... the alternate famine and feast of the savage and the thief, after a time, render all course of slow, steady, progressive, unvaried occupation, and the prospect only of a limited mediocrity at the end of long labor, to the last degree tame, languid,... The Works of ... Edmund Burke - Página 13por Edmund Burke - 1803Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Edmund Burke - 1791 - 232 páginas
...after a time, render all courfe of flow, fteady, progreffive, unvaried occupation, and the profpeft only of a limited mediocrity at the end of long labour,...year, never can willingly abandon it. They may be diftrefied in the midft of all their power; but they will never look to any thing bur power for their... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1791 - 86 páginas
...after a time, render all courfe of flow, fteady, progreffive, unvaried occupation, and the profpect only of a limited mediocrity at the end of long labour, to the laft degree tame, languid, and infipid. Vv Thofe who have been once intoxicated with power, and have derived any kind of emolument from it,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1792 - 636 páginas
...unvaried occupation, and the profpedl only of a limitted mediocrity at the end of long labour, to (he laft degree tame, languid, and infipid. Thofe who...year, never can willingly abandon it. They may be diftrefled in the midft of all their power ; but they will never look to any thing but power for their... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1804 - 228 páginas
...after a time, render all course of slow, steady, progressive, unvaried occupation, and the prospect only of a limited mediocrity at the end of long labour, to the last degree, tame, languid and insipid. 131 HAPPINESS. PHILOSOPHICAL happiness is to want little. Civil... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 páginas
...after a time, render all course of slow, steady, progressive, unvaried occupation, and the prospect only of a limited mediocrity at the end of long labour, to the last degree, tame, languid and insipid. 131 HAPPINESS. PHILOSOPHICAL happiness is to want little. Civil... | |
| Walter Scott - 1806 - 478 páginas
...after a time render all course of slow, steady, progressive, unvaried occupation, and the prospect only of a limited mediocrity, at the end of long labour, to the last degree tame, languid, and insipid. The interesting nature of their exploits may be conceived from... | |
| Edmond Burke - 1815 - 240 páginas
...after a time, render all course of slow, steady, progressive, unvaried occupation, and the prospect only of a limited- mediocrity at the end of long labour, to the last degree, tame, languid and insipid. 131 HAPPINESS. ' PHILOSOPHICAL happiness is to want little.... | |
| Timothy Touchstone (pseud.) - 1820 - 82 páginas
...after a time render all course of " slow, steady, progressive, unvaried oc" cupation, and the prospect only of a " limited mediocrity at the end of long " labour, to the last degree tame, lan" guid, and insipid*." Encouraging va* Burke. grancy and lawless habits, by painting... | |
| Scottish border - 1821 - 718 páginas
...after a time render all course of slow, steady, progressive, unvaried occupation, and the prospect only of a limited mediocrity, at the end of long labour, to the last degree tame, languid, and insipid. The interesting nature of their exploits may be conceived from... | |
| Walter Scott - 1821 - 532 páginas
...inland counties, unless they can find security for their quiet deportment. cupation, and the prospect only of a limited mediocrity, at the end of long labour, to the last degree tame, languid, and insipid. The interesting nature of their exploits may be conceived from... | |
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