 | Izaak Walton, Thomas Zouch - 1796 - Počet stránok 640
...Francis Wooley their fon. (Dugdale's Hiftory of St. Paul's.) • " I returned and faw under the fun, that the race is not to the fwift, nor the battle to the Itrong ; neither yet tread to the iuifet nor yet riches to men of under/landing " Ecclef. i\. 1 1.... | |
 | 1798 - Počet stránok 606
...and may think herfelf certain of fuccefs in her own political arithmetic. But let her rer colle&, " the race is not to the fwift, nor the battle to the ftrong ;'.' let her too recollect that political life is chequered with misfortunes as well as that... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1799 - Počet stránok 392
...luith a turf or ailone, It is all one, it is all one! \ LETTER Iv. TO HIS FRIENDS, THE CONTRAST. ^HINGS are carried on in this world, fometimes •*••...fo contrary to all our reafonings, and the feeming probability of fuccefs, — that even the race is not to the fwifr, nor the battle to the ftrong ;... | |
 | James Harris - 1799 - Počet stránok 544
...fuppofed efficacy of Time and Placet fo often of fuch importance in this co-operation. 'Tis hence, the Race is not to the fwift, nor the Battle to the jirong, &c.. A PILOT fails, with intention to reach a certain port. All, that the fldll of a good Navigator... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1799 - Počet stránok 414
...always that Heaven keeps the negative over us in all our attempts, Lam. iii. 37. Hence it is iaid, " The race is not to the fwift, nor the battle to the ftrong," i$c. Eccl. ix. n. 2. Let it be a life of devotion, Pfal. cxix. 38. That makes a part of the... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - 1801 - Počet stránok 616
...for that, in doing fo, we build our hopes upon mod fure grounds; upon a wifdom that h Eccl. ix. ii. The race is not to the fwift, nor the battle to the ftrong. By ftrength ftiall no man prevail, i Sam. ii. 9. Pfal. xxxiii. 17. cxlvi. 3. xliv. 3. ' Ifa.... | |
 | John Jamieson - 1802 - Počet stránok 488
...them power to get " wealth e." Let us Men to the eftimate of the wife man. " I faw under the fun, that the race " is not to the fwift, nor the battle to the ftrong, " neither yet bread to the wife, nor yet riches to " men of underftanding, nor yet favour to... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1803 - Počet stránok 306
...evidence given of it in all ages fo alternately confirmed by examples and complaints, as to leave the fact itfelf unqueftionable, That things are carried on...the race is not to the fwift, nor the battle to the ftrong, — nay, what it ftranger (till nor yet bread to the wife, who fhould leaft ftaod in want of... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1803 - Počet stránok 566
...ages fo alternately confirmed hy examples and complaints, as to leave the fact itfelf unqueilionable, That things are carried on in this world fometimes...the race is not to the fwift, nor the battle to the ftrong, — nay, what is ftranger ftill nor yet hread to the wife, who ihould leaft fland in want of... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1803 - Počet stránok 476
...examples and complaints, as to leave the fa& itfetf unqueftionable. — That things are carried on io this world fometimes fo contrary to all our reafonings,...the race is not to the fwift, nor the battle to the ftrong; — nay, what is ftranger ftill, — nor yet bread to the wife, who fhould laft ftand in want... | |
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... even the race is not to the fwift, nor the battle to the ftrong... 
