 | 1786 - 694 pages
...to make a man ierious; for we may lay it down as a maxim, that when a nation abounds in phyficians, it grows thin of people. Sir William Temple is very, much puzzled to find out a reafon why the northern hive, as he calls it, does not fend out filch prodigious fwarms, and over-run... | |
 | 1789 - 508 pages
...to make a man. ferious, for we may lay it down as a maxim, that when a nation abounds in Phyficians, it grows thin of people. Sir William Temple is very much puzzled to find out a reafbn why the Northern Hive, as he calls it, does not fend out fuch prodigious fwarms, and erer-run... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 434 pages
...is enough to make a man serious ; for we may lay it down as a maxim, that when a nation abounds in physicians, it grows thin of people. Sir William Temple...why the northern hive, as he calls it, does not send out such prodigious swarms, and overrun the world with Goth and Vandals, as it did formerly ; but had... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...is enough to make a man serious ; for we may lay it down as a maxim, that when a nation abounds in physicians, it grows thin of people. Sir William Temple...why the northern hive, as he calls it, does not send out such prodigious swarms, and over-run the world with Goths and Vandals, as it did formerly ; but... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...is enough to make a man serious ; for we may lay it down as a maxim, that when a nation abounds in physicians, it grows thin of people. Sir William Temple...why the northern hive, as he calls it, does not send out such prodigious swarms, and over-run the world with Goths and Vandals, as it did formerly ; but... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 800 pages
...them is enough to make a man serious; for we may lay it down as a maxim, that when a nation abounds in physicians, it grows thin of people. Sir William Temple is very much puzzled to find out a rearan why the Northern Hive, as he calls it, does not send out such prodigious swarms, and overrun... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 348 pages
...them is enough to make a man serious, for we may lay it down as a maxim, that when a nation abounds in physicians, it grows thin of people. Sir William Temple is very much puzzled to find put a reason why the Northern Hive, as he calls it, does not send out such prodigious swarms, and overrun... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 370 pages
...them is enough to make a man serious, for we may lay it down as a maxim, that when a nation abounds in physicians, it grows thin of people. Sir William Temple...why the Northern Hive, as he calls it, does not send out such prodigious swarms, and over-run the world with Goths and Vandals, as it did formerly ; but... | |
 | Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1822 - 788 pages
...them is enough to make a man serious; for we may lav it down as a maxim, that when a nation abounds in and darkness. Knowledge and learning sufer in a particular...this strange pre* Ste Luke ri. .:--.-, &c. , judice, out such prodigious swarms, and overrun the world with Goths and Vandals, as it did- formerly ; but... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 356 pages
...them is enough to make a man serious, for we may lay it down as a maxim, that when a nation abounds in physicians, it grows thin of people. Sir William Temple...why the Northern Hive, as he calls it, does not send out such prodigious swarms, and overrun the world with Goths and Vandals, as it did formerly ; but... | |
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If, in the third place, we look into the profession of physic, we shall find a most formidable body of men. The sight of them is enough to make a man serious, for we may lay it down as a maxim, that when a nation abounds in physicians, it grows thin of... 
