| Stéphanie Félicité comtesse de Genlis - 1825 - 404 Seiten
...letters of gold, over the grate which closed us in, these words of Addison, taken from the Spectator : " True happiness is of a retired nature and an enemy to pomp and noise." Monsieur de Schomberg came often to see me, and brought with him D'Alembert, to whom I had naturally... | |
| Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1825 - 316 Seiten
...and truth, form the basis/ of every virtue. Change and alteration form the very essense of the worid. True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise. In order to acquire a capacity for happiness, it must be our first study to rectify inward disorders.... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1827 - 276 Seiten
...often blessings in disguise, ^^•jhange and alteration form the very essence 01 the worla. 8. Write happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise. 9. In order to acquire a capacity for happiness, it must be our first study to rectify inward disorders.... | |
| Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1829 - 318 Seiten
...distress are often blessings in disguise. Change and alteration form the very essense of the world. True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise. In order to acquire a capacity for happiness, it must be our first study to rectify inward disorders.... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1830 - 244 Seiten
...blessings in disguise. 7. Change and alteration form the very essence of the world. 8. TrueTiappiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise. 9. In order to acquire a capacity for happiness, it must be our first study to rectify inward disorders.... | |
| George Edmonds (of Birmingham.) - 1832 - 122 Seiten
...distress are often blessings in disguise. Change and alteration form the very essence of the world. True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise. In order to acquire a capacity for happiness, it must be our first study to rectify inward disorders.... | |
| Watson Adams - 1834 - 290 Seiten
...wise man has in private. Cowley. A solitary life has no charms for an ambitious mind. Abp. of Cambray. True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy...friendship and conversation of a few select companions. The man that lives retired, lives quiet. He fears no body, of whom nobody is afraid. He that stands... | |
| James Kirke Paulding - 1835 - 568 Seiten
...head of the slairs, and throwing it after, caused Oliver to hasten down faster than he desired. " ' True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy...receives no addition from multitudes of witnesses. On the contrary, false happiness loves to be in a crowd, and to draw the eyes of the world upon her.'... | |
| James Kirke Paulding - 1835 - 312 Seiten
...head of the stairs, and throwing it after, caused Oliver to hasten down faster than he desired. 16 " ' True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy...receives no addition from multitudes of witnesses. On the contrary, false happiness loves to be in a crowd, and to draw the eyes of the world upon her.'—Spectator,... | |
| James Kirke Paulding - 1835 - 570 Seiten
...head of the stairs, and throwing it after, caused Oliver to hasten down faster than he desired. " ' True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy...receives no addition from multitudes of witnesses. On the contrary, false happiness loves to be in a crowd, and to draw the eyes of the world upon her.'... | |
| |