To be idle and to be poor, have always been reproaches, and therefore every man endeavours, with his utmost care, to hide his poverty from others, and his idleness from himself. Idler - Pagina 55di Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
| 1758 - 282 pagine
...importance, and imagine that they are every day adding fome improvement to human life. -To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore every man endeavours, with his utmoft care, to hide his poverty from others, anJ his idlenefs from him-, felf. Among thofe whoni I... | |
| 1761 - 308 pagine
...importance, and imagine that they are every day adding fome improvement to human life. To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore every man endeavours with his utmoft care, to hide his poverty from others, and his Idknefs from himfelf. AMONG thofe whom I never... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 pagine
...importance, and imagine that they are every day adding fome improvement to human life. To be idle and to be poor, have always been reproaches, and therefore every man endeavours, with his utmoft care, to hide his poverty from others, and his idlenefs from, himfelf. Among thofe whom I never... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 442 pagine
...importance, and imagine that they are every day adding fome improvement to human life. To be idle and to be poor, have always been reproaches, and therefore every man endeavours, with his utmoft care, to hide his poverty from others, and his idlenefs from himfc-lf. Among thofe whom I never... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pagine
...importance, and imagine that they are every day adding fome improvement to human life. To be idle and to be poor, have always been reproaches, and therefore every man endeavours, with his utmoft care, to hide his poverty from others, and his idlenefs from himfelf. Among thofe whom I never... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pagine
...did on Sept. 29, Oct. 20, and Nov. 10, could not have been required at one time. 1 ' To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore...poverty from others, and his idleness from himself.' The Idler, No. 17. 1 Prayers and Meditations, p. 30 [36]. BOSWELL. 4 In July 1759. * This number was... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pagine
...did on Sept. 29, Oct. 20, and Nov. 10, could not have been required at one time. ' ' To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore...poverty from others, and his idleness from himself.' The Idler, No. 17. ' Prayers and Meditations, p. 30 [36]. BOSWELL. 4 Injury 1759. * This number was... | |
| British essayists - 1802 - 220 pagine
...importance, and imagine that they are every day adding some improvement to human life. To be idle and to be poor, have always been reproaches, and therefore...he may count their eyes with a microscope ; another erect* his head, and exhibits the dust of a marigold separated from the flower with a dexterity worthy... | |
| 1803 - 196 pagine
...they are every day adding some improvement tohuman life. To be idle and to be poor, have alwaysbeen reproaches, and therefore every man endeavours, with...himself. Among those whom I never could persuade to rankthemselves with Idlers, and who speak with indignation of my morning sleeps and nocturnal rambles... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pagine
...are made the poorer by opulence. Life of Sir T. Browne, p. 254, POVERTY AND IDLENESS. To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore...poverty from -others, and his idleness from himself. 'Idler, vol. i, p. 93. " . POLITICS. , Political truth is equally in danger from the praises of courtiers,... | |
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