 | James Boswell - 1851 - 410 pàgines
...peculiar force and beauty in hia "Journey to the Hebrides." " 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... | |
 | 1891 - 464 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... | |
 | Richard Greene Parker - 1857 - 152 pàgines
...few thousands of y£ars, edifices feVer, and colours still fewer than edifices. 612. 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. 613. Though we seem grieved... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1858 - 694 pàgines
...and therefore are never communicated without hesitation. 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 removing small inconveniences, or in procuring petty pleasures. The manners of a people are not to... | |
 | 1858 - 398 pàgines
...and therefore are never communicated without hesitation. 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 removing small inconveniences, or in procuring petty pleasures. The manners of a people are not to... | |
 | Edward Walford - 1860 - 274 pàgines
...and therefore are never communicated without hesitation. 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 removing small inconveniences, or in procuring petty pleasures. The manners of a people are not to... | |
 | Civil service - 366 pàgines
...Passages for the EXAMINATION o These apparently trivial oh of writing, and therefon must be remembered elegant enjoyments ; the greater part of our time...necessities, in the performance of daily duties, in removing small inconveniences, or in procuring petty pleasures. The manners of a people are not to... | |
 | John Paxton Hall - 1860 - 186 pàgines
...examination of Letter-carriers and Mail~ Guards are restricted to " three or four lines " in length. P enjoyments ; the greater part of our time passes in...necessities, in the performance of daily duties, in removing small inconveniences, or in procuring petty pleasures. The manners of a people are not to... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1861 - 550 pàgines
...Figure of Death. b. Life consists not of a series of illustrious actions' or elegant enjoyment*1 ;s the greater part of our time passes in compliance with necessities', in the pfrf'-rmance of dnily duties', in the removal of small inconveniences', in tlie procurement of petty... | |
 | Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 pàgines
...dumb lioness, deaf to thy pleadings, fiercely devouring. Carlyitt. LIFE— Koutine of. Lifo 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 nt... | |
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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... 
