 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1801 - 424 páginas
...exifled ; to defpife the little good which fortune has mixed in our cup, by expecting more than fhe ever gave ; and in general, . take the word of a man who has feen the world, and has fludied human nature more by experience than precept ; take my word for it,... | |
 | 1809 - 612 páginas
...sigh after beauty and happiness, which never existed ; to despise the little good which fortune lias mixed in our cup< by expecting more than she ever gave ; and, in general, take the word ota man who has seen the world, and has studied human nature moriby experience than precept ; take... | |
 | sir James Prior - 1837 - 550 páginas
...happiness that man never tastes. How delusive, how destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss ! They teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty...and has studied human nature more by experience than precept—take my word for it, I say, that books teach us very little of the world. The greatest merit... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 444 páginas
...happiness that man never tastes. How delusive, how destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss ! They teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty...take the word of a man who has seen the world, and lias studied human nature more by experience than precept ; take my word for it, I say, that books... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 564 páginas
...teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty and happiness that never existed ; to despise the littte good which fortune has mixed in our cup, by expecting...by experience than precept — take my word for it, 1 say, that books teach us very little of the world. The greatest merit in a state of poverty would... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1837 - 572 páginas
...pictures of consummate bliss ! They teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty and happiness that never existed ; to despise the little good which fortune...and has studied human nature more by experience than precept—take my word for it, I say, that books teach us very little of the world. The greatest merit... | |
 | 1837 - 536 páginas
...pictures of consummate bliss ! They teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty and happiness that never existed ; to despise the little good which fortune...and has studied human nature more by experience than precept—take my word for it, I say, that books teach us very little of the world. The greatest merit... | |
 | 1838 - 602 páginas
...tastes. How delusive, how destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss ! They teach the young mind to sigh after beauty and happiness which never...and, in general, — take the word of a man who has studied human nature more by experience than precept, — take my word for it, I say, that such books... | |
 | 1836 - 564 páginas
...teach the youthful mind to sish after beauty and happiness which never existed ; to despise the littlr good which fortune has mixed in our cup, by expecting...and in general, take the word of a man who has seen tbe world, and has studied human nature more by experience than precept — take my word for it, I... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 550 páginas
...happiness that man never tastes. How delusive, how destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss.! bustle of heroism, or the rants of ambition, serve only to heighten the absurdity of the hae studied human nature more by experience than precept; take my word for it, I say, that books teach... | |
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They teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty and happiness that never existed; to despise the little good which fortune has mixed in our cup, by expecting more than she ever gave; and, in general, take the word of a man who has seen the world, and... 
