 | English essays - 1826 - 722 pages
...and contempt. But it must be remembered, that life consisu not of a series of illustrious actions, or elegant enjoyments ; the greater part of our time...necessities, in the performance of daily duties, in the re* moval of small inconveniences, in the procurement of petty pleasures j and we are well or ill at... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1800 - 302 pages
...contempt. But it must be remembered, that life consists not of a series of illustrious actions, or elegant enjoyments ; the greater part of our time...performance of daily duties, in the removal of small inconveniences, in the procurement of petty pleasures; and we are well or ill at ease, as the main... | |
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...liave passed from age to age to our own days. Life consists, not of a series of illustrious actions, or elegant enjoyments ; the greater part of our time...performance of daily duties, in the removal of small inconveniences, in the procurement ®f petty pleasures. Johnson. A man has frequent opportunities of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...Life consists' not of a series of illustrious actions or elegant enjoyments ; the greater part of eur time passes in compliance with necessities, in the...performance of daily duties, in the removal of small inconveniences, in the procurement of petty pleasures; and we are well or ill at ease as the main stream... | |
 | John Evans - Wales, North - 1804 - 440 pages
...of a variety of illustrious actions or elegant enjioy. ments ; the greater part of our tjme,passes in compliance with necessities : in the performance of daily duties : in the removal of small inconveniences : in the procurement of petty, pleasures : and we are well .or ill at ease as the main... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Great Britain - 1809 - 378 pages
...be remembered, that life consists not of a series of illustrious actions, or elegant enjoy. ments; the greater part of our time passes in compliance...performance of daily duties, in the removal of small inconveniences, in the procurement of petty pleasures ; and we are well or ill at ease, as the main... | |
 | William Giles - Marriage - 1811 - 268 pages
...happiness ; and let it never be forgotten, that ' life consists not of a series of illustrious actions or elegant enjoyments; the greater part of our time passes...performance of daily duties, in the removal of small inconveniences, in the procurement of petty pleasures ; and we are well or ill at ease, as the stream... | |
 | Samuel Johnson (écrivain.) - 1816 - 218 pages
...contempt. But it must be remembered, that life consists not of a series of illustrious actions, or elegant enjoyments; the greater part of our time passes...performance of daily duties, in the removal of small inconveniences, in the procurement of petty pleasures ; and we are well or ill at ease, as the main... | |
 | England - 1818 - 762 pages
...Blackwood, Edinburgh. Murray, London. 1818. " Life consists not of a series of illustrious actions ; the greater part of our time passes in compliance...performance of daily duties — in the removal of small inconveniences— in the procurement of petty pleasures ; and we are well or ill at ease, as the main... | |
 | 1818 - 806 pages
...Blackwood, Edinburgh. Murray, London. 1818. " Life consists not of a series of illustrious actions ; the greater part of our time passes in compliance...performance of daily duties — in the removal of small inconveniences — in the procurement of petty pleasures ; and we are well or ill at ease, as the main... | |
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These diminutive observations seem to take away something from the dignity of writing, and therefore are never communicated but with hesitation, and a little fear of abasement and contempt. But it must be remembered, that life consists not of a series... 
