in a little time much beneath them, or, as the Italian proverb runs, ' The man who lives by hope will die by hunger. 
