 | 1738 - 310 pagina’s
...been fufficient to have ended them both. The Occafion of this feems to be the Want of fome neceflary Employment, to put the Spirits in Motion, and awaken them out of their Lethargy. If I had lefs Leifure, I mould have more ; for I fhould then find my Time diftinguifhed into Portions, fome... | |
 | Gentleman - 1744 - 488 pagina’s
...been fufficient to have ended them both. The Occafion of this feems to be the Want of fome necefTary Employment to put the Spirits in Motion, and awaken them out of their Lethargy. Were one's Time a little ftreightned by BitfinefS) like Water enclofed in its Banks, if would have... | |
 | James Anderson - 1791 - 412 pagina’s
...them both. The occafion of this feems to be the want of fome neceflary employment, to put the fpirits in motion, and awaken them out of their lethargy. " If I had lefs leifure, I fhould have more ; for I fhould tlienfind my time diftinguifhed in to portions, fome... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 364 pagina’s
...ended both. The occafion of this feems to be "^f. want of fome neceffury employment, to put the fpirits in motion, and awaken them out of their lethargy : If I had lefs leifurc, I fhould have more ; for 1 mould then find my time diftinguifhed into portions, fome... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 600 pagina’s
...allay of it ; and thousands besides myself spend more time in an idle uncertainty which to begin first of two affairs, than would have been sufficient to...seems to be the want of some necessary employment, 10 put the spirits in motion, and awaken them out of their lethargy. If I had less leisure, I should... | |
 | 1803 - 412 pagina’s
...allay of it ; and thousands besides myself spend more time in an idle uncertainty which to begin first of two affairs, than would have been sufficient to...lethargy. If I had less leisure, I should have more ; for f should then find my time distinguished into portions, some for business, and others for the indulging... | |
 | 1803 - 372 pagina’s
...idle uncertainty which to ' begin first of two affairs, than would have been suffi' ciem to have tnded them both. The occasion of ' this seems to be the want of some necessary em' ployment, to put the spirits in motion, and awaken ' them out of their lethargy : if I had less... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 398 pagina’s
...allay of it ; and thousands besides myself spend more time in an idle uncertainty which to begin first of two affairs, than would have been sufficient to...lethargy. If I had less leisure, I should have more ; for 1 should then find my time distinguished into portions, some for business, and others for the indulging... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 382 pagina’s
...allay of it; and thousands besides myself spend more time in an idle uncertainty which to begin'first of' two affairs, than would have been sufficient to...the want of some necessary employment, to put the spi. rits in motion, and awaken them out of their le. thargy. If I had less leisure, I should have... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pagina’s
...would have heen sufficient to have ended them hoth. The occasion of this seems to he the want of sonic necessary employment, to put the spirits in motion, and awaken them out of their lethargy. If 1 had less leisure, I should have more ; for I should then find my time distinguished into portions,... | |
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There is hardly any one person without some allay of it; and thousands besides myself spend more time in an idle uncertainty which to begin first of two affairs, than would have been sufficient to have ended them both. The occasion of this seems to be... 
