 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1758 - 668 pagine
...fcenes of more active employment. The work is divided into five books; the firft of which teaches us how to contemn the terrors of death, and to look upon it as a bluffing rather than an evil. The fecund, to fupport pain and affliction with a manly fortitude. The... | |
 | Conyers Middleton - 1790 - 412 pagine
...in Philofophy , th& moft important and ufeful to the happinefs of human life. The firft teaches us, how to contemn the terrors of death , and to look upon it as a A a 4 ' 36o THE LIFE OF bleffing , rather than an evil : the fecond , to fupport pain and affliction... | |
 | Conyers Middleton - 1801 - 478 pagine
...happiness of human life. The first teaches us, " how to contemn the terrors of death, and to look up" on it as a blessing rather than an evil :" The second, " to support pain and affliction with a manly forti" tude :" The third, " to appease all our complaints " and uneasinesses under the accidents of... | |
 | Nathaniel Hooke - 1830 - 552 pagine
...philosophy, the most important and useful to the happiness of human life. The first teaehes how to eontemn the terrors of death, and to look upon it as a blessing, rather than an evil ; the seeond, to support pain and afflietion with a manly fortitude; the third, to appease all our eomplaints... | |
 | Conyers Middleton - 1837 - 802 pagine
...questions in philosophy, the most important and useful to the happiness of human life. The first teaches us how to contemn the terrors of death, and to look upon...and affliction with a manly fortitude; the third, to itppease all our complaints and uneasiness under the accidents of life ; the fourth, to moderate all... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 582 pagine
...scenes of more active employment. The work is divided into five books ; the first of which teaches us how to contemn the terrors of death, and to look upon...pain and affliction with a manly fortitude. The third and fourth, to moderate all our complaints and uneasiness under the accidents of life. The fifth, to... | |
 | Conyers Middleton - 1839 - 380 pagine
...questions in philosophy, the most important and useful to the happiness of human life. The first teaches us how to contemn the terrors of death, and to look upon...accidents of life ; the fourth, to moderate all our other passions ; the fifth, to evince the sufficiency of virtue to make man happy. It was his custom,... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1842 - 230 pagine
...questions in philosophy, the most important and useful to the happiness of human life. The first teaches us how to contemn the terrors of death, and to look upon...fortitude; the third, to appease all our complaints and uneasiness under the accidents of life; the fourth, to moderate all our other passions ; and the fifth,... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1848 - 884 pagine
...questions in philosophy, the most important and useful to the happiness of human life. The first teaches us how to contemn the terrors of death, and to look upon...with a manly fortitude ; the third, to appease all onr complaints and uneasinesses under the accidente of life ; the fourth, to moderate all our other... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1850 - 558 pagine
...scenes of more active employment. The work is divided into five books ; the first of which teaches us how to contemn the terrors of death, and to look upon...pain and affliction with a manly fortitude. The third and fourth, to moderate all our complaints and uneasiness under the accidents of life. The fifth, to... | |
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The first teaches us how to contemn the terrors of death, and to look upon it as a blessing rather than an evil ; the second, to support pain and affliction with a manly fortitude ; the third, to appease all our complaints and uneasinesses under the accidents... 
