That is the worst part of life, when its earlier path is trod. If my limbs get stiff, my walks are made shorter and my rides slower — if my eyes fail me, I can use glasses and a large print — if I get a little deaf, I comfort myself that, except in... James Watt - Page 216by Andrew Carnegie - 1905 - 241 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 440 pages
...disappointment, and I am grieved to think it should have arisen from the loss of a valued relation. That is the worst part of life when its earlier path...get stiff, my walks are made shorter, and my rides slower.—If my eyes fail me, I can use glasses and a large print.—If I get a little deaf, I comfort... | |
| Walter Scott, John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 430 pages
...disappointment, and I am grieved to think it should have arisen from the loss of a valued relatiOD. That is the worst part of life when its earlier path...limbs get stiff, my walks are made shorter, and my ride slower. — If my eyes fail me, I can use glasses and a large print. — If I get a little deaf,... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 434 pages
...disappointment, and I am grieved to think it should have arisen from the loss of a valued relation. That is the worst part of life, when its earlier path...great loser by missing one full half of what is spoken ; but I feel the loneliness of age when my companions and friends are taken from me. The sudden death... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 428 pages
...disappointment, and I am grieved to think it should have arisen from the loss of a valued relation. That is the worst part of life, when its earlier path...great loser by missing one full half of what is spoken ; but I feel the loneliness of age when my companions and friends are taken from me. The sudden death... | |
| James Patrick Muirhead - 1858 - 656 pages
...sentiments come still more homo to the heart " That is the worst part of " life," says Sir Walter Scott, " when its earlier path is trod. " If my limbs get stiff,...loser by " missing one full half of what is spoken : but I feel tin " loneliness of age when my companions and friends are taken "from me." J When, in... | |
| James Patrick Muirhead - 1859 - 652 pages
...sentiments come still more home to the heart. " That is the worst part of " life," says Sir Walter Scott, " when its earlier path is trod. " If my limbs get stiff,...loser by " missing one full half of what is spoken : but I feel the " loneliness of age when my companions and friends are taken "from me."* When, in... | |
| James Patrick Muirhead - 1859 - 652 pages
...sentiments come still more home to the heart. " That is the worst part of " life," says Sir Walter Scott, " when its earlier path is trod. " If my limbs get stiff,...great loser by " missing one full half of what is spokcn : but I feel the " loneliness of age when my companions and friends are taken "from me."* When,... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1882 - 432 pages
...disappointment, and I am grieved to think it should have arisen from the loss of a valued relation. That is the worst part of life, when its earlier path...great loser by missing one full half of what is spoken ; but I feel the loneliness of age when my companions and friends are taken from me. The sudden death... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1882 - 434 pages
...disappointment, and I am grieved to think it should have arisen from the loss of a valued relation. That is the worst part of life, when its earlier path...great loser by missing one full half of what is spoken ; but I feel the loneliness of age when my companions and friends are taken from me. The sudden death... | |
| Grace Atkinson Oliver - 1882 - 620 pages
...disappointment, and I am grieved to think it should have arisen from the loss of a valued relation. That is the worst part of life, when its earlier path...great loser by missing one full half of what is spoken : but I feel the loneliness of age when my companions and friends are taken from me. The sudden death... | |
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