 | English essays - 1739 - 346 pages
...Philofophick Pity of human Life, he {poke of it in his Theory of the Earth in the following manner. FO R 'what is this Life but a Circulation of little mean...undrefs, feed and wax hungry, 'work or play, and are iveary, and thenwe lie doivn again, and the Circle returns. Wefpend the Day in Trifles, and when the... | |
 | Gentleman - Conduct of life - 1744 - 488 pages
...Thought in an excellent Light : What is this Life, fays he, but a. Circulation of little mean Aftiom? We lie down, and rife again, drefs and undrefs, feed and wax hungry , work or play, and and are -weary , and then we lie down again, and the Circle returns. We fpend the Day •in Trifles,... | |
 | Mary De La Garde, Sarah Guppy - 1800 - 112 pages
...futility of human life, unlefs it be accompanied with the virtues that render it valuable, when he fays, " What is this life but a circulation of little mean actions ? We lie down and rife again, drefs G 3 and 93 and undrefs, feed and wax hungry, work or play, and are weary ; and then we lie down again,... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1809 - 312 pages
...philosophic pity of human life, he spoke of it in his Theory of the Earth in the following manner. " For what is this life but a circulation of little mean actions ? We lie down and'.rise again, dress and undress, feed and wax hungry, work or play, and are weary, and then we lie... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 324 pages
...philosophic pity of human life, he spoke of it in his Theory of the Earth in the following manner: — " For what is this life but a circulation of little mean actions ? We lie down and rise again, dress and undress, feed and wax hungry, work or play, and are weary, and then we lie down... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 pages
...philosophic pity of human life he spoke of it in hi« ' Theory of the Earth,' in the following manner : ' For what is this life but a circulation of little, mean actions? We lie down and rise again, dress and undress, feed and wax hungry, work or play, nnd are weary, and then we lie down... | |
 | David Levi - 1817 - 378 pages
...was profound and judicious in these : Burnett says, in his theory of the Earth—" What is this *i life, but a circulation of little mean actions ? " we lie down, and rise again ; dress, and un*i dress ; feed, and wax hungry ; work or play, *i and we are weary ; and... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 316 pages
...philosophic pity of human life, he spoke of it in his Theory of the Earth in the following manner : ' For what is this life but a circulation of little mean actions ? We lie down and rise again, dress and undress, feed and wax hungry, work or play, and are weary,, and then we lie down... | |
 | Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1822 - 788 pages
...philosophic pityof human life, he spoke of it in his ' Theory of the Earth,' in the following manner: • For 1. THURSDAY, JULY 19, mi. — — — Jtwt omnia plena. VIRG. Ed. in. TCT. 80 rise again, dress and undress, feed and wax hungry, work or play, and are weary, and then we lie down... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 884 pages
...philosophic pity of human life, he spoke of it in his Theory of the Earth in the following manner : " For what is this life but a circulation of little mean actions? We lie down and rise again, dress and undress, feed and wax hungry, work or play, and are weary, and then we lie down... | |
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Earth in the following manner. ' For what is this life but a circulation of little mean actions? We lie down and rise again, dress and undress, feed and wax hungry, work or play, and are weary, and then we lie down again, and the circle returns. 
