 LOOK round the habitable world, how few ., Know their own good, or, knowing it, pursue. How void of reason are our hopes and fears! What in the conduct of our life appears So well...  Select British Classics - Strana 2771803Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | David Simpson - 1780 - Počet stránok 628
...OOK round the habitable World,how few JCnowtheirownGood,orknowing it, purfue. How How vpid ofReafon are our Hopes and Fears ! What in the Conduct of our Life appears So well defign'd, fo luckily begun. But, when we have ourWifh,we wi(h undone ? HYMN CCCXX. 1 TMSMISSuswiththyBIeffing,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - Počet stránok 388
...thefe, it is not much matter what we want befides; for we have already enough to make us happy. 3. OOK round the habitable world, how few. Know their own good; or, knowing it, purfue* How void of reafon are our hopes and fears! What in the conduft of our life appears So So well... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - Počet stránok 582
...PAUCI DIGNOSCIRE TOSSUNT VF.RA BORA, ATOJJX lLt.lt MULTUM DIVIRSA, RIMOTA IRRORIS NEBULA. . -HOW TIVT KNOW THEIR OWN GOOD; OR KNOWING IT, PURSUE? HOW VOID OF REASON ARE OUR HOPKS AND TEARS ? DRYDIS. THE folly of human wiflies and puriuits has always been a (landing fubjeft... | |
 | 1794 - Počet stránok 450
...illis niultum diversa, remota Erroris nebula —— — juv. »AT. x. 1. " Look round the habitual world, how few , " Know their own good, or knowing it pursue ? " How rarely reason guides the stubborn choice, " Prompts the fond wish, or lifts the suppliant voice ?"... | |
 | 1795 - Počet stránok 758
...round the'habitable world, how few Know their own good, osknowing it, purfue-. Hn'.v void of reafon are our hopes and fears ! What in the conduct of our life appears, So well defign'd, fo luckily begun, But, when we have our wifB, we with' undone ? Whole houfes, of their whole... | |
 | 1797 - Počet stránok 522
...me leave to fortify my unlearned reader with another bit of wifdom from Juvenal, by Dryden : ' Look round the habitable world, how few Know their own good, or, knowing it, purfue ! How void of reafon are our hopes and fears ! What in the conduct of our life appears So well... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - Počet stránok 380
...me leave to fortify my unlearned reader with another bit of wisdom from Juvenal, by Pryden : ' Look round the habitable world, how few Know their own...design'd, so luckily begun, But, when we have our wish, we wish undone !' Even the men that are distinguished by, and envied for, their superior good... | |
 | 1803 - Počet stránok 402
...Gangem, puuci dignoscere possunt Vera bona, atque illis multum diversa, remota Erroris nebuii Juv. Look round the habitable world, how few Know their own good, or knowing it, pursue. DRYDEN. IN my last Saturday's paper I laid down some thoughts upon devotion in general, and shall here... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - Počet stránok 658
...fiat much natter u-íj¿ iL'e ti'tint IfßJet ; f<jr iLcbavc alrtuiiy cnovgb to mal¿ us kjpp-j. LOOK round the habitable world, how few Know their, own good ; or, knowing it, рогfue. Hojv void of reafon are our hopes and fear» ! / What in the conduit of our life appears... | |
 | 1806 - Počet stránok 346
...NOVEMBER 3, 1750. Fauci dignoscerc possunt Vera bona, atque illit multum divena, remote Errorit nebula. - How few Know their own good; or knowing it, pursue ? How void of reafon are our hopes and fears ? DRY0. THE folly of human wishes and pursuits has always been a standing... | |
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