 | William Melmoth - English prose literature - 1758 - 474 pages
...below the <c trouble of a juftice of peace." It is in a mediocrity of this happy kindthatlherepafs my life : with a fortune far above the neceffity of...of ambition. You muft not, however, imagine that I affect the Stoic, or pretend to have eradicated all my paffions : the fum of my phi^ lofophy amounts... | |
 | William Melmoth - English letters - 1758 - 478 pages
...below the ^' trouble of a juftice of peace." It is in a mediocrity of this happy kind that J here pafs my life : with a fortune far above the neceffity of engaging in the drudgery of bvifinefs ; and with defires much too humble to have any relim for the fplendid baits of ambition.... | |
 | English secretary - 1772 - 268 pages
...I here pafs my Life, with a Fortune far above the Neceffity of engaging irythe Drudgery of Bufmefs, and with Defires much too humble to have any Relifh...or pretend to have eradicated all my Paffions : The Sum of my Philofophy amounts to no more, than to cherifh none but fuch as I may eafily and innocently... | |
 | 1778 - 264 pages
...below the trouble of a juftice of peace." It is in a mediocrity of this happy kind that I here pafs my life, with a fortune far above the neceffity of engaging in thfc drudgery of bufinefs, and with de. lires much too humble to have any relifh for the fplendid baits... | |
 | 1787 - 528 pages
...above the necefCty of engaging in the drudgery of bufinel's, and with deAres much too humble ' to hare any relifh for the fplendid baits of ambition. You muft not, however, imagine that I afFeft the Stoic, or pretend to have eradicated all my parlions: the Cuín of ray philoiophy amounts... | |
 | 1789 - 276 pages
...of a juftice of peace." It is in a mediocrity of this happy kind that I here pafs my life, with r, fortune far above the neceffity of engaging in the...any relifh for the fplendid baits of ambition. You mu{t not, however, imagine that I affeft: the Stoic, or-pretend to have eradicated all my paffions.... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - Solitude - 1800 - 410 pages
...the peace." It is in mediocrity of this " happy kind that I here pafs my life ; with a fortune f.ir above " the neceffity of engaging in the drudgery...and with • " defires much too humble to have any rcliih for the fplendid " baits of ambition." which furrounded the Papal Chair, retired into Solitude... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - Solitude - 1804 - 432 pages
...conjlalile, and below ajujlue of the ptace." It is in mediocrity " of this happy kind that I here pafs my life; with a fortune *' far above the neceffity of engaging in the drudgery of bulmefi, ," and with defires much too humble to have any relifh for the " fplendid baits of ambition."... | |
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I herepafs my life : with a fortune far above the neceffity of engaging in the drudgery of bufinefs; and with defires much too humble to have any relifh for the fplendid baits of ambition. You muft not, however, imagine that I... 