 In the United States, a man builds a house in which to spend his old age, and he sells it before the roof is on; he plants a garden, and lets it just as the trees are coming into bearing; he brings a field into tillage, and leaves other men to gather...  Democracy in America - Stran 233avtor: Alexis de Tocqueville - 1840Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | 1840 - 566 strani
...before the roof is on ; he plants a garden, and lets it just as the trees are coming into bearing ; he brings a field into tillage, and leaves other men...profession, and gives it up ; he settles in a place which he s<x<n after leaves, -' to carry Ins changeable lodgings elsewhere." The simple answer to all this is,... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 1851 - 954 strani
...is on : he plants a garden, and lets it just as the trees are coming into bearing: he brings ? ''eld into tillage, and leaves other men to gather the crops...gives it up : he settles in a place, which he soon afterward leaves, to carry his changeable longings elsewhere. If his private affairs leave him any... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 1855 - 922 strani
...clutches everything, he holds nothing fast, but soon loosens his grasp to pursue fresh gratifications. embraces a profession, and gives it up : he settles in a place, which he soon afterward leaves, to carry his changeable longings elsewhere. If his private affairs leave him any... | |
 | Andrew Jackson Downing, George William Curtis - 1856 - 650 strani
...his latter years in, and sells it before the roof is on ; he brings a field into tillage, and leave other men to gather the crops ; he embraces a profession,...gives it up ; he settles in a place, which he soon after leaves, in order to carry his changeable longings elsewhere. If his private affairs leave him... | |
 | Andrew Jackson Downing, George William Curtis - 1857 - 656 strani
...th'; roof is on ; he brings a • M iut" tillage, and leave other men to gather the crops; he era^^B a profession, and gives it up ; he settles in a place, which he soon after leaves, in order to carry his changeable longings elsewhere. If his private affairs leave him... | |
 | Andrew Jackson Downing - 1858 - 660 strani
...before the roof is on ; he brings a field into tillage, and leave other men to gather the crops ; ho embraces a profession, and gives it up ; he settles in a place, which he soon after leaves, in order to carry his changeable longings elsewhere. If his private affairs leave him... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 1862 - 526 strani
...before the roof is on ; he plants a garden, and lets it just as the trees are coming into bearing ; he brings a field into tillage, and leaves other men...politics ; and if, at the end of a year of unremitting labor, he finds he has a few days' vacation, his eager curiosity whirls him over the vast extent of... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 1864 - 528 strani
...before the roof is on ; he plants a garden, and lets it just as the trees are coming into bearing ; he brings a field into tillage, and leaves other men...vortex of politics ; and if, at the end of a year of un remitting labor, he finds he has a few days' vacation, his eager curiosity whirls him over the vast... | |
 | George Peck - 1865 - 316 strani
...before the roof is on : he plants a garden, and lets it just as the trees are coming into bearing : he brings a field into tillage, and leaves other men...gives it up : he settles in a place which he soon after leaves to carry his changeable longings elsewhere. If his private affairs leave him any leisure,... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1882 - 1108 strani
...before the roof is on: lie plants a garden, ami lets it just as the trees are coming into bearing: he brings a field into tillage, and leaves other men...and gives it up: he settles in a place which he soon afterward leaves, to carry his changeable lodgings elsewhere. . . . Death at length overtakes him,... | |
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