 An Italian philosopher expressed in his motto, that time was his estate ; an estate, indeed, which will produce nothing without cultivation, but will always abundantly repay the labours of industry, and satisfy the most extensive desires, if no part of...  Rambler - Page 238by Samuel Johnson - 1801Full view - About this book
 | 1751 - 228 pages
...without cultivation; but which will always gratefully repay the labours of induftry, and will generally fatisfy the moft extenfive defires, if no part of it be fufFered to lye wafte by negligence, to be over-run with noxious plants, or laid out for fliow rather than for... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 pages
...Longitude, p. i0. An Italian philofopher exprefied in his motto, '1 that time was his eftate." An eftate, indeed, which will produce nothing without cultivation, but will always abundantly repay the labours of induilry, and fatisfy the moft extenfive defires, if no part of it be fuffered to lie wafte by negligence,... | |
 | 1785 - 596 pages
...to literature. An Italian philofopher exprened in his motto, that time tutu tis eflete ; an eftate indeed, which will produce nothing without cultivation,...fatisfy the moft extenfive defires, if no part of it be fuffrred to lie wafte by negligence, to be over-ran with noxious plants, or laid out for (hew rather... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 472 pages
...regard to literature. An Italian philofopher exprefled in his motto, that time was his eftate; an eftate indeed, which will produce nothing without cultivation,...always abundantly repay the labours of induftry, and fktisfy the moft extenfive defires, if no part of it be fuffcrcd to lie wafte by negligence, to be... | |
 | 1787 - 430 pages
...Italian philofopher exprcfled in his motto, " that " time was his eftate ;" an eftate indeed, which'will produce nothing without cultivation,. but will always...abundantly repay the labours of induftry, and fatisfy the moftextenfive defires, if no part of it be fuffiered to lie wafteby negligence, to be over-run with.... | |
 | Mr. Addison - 1795 - 608 pages
...regard to literature. An Italian philofopher exprefled in his motto, that time was his eflate; an eftate indeed, which will produce nothing without cultivation,...to be over-run with noxious plants, or laid out for mew rather than for ufe. ANECDOTE or A ROTAL VISIT TO BRISTOL, IN THE REIGN OF gUEEN ANNE* PRINCE GEORGE... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1795 - 594 pages
...regard to literature. An Italian philofopher exprefled in his motto, that time was his e/latc; an eftate indeed, which will produce nothing without cultivation, but will always abundantly repay the labours of induftrv, and fatisfy the moft extenfive defires, if no part of it be fuffered to lie wafte by negligence,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 pages
...time was his eftate." An eflate, indeed, which will produce nothing without cultivation ; but which will always abundantly repay the labours of induftry,...be over-run with noxious plants ; or laid out for fliow, rather than ufe. When Ariftotle was afked, " What a man could gain by telling a falfehood,"... | |
 | 1801 - 344 pages
...to literature. An Italian philofopher exprefled in his motto, that time was his eflate ; an eftate indeed, which will produce nothing without cultivation,...fatisfy the moft extenfive defires, if no part of it be frittered to lie wafte by negligence, to be over-run with noxious plants, or laid out for fhewr rather... | |
 | 1810 - 702 pages
...Italian philosopher, that he expressed in his motto, that Time OMM his estate; an estate, continues he, indeed, which will produce nothing without cultivation: but will always abundantly repay the labours of industry, and satisfy the most extensive desires, if no part of it be suffered to lie waste by negligence,... | |
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