 I no sooner (saith he) come into the library, but I bolt the door to me, excluding lust, ambition, avarice, and all such vices, whose nurse is idleness, the mother of ignorance, and melancholy herself, and in the very lap of eternity, amongst so many...  Oxford, Painted by John Fulleylove, R.I. - Pągina 250per Edward Thomas - 1903 - 264 pąginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Robert Burton - 1800 - 616 pągines
...avarice, and all such vices, whose nurse is idlenesse the mother of Ignorance, and Melancholy herself, and in the very lap of eternity, amongst so many divine...seat, with so lofty a spirit and sweet content, that I pitty all our great ones, and rich men that know not this happinesse." I am not ignorant in the mean... | |
 | Robert Burton - 1804 - 622 pągines
...and all such vices, whose nurse if Idlenesse the mother of ignorance, and Melancholy her self; and in the very lap of eternity, amongst so many divine souls, I take my .seat, with so Ififty a spirit and sweet content, that I pitty all our great ones, a/id rich men, that know not this... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin, Frognall - 1807 - 386 pągines
...avarice, and all such vices, whose nurse is idleness, the mother of ignorance and melancholy herself; and in the very lap of eternity, amongst so many divine...ones, and rich men, that know not this happiness/ THE preceding remarks are in favour of books in general; let us now see whether a word or two may not be... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1807 - 692 pągines
...avarice, and all such vices, whose nurse is idleness, tile mother of ignorance and melancholy herself; and in the very lap of eternity, amongst so many divine...ones, and rich men, that know not this happiness/ THE preceding remarks are in favour of books in general; let us now see whether a word or two may not be... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1807 - 538 pągines
...Ambition, Avarice, and all such vices, whose Nunee is Idleness, the Mother of Ignorance and Melancholy. In the very lap of Eternity, amongst so many divine Souls, I take my seat with s6 lofty a Spirit, and sweet Content, that I pity all our great ones, and rich Men, that know not this... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin, Frognall - 1807 - 388 pągines
...avarice, and all such vices, whose nurse is idleness, the mother of ignorance and melancholy herself; and in the very lap of eternity, amongst so many divine souls, I takemy seat, with so lofty a spirit and sweet content, that I pity all our great ones, and rich men,... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1820 - 200 pągines
...is idleness the mother of ignorance and melancholy herself: and in the very lap of eternity, amidst so many divine souls, I take my seat with so lofty a spirit and such sweet content, that I pity all our great ones and rich men who know not this happiness." 12. La... | |
 | Robert Burton - 1821 - 614 pągines
...and all such vices, ijohose nurse is Idlenesse the mother of Ignorance, and Melancholy her self; and, in the very lap of eternity, amongst so many divine...seat, with so lofty a spirit and sweet content, that I pitty all our great ones, and rich men, that know not this happinesse. I am not ignorant in the mean... | |
 | Robert Burton - 1821 - 612 pągines
...and all such vices, whose nurse is Idlenesse the mother of Ignorance, and Melancholy her self; and in the very lap of eternity, amongst so many divine...seat, with so lofty a spirit and sweet content, that 1 pitty all our great ones, and rich men, that know not this happinessc. I am not ignorant in the mean... | |
 | John Platts - 1822 - 844 pągines
...avarice, and all such vices whose nurse is idleness, the mother of ignorance, and melancholy herself; and, in the very lap of eternity, amongst so many divine...lofty a spirit and ' sweet content, that I pity all those rich and great men who are unacquainted with this happiness." . . , In order to enjoy the pleasures... | |
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