| 1876 - 718 pagine
...the trade. By chose our long-liv'd fathers earned their food, Toil strung their nerves, and purified their blood ; But we, their sons, a pamper'd race...down to threescore years and ten. Better to hunt in fields for health unbought Than fee the doctor for a wondrous draught. The wise for cure on exercise... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1885 - 534 pagine
...food; Toil strung the nerves, and purified the blood : But we their sons, a pampered race of men, 90 Are dwindled down to threescore years and ten. Better to hunt in fields, for health unbought, Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught. The wise, for cure, on exercise... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1886 - 104 pagine
...earn'd their food; Toil strung the nerves, and purify 'd the blood ; But -we their sons, a pamper' d race of men, Are dwindled down to threescore years and ten. Better to hunt in fields for health unbought, Than fee the Doctor for a nauseous draught. The wise for cure on exercise... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1887 - 216 pagine
...trade. By chase our long-lived fathers earned their food ; Toil strung the nerves, and purified the blood ; But we their sons, a pamper'd race of men,...down to threescore years and ten. Better to hunt in fields for health unbought Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught. The wise for cure on exercise... | |
| Henry William Freeman - 1888 - 472 pagine
...the trade ; By chase our long-liv'd fathers earned their food. Toil strung their nerves and purified their blood ; But we, their sons, a pamper'd race...down to threescore years and ten. Better to hunt in fields for health unbought, Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught ; The wise for cure on exercise... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1890 - 220 pagine
...trade. By chase our long-liv'd fathers earn'd their food ; Toil strung the nerves, and purified the blood ; But we their sons, a pamper'd race of men,...down to threescore years and ten. Better to hunt in fields for health unbought, Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught. The wise for cure on exercise... | |
| Joseph Addison, Eustace Budgell, Sir Richard Steele - 1892 - 160 pagine
...trade. By chase our long-liv'd fathers earn'd their food ; Toil strung the nerves, and purified the blood ; But we their sons, a pamper'd race of men,...down to threescore years and ten. Better to hunt in fields for health unbought, Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught. The wise for cure on exercise... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1892 - 358 pagine
...trade. By chase our long-lived fathers earned their food ; Toil strung the nerves, and purified the blood ; But we their sons, a pamper'd race of men,...down to threescore years and ten. Better to hunt in fields for health unbought Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught. The wise for cure on exercise... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1893 - 212 pagine
...trade. By chase our long-lived fathers earned their food ; Toil strung the nerves, and purified the blood ; But we their sons, a pamper'd race of men,...down to threescore years and ten. Better to hunt in fields for health unbought Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught. The wise for cure on exercise... | |
| John Dryden, William Dougal Christie - 1893 - 780 pagine
...food ; Toil strung the nerves and purified the blood : But we their sons, a pampered race of men, go Are dwindled down to threescore years and ten. Better to hunt in fields for health unbought Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught. • The meaning is, " It is... | |
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