 | 1792 - 494 pages
...than we know what to do with. Our lives, fays he, are fpent cither in doing nothing at all, ord ing nothing to the purpofe, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. We arc always complaining our days arc few, and acting as though there would be no end of them. That noble... | |
 | Sir John Sinclair - 1793 - 650 pages
...their attention, and no example of induftry fet them by their fuperiors, fquandered away their time, either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpofe. Their grounds fcratched over once a-year, without receiving half the neceflary manure, and perpetually... | |
 | John Walker - 1799 - 438 pages
...than Edifices, Ib'id. N° 1 66. Our lives, fays Seneca, are fpent either in doing nothing at £11, or in doing nothing to the purpofe, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. Ibid. N° 93. If a man would know whether he is poflefled of a tafte for fine writing, I would have... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 338 pages
...fliortnefsof time, faith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, fays he, are fpent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to die purpofe, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. We are always complaining that our days arc few,... | |
 | John Walker - 1801 - 424 pages
...they so violently oppose? Spectator, N° 163. \ Conchiding Series. Our lives, says Seneca, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. Ibid. N° 93. It was necessary for the world that... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1802 - 252 pages
...arc fpent either in doing nothing at ail, or in doing nothing ta the purpofe, or in doing no' thing that we ought to do ; we are always complaining our days are few, and aâing as though there would be no end of them. That noble philosopher has, defcribed our inconfiilency... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 pages
...time, saith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. We are always complaining our days are few, and acting... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1804 - 254 pages
...saith * Seiitca, and yei have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought 10 do ; we are always complaining cur tlays are few, and... | |
 | 1804 - 676 pages
...time, saith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. ' We are always complaining our days are few, and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 366 pages
..." Our lives, says he, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to ihe purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. We are always complaining our days are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them. That iioble philosopher has described our inconsistency... | |
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WE all of us complain of the Shortness of Time, saith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our Lives, says he, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do:... 
