 | William Temple - 1757 - 564 pàgines
...When all is done, human life is, at the greateft and the beft, but like a froward child, that muft be played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet till it falls afleep, and then the care is over. ESSAY UPON THE ANCIENT AND MODERN LEARNING*. Juvat antiques accedere... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1788 - 324 pàgines
...tfhen all li done , human life is , at the greateji and the deft, but like a.froward child, that muft be played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet till it fulls aileep , and then, the care is over. LETTER II. 1 ENTIRELY acquiefce in your fentiments, that... | |
 | 1793 - 720 pàgines
..., " When ail is done, human life it, • at the befl, but like a froward child, that mult be p ayed with and humoured a little to keep it quiet till it falls afleep, and then the care is over'" It Ihould appear to me that Lord Orrery is the author) fine? I... | |
 | 1804 - 452 pàgines
...recommend it. Sir William Temple, with easy elegance, says " That human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played with, and humoured a little, till it falls asleep !—and then the care is over." The poetess Sappho imagines, " that to die is... | |
 | William Temple - 1814 - 606 pàgines
...themselves, though no body hurts them! When all is done, human life is, at the greatest ?. and the best, but like a froward child, that must \ be played...quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over. \ AN ESSAY UPON THE ANCIENT AND MODERN LEARNING*. Juvat antiques accederej "antes. WHOEVER converses... | |
 | Sir William Temple - 1814 - 580 pàgines
...quiet themselves, though no body hurts them! [When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played...it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is AN ESSAY UPON THE ANCIENT AND MODERN LEARNING*. Juvat antiques accederef antes. WHOEVER converses much... | |
 | William Burdon - 1820 - 1026 pàgines
...quiet themselves, tho' nobody hurts them. <' When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played with and humored a little to keep it quiet, till it falls asleep, and then the care is over." Ditto, p, 429.... | |
 | 1821 - 384 pàgines
...quiet themselves, though nobody hurts them ! When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played...quiet, till it falls asleep, and then the care is over. V. AN ESSAY UPON THE ANCIENT AND MODERN LEARNING.* .limit antiques accederef antes. WHOEVER converses... | |
 | Sir William Temple - 1821 - 390 pàgines
...When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like afroward child, that must be j played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet,...' till it falls asleep, and then the care is over. V. AN ESSAY UPON THE ANCIENT AND MODERN LEARNING.* - Juvat antiques accedere fonta. WHOEVER converses... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pàgines
...breed two together. — Sir P. Sidney. cxxiy. When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played...quiet, till it falls asleep, and then the care is over. — Sir TV. Temple. cxxv. Jesting, when not used upon improper matter, in an unfit manner, with excessive... | |
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When all is done, (he concludes,) human life is at the greatest and the best but like a froward child, that must be played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet, till it falls asleep, and then the care is over. 
