 When all is done (he concludes), human life is at the greatest and the best but like a froward child, that must be played with, and humoured a little, to keep it quiet, till it falls asleep, and then the care is over.  The United States Democratic Review - Stran 3261855Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | 1804 - 452 strani
...offer;—for thfrt life has nothing to recommend it. Sir William Temple, with easy elegance, says " That human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played with, and humoured a little, till it falls asleep !—and then the care is over." The poetess Sappho imagines,... | |
 | Sir William Temple - 1814 - 580 strani
...trouble the world, or other men, because they cannot be quiet themselves, though no body hurts them! [When all is done, human life is, at the greatest...like a froward child, that must be played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is AN ESSAY UPON THE ANCIENT... | |
 | William Temple - 1814 - 606 strani
...at the greatest ?. and the best, but like a froward child, that must \ be played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over. \ AN ESSAY UPON THE ANCIENT AND MODERN LEARNING*. Juvat antiques accederej "antes. WHOEVER converses... | |
 | William Burdon - 1820 - 1026 strani
...trouble the world, or other men, because they cannot be quiet themselves, tho' nobody hurts them. <' When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and...till it falls asleep, and then the care is over." Ditto, p, 429. VP. 76. " Books of instruction." The principal end of poetry, and all books of imagination,... | |
 | William Burdon - 1820 - 460 strani
...trouble the world, or other men, because they cannot be quiet themselves, tho' nobody hurts them. " When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and...best, but like a froward child, that must be played 352 with and humored a little to keep it quiet, till it falls asleep, and then the care is over." i... | |
 | 1821 - 384 strani
...trouble the world, or other men, because they cannot be quiet themselves, though nobody hurts them ! When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and...like a froward child, that must be played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet, till it falls asleep, and then the care is over. V. AN ESSAY UPON... | |
 | Sir William Temple - 1821 - 390 strani
...trouble the world, or other men, becanse they cannot be quiet themselves, though nobody hurts them ! When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like afroward child, that must be j played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet, ' till it falls... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 strani
...should be the cause of laughter; but well may one thing breed two together. — Sir P. Sidney. cxxiy. When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and...like a froward child, that must be played with, and humoured a little to keep it quiet, till it falls asleep, and then the care is over. — Sir TV. Temple.... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 strani
...should be the cause of laughter; but well may one thing breed two together.—Sir P. Sidney. CXXIV. When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and...like a froward child, that must be played with, and humoured a little to keep it quiet, till it falls asleep, and then the care is over.—Sir W. Temple.... | |
 | Samuel Felton - 1830 - 270 strani
...life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over." His garden was one of his last delights. He knew what kind of life was best fitted to make a man's... | |
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