 | Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - Philosophy - 1794 - 540 pages
...complain of the shortness of life, and yet are perpetually hurrying over the parts of it, to arrive at certain little settlements, or imaginary points of rest, which are dispersed up and down. Now what happens, when we arrive at these imaginary points of rest ? Do we stop our motion, and sit... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 pages
...with many wild and empty wastes, which we would fain hurry over, that we may arrive at those several little settlements or imaginary points of rest which are dispersed up and down in it. If we divide the life of most men into twenty parts, we shall find that at least nineteen of them ore... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 366 pages
...with many wild and empty wastes, which we would lain hurry over, that we may arrive at those several little settlements or imaginary points of rest which are dispersed up and down in it. If we divide the life of most men into twenty parts, we shall find that at least nineteen of them are... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 402 pages
...short" ness of life, and yet are perpetually hurrying over " the parts of it to arrive at certiffn little settlements, " or imaginary points of rest, which are dispersed up " and down in it." 4 Now let us consider what happens to us when we arrive at these " imaginary points of rest :" do we... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 294 pages
...certain little settlements or imaginary points of rest, which are dispersed up and down in it." * Mean ' Now let us consider what happens to us when we arrive...down satisfied in the settlement we have gained? or arc we not removing tlie boundary, and marking out new points of rest, to which we press forward with... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 300 pages
...speculation, " of the shortness o£ life, and yet are perpetually hurrying over the parts of it, to arrive at certain little settlements or imaginary points...imaginary points of rest. Do we stop our motion and sit ilown satisfied in the settlement we have gained ? or are we not removing the boundary, and marking... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1810 - 384 pages
...No. 93.) of the shortness of life, and yet are perpetually hurrying over the parts of it, to an ive at certain little settlements, or imaginary points of rest, which are dispersed ufi and down in it. " Now let us consider what happens to us when we arrive at these imaginary points... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 pages
...let us consider what happens to i:s when we arrive at these imaginary points of rest, lío •we slop our motion, and sit down satisfied in, the settlement...gained? or are we not removing the boundary, and marking oat new points of rest, to which we press forward и itb the like eagerness, aud whkh cease to be such... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...with many wild and empty wastes, which we would fain, hurry over, that we may arrive at those several little settlements or imaginary points of rest which are dispersed up and down in it. If we divide the life of most men into twenty parts, we shall find that at least nineteen of them are... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...with many wild and empty wastes, which we would fain hurry over, that we may arrive at those several little settlements or imaginary points of rest which are dispersed up and down in it. If we divide the life of most men into twenty parts, we shall find that at least nineteen of them are... | |
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... of our lives that it ran much faster than it does. Several hours of the day hang upon our hands, nay, we wish away whole years; and travel through time as through a country filled with many wild and empty wastes, which we would fain hurry over, that... 
