 | 1718 - 348 pages
...travel through Time as through a Country filled with many wild and empty Waftes, v hich we would tain hurry over, that we may arrive at thofe feveral little Settlements or imaginary Points ot Reft which are di£ perfed up and down in it. IF we divide the Life of moft Men into twenty Parts,... | |
 | English essays - 1739 - 346 pages
...travel through Time as through a Country filled with many wild and empty Waftes, which we would faia hurry over, that we may arrive at thofe feveral little Settlements or imaginary Points of Reft which are Jifperfed up and down in it. IF we divide the Life of moft Men into twenty Parts, we fliall... | |
 | Richard Griffith, Elizabeth Griffith - English letters - 1767 - 326 pages
...follicitous about, — " We travel thro' Time, as thro' a country filled with wild and empty waftes, which we would fain hurry over, that we may arrive at thofe feveral little fettlements, or imaginary points of reft, that are difperfed up and down in it." You fee Addifon has... | |
 | 1772 - 412 pages
...-years, and travel through time as through a country filled with many wild and empty waftes, which we would fain hurry over, that we may arrive at thofe feveral little fettlements,or imaginary points of reft which feein difperfed up and down. Every member of fociety... | |
 | English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...years ; and travel through time as through a country filled with many wild and empty waftes, which we would fain hurry over, that we may arrive at thofe feveral little fettlements or imaginary points of reft which are difperfed up and down in it. If we may divide the... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...years, and travel through time, as through a country filled with many wild and empty wailes which we would fain hurry over, that we may arrive at thofe feveral little fettk-ments or imaginary points of reft which are difperied up and down in it. If we divide the life... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 338 pages
...years,, and travel through time as through a country filled with, many wild and empty waftes, which we would fain hurry over, that we may arrive at thofe feveral little fcttlements or imaginary points of reft which are perfed up and down in it. G . • If we divide the... | |
 | Noah Webster - Elocution - 1804 - 232 pages
...years ; and travel through time as through a country filled with many wild and empty waftes, which we would fain hurry over, that we may arrive at thofe feveral little fettlements or imaginary paints of reft, which are difperfed up and down it. 5. If we may divide .the... | |
 | John Lewis (publisher) - 238 pages
...years : and travel through time as through a country filled with many wild and empty waftes, which we would fain hurry over, that we may arrive at thofe feveral little fetdements, or imaginary points of reft which are difperfed up and down in it. If we divide the life... | |
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Thus, as faft as our time runs, we fliould be very glad in moft parts of our lives that it ran much fafter than it does. Several hours of the day hang . upon our hands ; nay we wifh away whole years : and travel through time as through a country filled... 