 ... up and stirring, in winter often ere the sound of any bell awake men to labour, or to devotion ; in summer as oft with the bird that first rouses, or not much tardier, to read good authors, or cause them to be read, till the attention be weary or...  Demosthenes - Page xxiby Demosthenes - 1859 - 572 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1835 - 976 pages
...limbec fails him, to give him and envy the more vexation, I will tell him. Those morning haunts are r them, neither make intercession to me, for I will not hear thee;" and of such St. read good authors, or cause them to be read, till the attention be weary, or memory have its full fraught... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - Theology - 1835
...irregular feast, but up and stirring, in winter often ere the sound of any bell awake men to labour or devotion; in summer as oft with the bird that first rouses, or not much tardier, to read good authors or cause them to be read, till the attention be weary or memory have its full fraught;... | |
 | John Milton - 1836 - 448 pages
...limbec fails him, to give him and envy the more vexation, I will tell him. 20. Those morning haunts are where they should be, at home; not sleeping, or concocting...bird that first rouses, or not much tardier, (") to read good authors, or cause them to be read, till the attention be weary, or memory have its full fraught... | |
 | 1837 - 352 pages
...irregular feast, but up and stirring; in winter, often ere the sound of any bell awake men to labour or devotion ; in summer as oft with the bird that first rouses, or not much tardier, to read good authors, or cause them to be read till the attention be weary, or memory have its full fraught;... | |
 | 1837 - 860 pages
...irregular feast, but up and stirring : in winter, often ere the sound of any bell awake men to labour or devotion ; in summer, as oft with the bird that first rouses, or not much tardier, to read good author*, or cause them to be read, till attention be weary, or memory have its full fraught.... | |
 | Mary ASHDOWNE - 1839 - 328 pages
...irregular feast, but up and stirring ; in winter, often ere the sound of any bell awake men to labour or devotion ; in summer, as oft with the bird that first rouses, or not much tardier, to read good authors, or cause them to be read, till the attention be weary, or memory have its full fraught... | |
 | John Taylor - Quotations - 1839 - 258 pages
...irregular feast, but up and stiring; i n winter, often ere the sound of any bell awake men to labour or devotion; in summer as oft with the bird that first rouses, or not much tardier, to read good authors, or cause them to be read till the attention be weary, or memory have its full fraught;... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1839 - 374 pages
...noistrong drink." And when Manoah besought the heavenly messenger that he would vouchsafe to shew him " how to labour or to devotion ; in summer, as oft with the bird that first rises, or not much tardier, to read good authors, or cause them to be read till the attention be weary,... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Conduct of life - 1839 - 404 pages
...scrong drink." And when Manoah besought the heavenly messenger that he would vouchsafe to shew him " how to labour or to devotion ; in summer, as oft with the bird that first rises, or not much tardier, to read good authors, or cause them to be read till the attention be weary,... | |
 | 1839
..." long ere the sound of any bell awoke men to labor or to devotion," and in summer, like Milton, " as oft with the bird that first rouses, or not much tardier," he was enabled to accomplish much before others were stirring. " To these morning studies," he used... | |
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