 | 430 lehte
...WHEN all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the hest, hut like a froward child, that must he played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over. THE flesh of animals which feed excursively, is allowed to have a higher flavour than that of those... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - 1850 - 196 lehte
...acquaintance; they are of one sentiment, which is of the family of dearness. — Lamb. HUMAN LIFE. played with, and humoured a little to keep it quiet...till it falls asleep,, and then the care is over. — Sir William Temple. THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. They may talk as they will of the dead languages. Our... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1850 - 602 lehte
...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.* I entirely acquiesce in your sentiments, that universal history is a subject too extensive for human... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1851 - 396 lehte
...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 BARBARA SON the noon of the 14th o'f November, 1743 or 4, 1 forget which it was, just as the clock... | |
 | Samuel Sullivan Cox - 1852 - 510 lehte
...human life is at the best and greatest 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. Then why not please it with such charms as Chatsworth displays, until it reposes on the bosom of its... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - 1853 - 252 lehte
...family of dearness. — Lamb. HUMAN LIFE. 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 William Temple. THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. They may talk as they will of the dead languages. Our... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 480 lehte
...observed is most true : When a/l it done, human life is, at tiie greatest and the best but lite afroimrd child, that must be played with and humoured a little...keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care it over.1 I am, my dear boy, your most tender friend and affectionate father, LETTER LL DEAB CHAHLES,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 604 lehte
...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.* I entirely acquiesce in your sentiments, that universal history is a subject too extensive for human... | |
 | John Forster - 1854 - 572 lehte
...is, at the greatest and the Itest, but like a froward " Child, that must be play'd with and humour'da little to keep it quiet till it " falls asleep, and then the Care is over." Goldsmith put* this into the mouth of Mr. Croaker, as his own (Act I. Scene i.) ; in the conclnding... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1855 - 798 lehte
...though nobody hurts them." " When all is done, (he concludes,) human life is at the greatest and the best but like a froward child, that must be played...till it falls asleep, and then the care is over." BARBARA SON the noon of the 14th of November, 1743 or 4, I forget which it was, just as the clock had... | |
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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. 
