 ... part of our duration very small of which we can truly call ourselves masters, or which we can spend wholly at our own choice. Many of our hours are lost in a rotation of petty cares, in a constant recurrence of the same employments; many of our provisions...  The European Magazine, and London Review - Page 3241817Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1803 - 296 pages
...can truly call ourselves masters, or which we can spend wholly at our own choice. Many of our hours are lost in a rotation of petty cares, in a constant...serves no other purpose, than that of enabling us to enjoy the rest. Of the few moments which 'are left in our disposal, it may reasonably be expected,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 424 pages
...can truly call ourselves masters, or which we can spend wholly at our own choice. Many of our hours are lost in a rotation of petty cares, in a constant...serves no other purpose, than that of enabling us to enjoy the rest. Of the few moments which are left in our disposal, it may reasonably be expected, that... | |
 | 1806 - 340 pages
...can truly call ourselves masers, or which we can spend wholly at eur own :hoice. Many of ourjiours are lost in a rotation of petty cares, in a constant...the same employments ; many of our provisions for ?ase or happiness are always exhausted by the present day ; and a great part of our existence lerves... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 334 pages
...can truly call ourselves masters, or which we can spend wholly at our own choice. Many of our hours are lost in a rotation of petty cares, in a constant...serves no other purpose than that of enabling us to enjoy the rest. Of the few moments which are left in our disposal, it may reasonably be expected that... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - Loneliness - 1808 - 430 pages
...call ourselves masters, or which we can spend wholly at our own choice. Many of our hours are lo*t in a rotation of petty cares, in a constant recurrence...are always exhausted by the present day, and a great ptert of our existence serves no other purpose than that of enabling us to enjoy the rest." Time is... | |
 | 1810 - 462 pages
...can truly call ourselves masters, or which we can spend wholly at our own choice. Many of our hours are lost in a rotation of petty cares, in a constant...serves no other purpose, than that of enabling us to enjoy the rest. Of the few moments which are left in our disposal, it may reasonably be expected, that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 460 pages
...can truly call ourselves masters, or which we can spend wholly at our own choice. Many of our hours are lost in a rotation of petty cares, in a constant...serves no other purpose, than that of enabling us to enjoy the rest. Of the few moments which are left in our disposal, it may reasonably be expected, that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 pages
...can truly call ourselves masters, or which we can spend wholly at our own choice. Many of our hours are lost in a rotation of petty cares, in a constant...serves no other purpose, than that of enabling us to enjoy the rest. Of the few moments which are left in our disposal, it may reasonably be expected, that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...which we can truly call ourselves masters, or we can spend wholly at our own choice. Many of our hours are lost in a rotation of petty cares, in a constant...serves no other purpose, than that of enabling us to enjoy the rest. , Of the few moments which are left in our disposal, it may reasonably be expected,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1811 - 370 pages
...rotation of petty cares, inaconstant recurrence of the same employments ; many of our provisions for east- or happiness are always exhausted by the present day...serves no , other purpose than that of enabling us to enjoy the rest. Of the few moments which are left in our disposal, it may reasonably be expected that... | |
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