 ... with it contentedly, being very well pleased that he had not been left to his own choice, as to the kind of evils which fell to his lot.  The Listener - Page 249by Caroline Fry - 1833 - 269 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Richard Garnett - Anthologies - 1890 - 448 pages
...that he had not been left to his own choice, as to the kind of evils which fell to his lot. Besides the several pieces of morality to be drawn out of...learned from it never to repine at my own misfortunes, nor to envy the happiness of another, since it is impossible for any man to form a right judgment of... | |
 | Charles F. Beezley - Literature - 1891 - 436 pages
...that he had not been left to his own choice as to the kind of evils which fell to his lot. liesides the several pieces of morality to be drawn out of this vision, I learned from it, never to repine at mv own mi-fortunes, or to envy the happiness of another, since it is impossible for any man to form... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1892 - 358 pages
...pleased that he had not been left to his own choice as to the kind of evil which fell to his lot. Besides the several pieces of morality to be drawn out of...impossible for any man to form a right judgment of his neighbor's sufferings ; for which reason also, I have determined never to think too lightly of another's... | |
 | William Shepard Walsh - Curiosa - 1892 - 1114 pages
...former condition. From this tale Addison draws the moral never to repine at one's own misfortunes, nor to envy the happiness of another, since it is impossible for any man to form a right judgment of his neighbor's sufferings. As the motto of his paper Addison makes a long quotation from the opening lines... | |
 | William S. Walsh - Curiosa - 1892 - 1116 pages
...former condition. From this tale Addison draws the moral never to repine at one's own misfortunes, nor to envy the happiness of another, since it is impossible for any man to form a right judgment of his neighbor's sufferings. As the motto of his paper Addison makes a long quotation from the opening lines... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Charles Gibbon - Literature - 1893 - 504 pages
...that he had not been left to his own choice as to the kind of evils which fell to his lot. Besides the several pieces of morality to be drawn out of...form a right judgment of his neighbour's sufferings; for which reason also I have determined never to think too lightly of another's complaints, but to... | |
 | Rev. James Wood - Quotations - 1893 - 694 pages
...bred in the bone. Pr. It is impossible completely to understand what we do not love. Mrs. Jameson. It is impossible for any man to form a right judgment of his neighbour's sufferings. . ; /dison. It ia impossible that an ill-natured man can have a public spirit ; for how should he love... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1894 - 358 pages
...pleased that he had not been left to his own choice as to the kind of evil which fell to his lot. Besides the several pieces of morality to be drawn out of...impossible for any man to form a right judgment of his neighbor's sufferings ; for which reason also, I have determined never to think too lightly of another's... | |
 | George Gregory Smith - 1898 - 38 pages
...which fell to his Lot. Besides the several Pieces of Morality to be drawn out of this Vision, I learnt from it, never to repine at my own Misfortunes, or to envy the Happiness of No, 559. another, since it is impossible for any Man to form a P"daY' right Judgment of his Neighbour's... | |
 | Sherman Williams - Readers - 1898 - 344 pages
...that he had not been left to his own choice as to the kind of evils which fell to his lot. Besides the several pieces of morality to be drawn out of...impossible for any man to form a right judgment of his neighbor's sufferings; for which reason, also, I have determined never to think too lightly of another's... | |
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