 ... the legal period for amusement is arrived. It may fairly be questioned, -whether the most innocent of those amusements, is either so honourable or so safe as the avocation of learning or of science.  The British Essayists - Page 324redigeeritud poolt - 1808Full view - About this book
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1808 - 418 lehte
...either finds or steals a portion of his time; either patiently plods through his task, in expectation of its approach, or anticipates its arrival, by deserting...learning or of science. Of minds uninformed and gross, when youthful spirits agitate, but fancy and feeling have no power to impel, the amusements will generally... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1815 - 302 lehte
...finds or steals a portion of his time ; either patiently plods through his task, in expectation of its approach, or anticipates its arrival, by deserting...the most innocent of those amusements is either so ho_nourable or so >afe, as the avocations of learning or of science Of minds uninformed and gross,... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1820 - 326 lehte
...patiently plods through his task, in expectation of its approach, or anticipates its arrival, by desertmg his work before the legal period for amusement is...learning or of science. Of minds uninformed and gross, when youthful spirits agitate, but fancy and feeling have no power to impel, the amusements will generally... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 354 lehte
...either finds or steals a portion of his time, either patiently plods through his task, in expectation of its approach, or anticipates its arrival by deserting...of those amusements is either so honourable or so sate, as the avocations of learning Or of science. Of minds uninformed and gross, whom youthful spirits... | |
 | 1823 - 354 lehte
...finds or steals a portion of his time, ei ther patiently plods through his task, in expectation of its approach, or anticipates its arrival by deserting...questioned, whether the most innocent of those amusements is cither so ^honourable or so safe as the avocations of learning or of science. Of minds uninformed and... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1829 - 270 lehte
...either finds or steals a portion of his time, either patiently plods through his task, in expectation of its approach, or anticipates its arrival by deserting...amusements, is either so honourable or so safe as the avocation of learning or of science. Of minds uninformed and gross, whom youthful spirits agitate,... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - 1834 - 238 lehte
...cither finds or steals a portion of his time, either patiently plods through his task, in expectation of its approach, or anticipates its arrival by deserting...before the legal period for amusement is arrived. 10. It may fairly be questioned, whether the most innocent of those amusements is either so honourable... | |
 | 1836 - 332 lehte
...either finds or steals a portion of his time, either patiently plods through his task, in expectation of its approach, or anticipates its arrival by deserting...amusements is either so honourable or so safe as the avocation of learning or of science. Of minds uninformed and gross, whom youthful spirits agitate,... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 lehte
...either finds or steals a portion of his time, either patiently plods through his task, in expectation of its approach, or anticipates its arrival by deserting...amusements, is either so honourable or so safe as the avocation of learning or of science. Of minds uninformed and gross, whom youthful spirits agitate,... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 lehte
...either finds or steals a portion of his time, either patiently plods through his task, in expectation of its approach, or anticipates its arrival by deserting his work before the legal period for amuse* ment is arrived. It may fairly be questioned, whether the most innocent of those amusements,... | |
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