 | William Giles - 1811 - 268 pàgines
...will easily discern what affects his happiness ; and let it never be forgotten, that ' life consists not of a series of illustrious actions or elegant...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pàgines
...hesitation, and a little fear of abasement and contempt. But it must be remembered, that life consists not of a series of illustrious actions, or elegant...necessities, in the performance of daily duties, in the removal of small inconveniencies, in the procurement of petty pleasures; and we are well or ill at... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 432 pàgines
...hesitation, and a little fear of abasement and contempt. But it must be remembered, that life consists not of a series of illustrious actions, or elegant...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson (écrivain.) - 1816 - 218 pàgines
...hesitation, and a little fear of abasement and contempt. But it must be remembered, that life consists not of a series of illustrious actions, or elegant...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... | |
 | 1818 - 762 pàgines
...Blackwood, Edinburgh. Murray, London. 1818. " Life consists not of a series of illustrious actions ; the greater part of our time passes in compliance...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 398 pàgines
...hesitation, and a little fear of abasement and contempt. But it must be remembered, that life consists not of a series of illustrious actions, or elegant...necessities, in the performance of daily duties, in the removal of small inconveniencies, in the procurement of petty pleasures ; and we are well or ill at... | |
 | 1818 - 806 pàgines
...Blackwood, Edinburgh. Murray, London. 1818. " Life consists not of a series of illustrious actions ; the greater part of our time passes in compliance...— in the performance of daily duties — in the removal of small inconveniences — in the procurement of petty pleasures ; and we are well or ill... | |
 | Susan Ferrier - 1819 - 364 pàgines
...~/-^.', 't if >^ .~--3-< MARRIAGE, A NOVEL. " Life consists not of a series of illustrious actions ; the greater part of our time passes in compliance...necessities — in the performance of daily duties— in the removal oi small inconveniencies— in the procurement ot petty pleasures; and we are well or ill at... | |
 | Susan Ferrier - 1819 - 334 pàgines
... J. i . _ " Life consists not of a series of illustrious actions i the greater part of our time passes in compliance...necessities— in the performance of daily duties— in the removal of small inconveniencies— in the procurement of petty pleasures! and we are well or ill at... | |
 | Susan Ferrier - 1819 - 328 pàgines
...J NOVEL. " Life consists not of a series of illustrious actions ; the greater put of OUT time panes in compliance with necessities— in the performance of daily duties— in the removal of small inconvcnieneies— in the procurement of petty pleasures ; and we are well or ill... | |
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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... 
