 | 1718 - 348 Seiten
...Time, faith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our Lives, fays he, are {pent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the Purpofc, or in doing rsthing that we ought to do: We are always complaining our Days are few, and acting... | |
 | 1729 - 342 Seiten
...Diem, ytum minimum credttUpoftero. Hor. WE all of us compLin of the Shortnefs of 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 the Purpofe, or in doing... | |
 | 1773 - 394 Seiten
...fpend our Time. [Speftator, N°. 93.] WE all of us complain of the fhortnefs of time, faith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, faith he, are fpent either ,in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpofe, or in doing... | |
 | 1792 - 494 Seiten
...and thtpraper Metbadi offptnding *'/. We all of us complain of the mortncfs of time, faith Seneca, and yet have much more 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... | |
 | Sir John Sinclair - 1793 - 650 Seiten
...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... | |
 | 1797 - 680 Seiten
...tie frcftr ALtiaJi of fyencting it. We all of us complain of the (hortnefs tí urne, (kith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our h»e, iiyt he, are fpent either in doing «aiag at all, or doing nothing to the pu r?°fc. win doing... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 338 Seiten
...Vol. II. No. 120. L. AMUSEMENT OF LIFE. E all of uscomplain of the 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... | |
 | John Walker - 1801 - 424 Seiten
...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... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 Seiten
...to-.morrow's doubtful light. FRANCIS. 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... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1802 - 252 Seiten
...Direa'toui bow to fpenà our Time, Г E all of us complain of the fhortnefi of time, fai':i Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our live?, fays he, arc fpent either in doing nothing at ail, or in doing nothing ta the purpofe, or in... | |
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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.... 
