 The main of life is, indeed, composed of small incidents and petty occurrences ; of wishes for objects not remote, and grief for disappointments of no fatal consequence ; of insect vexations which sting us and fly away, impertinences which buzz a while...  Guy's new exercises in English syntax - Seite 140von Joseph Guy - 1829 - 154 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Richard Hiley - 1867 - 224 Seiten
...feelings in motion, but the power of Hercules could not have destroyed their equilibrium." Ex. 4. — " The main of life is composed of small incidents and...no fatal consequence ; of insect vexations, which sting us and fly away ; impertinences, which buzz awhile about us and are heard no more ; of meteorous... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, William Alexander Clouston - 1875 - 346 Seiten
...prospect, which they never communicate, but reserve for solitary hours and clandestine meditation. The main of life is composed of small incidents and...of no fatal consequence ; of insect vexations which sting us and fly away, impertinences which buzz a while about us and are heard no more ; of rncteorous... | |
 | Maxims - 1876 - 340 Seiten
...of mankind, which must be deserved before it will be granted, and is at last unwillingly bestowed. The main of life is composed of small incidents and...of no fatal consequence ; of insect vexations which sting us and fly away ; and impertinences which buzz awhile about us, and are heard no more. Thus a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1888 - 360 Seiten
...other rule for choice than to remove from all apparent evil." ' , ch. 21. THE main of life is, indeed, composed of small incidents and petty occurrences...of no fatal consequence ; of insect vexations which sting us and fly away, impertinences which buzz awhile about us, and are heard no more ; of meteorous... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1888 - 424 Seiten
...is, indeed, composed of small incidents I and petty occurrences; of wishes for objects not remote,-j and grief for disappointments of no fatal consequence; of insect vexations which sting us and fly away, impertinences which buzz a while about us, and are heard no more; of meteorous... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1909 - 578 Seiten
...communicate, but reserve for solitary hours, and clandestine meditation. The main of life is, indeed, composed of small incidents and petty occurrences;...of no fatal consequence; of insect vexations which sting us and fly away, impertinences which buz/, awhile about us, and are heard no more; of meteorous... | |
 | Norman Foerster, John Marcellus Steadman - 1919 - 136 Seiten
...horse with flamboyant mane and tail was veering in a southwest wind. 21. The main of life is indeed composed of small incidents and petty occurrences...of no fatal consequence of insect vexations which sting us and fly away impertinences which buzz awhile about us and are heard no more of meteorous pleasures... | |
 | Robert Malcolm Gay - 1920 - 148 Seiten
...thought; and then (b) expand (in your own words) to the original length. The main of life is, indeed, composed of small incidents and petty occurrences;...of no fatal consequence; of insect vexations which sting us and fly away, impertinences which buzz awhile about us, and are heard no more; of meteorous... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1950 - 972 Seiten
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