 | Biography - 1761 - 544 pages
...fchool. He eat little, and flept lefs ; and that he might not ovcr-fleep himfelf, Diogenes Laertius tells us, that he lay always with one hand out of the bed, having a ball of brafs in it, which, by its falling into a bafon of the fame metal, awaked him. We are told, that Ariftotle... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - Biography - 1761 - 534 pages
...fchool. He eat little, and flept lefs ; and that he might not over-fleep himfelf, Diogenes Laertius tells us, that he lay always with one hand out of the bed, having a ball of brafs in it, which, by its falling into a bafon of the fame metal, awaked him. We are told, that Ariftotle... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 474 pages
...fchool. He eat little, and flept leis ; and, that he might not over- deep lüinfdf, i)iogenes Laertius tells us, that he lay always with one hand out of the bed, having a ball of brafs in i*., v.hith, by its falling into a bafon of the fame metal, awaked him. We are told, that... | |
 | Biography - 1798 - 666 pages
...ate little, and flept lefs; and that he might not overflecp himfelf, Diogenes Laertius tells us[nj, that he lay always with one hand out of the bed, having a ball of brafs in it, which, by its falling into a bafou of the fame metal, awaked him. We are told, that ArHtotle... | |
 | John Platts - Biography - 1825 - 1006 pages
...school. He eat little, and slept less ; and, that he might not oversleep himself, Diogenes Laeitius tells us, that he lay always with one hand out of...ball of brass in it, which, by its falling into a bason of the same metal, awakened him. He had several conferences with a learned Jew at Athens, who... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1831 - 750 pages
...Laertius tells us, that he lay always with onn hand out of the bed, holding in it a ball of brass, which, by its falling into a basin of the same metal, awaked him. Though educated in the school of Plato, he differed from his master, and at length formed a new school.... | |
 | Royal Robbins - World geography - 1833 - 676 pages
...slept little, and was indefatigably industrious. That he might not oversleep himself, Diogenes Laertius tells us, that he lay always with one hand out of the bed, holding in it a ball of brass, which, by its falling into a basin of the same metal, awaked him. Though... | |
 | Royal Robbins - History - 1837 - 732 pages
...slept little, and was indefatigably industrious. That he might not oversleep himself, Diogenes Laertius tells us, that he lay always with one hand out of the bed, holding in it a ball of brass, which, by its falling into a basin of the same metal, awaked him. Though... | |
 | Royal Robbins - History - 1839 - 754 pages
...slept little, and was indefatigably industrious. That he might not oversleep himself, Diogenes Laertius tells us, that he lay always with one hand out of the bed, holding in it a ball of brass, which, by its falling into a basin of the same metal, awaked him. 5.... | |
 | Charles N. Baldwin - Biography - 1842 - 454 pages
...li'ss; and lhal he might not oversleep himself, Diogmes Laertius tells us, that he l;iy always wilh one hand out of the bed. having a ball of brass in it, which, by iu •'-\liiiK into a basin of the same in«ial awaked him. When he had studied about 15 years under... | |
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He followed his studies with most extraordinary diligence, so that he soon surpassed all in Plato's school. He ate little, and slept less ; and that he might not oversleep himself, Diogenes Laertius tells us, that he laid always with one hand out of bed,... 
