 | 1808 - 318 pages
...hut one ; so that I ought rather to he afflicted for yon, than yon for me." On the contrary, foolish men are more apt to consider what they have lost than...difficulties. All the real pleasures and conveniences of lite lie in a narrow compass; hnt it is the humour of mankind to he always looking forward, and straining... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 308 pages
...but one ; so that I ought rather to be afflicted for you than you for me.' On the contrary, foolish men are more apt to consider what they have lost than...are richer than themselves, rather than on those who qre under greater difficulties. All the real pleasures and conveniences of life lie in a narrow compass... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1810 - 304 pages
...but »ne ; so that I ought rather to be afflicted for you than you for me." On the contrary, foolish men are more apt to consider what they have lost than...pleasures and conveniences of life lie in a narrow compass r but it is the humor of mankind to be always looking forward, and straining after one who has got... | |
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1810 - 394 pages
...to be marked with a semicolon, as in the following sentence at the word possess : EXAMPLE. Foolish men are more apt to consider what they have lost,...than on those who are under greater difficulties. Spectator, No. 57*. But though we sometimes find these independent members of sentences pointed properly... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 368 pages
...but one ; so that I ought rather to be afflicted for you than you for me." On the contrary, foolish men are more apt to consider what they have lost than...than themselves, rather than on those who are under voj,. x. E greater difficulties. All the real pleasures and eonveniencies of life lie in a narrow compass... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 260 pages
...he wants ; and secondly, how much more unhappy he might be than he really is. they possess ; and so fix their eyes upon those who are richer than themselves, rather than those who are under greater difficulties. All the real pleasures and conveniences of life lie in a... | |
 | Charles Peirce - Textbooks - 1811 - 266 pages
...apt to consider what they have lost, thaa what they- possess ; and to fix their eyes upon those wLc are richer -than 'themselves, rather than on those...conveniences of life lie in a narrow compass ; but it is the hu* moi of mankind to be always looking -for ward ; and straining after one who has got the- start... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 522 pages
...but one ; so that I ought rather to be afflicted for you, than you for me.' On the contrary, foolish men are more apt to consider what they have lost, than what they possess : and to fix " Condoled him] In verbs of Greek or Latin derivation and conitruction, to which the preposition <rvi,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1811 - 286 pages
...greater difficult ties. All the real pleafures and conveniences of life lie in a narrow cornpafs •, bnt it is the humour of mankind to be always looking forward ; and ftr-ainihg after one who has got the ftart of them in wealth and honour. For this reafon, as none can... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 422 pages
...that I ought rather to be afflicted for you than you for me." On the contrary, foolish men are mere apt to consider what they have lost, than what they...conveniences of life lie in a narrow compass ; but it is the humor of mankind to be always looking forward, and straining after one who has got the start of ihem... | |
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On the contrary, foolish men are more apt to consider what they have lost than what they possess ; and to fix their eyes upon those who are richer than themselves, rather than on those who are under greater difficulties. All the real pleasures and... 
