 I called a white staff a stick of wood, a gold key gilded brass, and the ensigns of illustrious orders coloured strings, this may be philosophically true^ but would be very ill received. We have all our playthings; happy are they that can be contented...  Chambers's papers for the people - Page 27by Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1851Full view - About this book
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 318 pages
...philosophically true ; but would be very ill received. We have all our playthings ; happy are they that can be contented with those they can obtain :...wisest manner, that can easiest shade the ills of lite, and are the least productive of ill consequences. I think my time better employed in reading... | |
 | sir Samuel Egerton Brydges (bart.) - 1813 - 326 pages
...be philosophically true, but would be very ill received. We have all our playthings; happy are they that can be contented •with those they can obtain...contriving schemes of plaguing some, and extracting praise from others to no purpose ; eternally disappointed, and eternally fretting. The active scenes... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - English literature - 1813 - 332 pages
...be philosophically true^ but would be very ill received. We have all our playthings; happy are they that can be contented with those they can obtain :...contriving schemes of plaguing some, and extracting praise from others to no purpose ; eternally disappointed, and eternally fretting. The active scenes... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - English literature - 1813 - 330 pages
...be philosophically true, but would be very ill received. We have all ouv playthings ; happy are they that can be contented •with those they can obtain...people, than the Duchess of Marlborough, who passed tlie latter years of her life hi paddling with her will, and contriving schemes of plaguing some, and... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1815 - 434 pages
...be philosophically true, bat would be very ill received. We have all our playthings ; happy are they that can be contented with those they can obtain :...contriving schemes of plaguing some, and extracting praise from others to no purpose; eternally disappointed, and eternally fretting. The active scenes... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 346 pages
...philosophically true, but would be very ill received. We have all our •playthings ; happy are they that can be contented with those they can obtain :...contriving schemes of plaguing some, and extracting praise from others, to no purpose ; eternally disappointed, and eternally fretting. The active scenes... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Authors, English - 1837 - 386 pages
...be philosophically true, but would be very ill received. We have all our playthings ; happy are they that can be contented with those they can obtain :...contriving schemes of plaguing some, and extracting praise from others, to no purpose; eternally disappointed, and eternally fretting. The active scenes... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Authors, English - 1837 - 454 pages
...be philosophically true, but would be very ill received. We have all our playthings; happy are they that can be contented with those they can obtain :...wisest manner, that can easiest shade the ills of life, T2 and are the least productive of ill consequences. I think my time better employed in reading the... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Authors, English - 1837 - 460 pages
...be philosophically true, but would be very ill received. We have all our playthings ; happy are they that can be contented with those they can obtain :...wisest manner, that can easiest shade the ills of Lite , T2 and are the least productive of ill consequences. I think my time better employed in reading... | |
 | Anne Katharine Curteis Elwood - Authors, English - 1845 - 126 pages
...wisest manner that ean easiest shade the ills of life, and are the least produetive of ill eonsequenees. I think my time better employed in reading the adventures of imaginary people, than the Duehess of Marlborough who passed the latter years of her life in eontriving sehemes of plaguing some,... | |
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