 | William King - 1818 - 284 pages
...a poor friend. THE KING OF ARRAGON made a very good judgment of human life when he said, There were only four things in the world worth living for, OLD WINE TO DRINK, OLD WOOD TO BURN, OLD • I BOOKS TO READ, and OLD FRIENDS TO CONVERSE WITH. And a greater king than ALPHONSUS, after having... | |
 | William King - 1818 - 276 pages
...poor friend. THE KING OF Ami AGON made a very good judgment of human life when he said, There were only four things in the world worth living for, OLD...OLD BOOKS TO READ, and OLD FRIENDS TO CONVERSE WITH. And a greater king than ALPHONSUS, after having enjoyed all the pleasures and the utmost felicity this... | |
 | William King - 1819 - 280 pages
...a poor friend. THE KING OF ABRAGON made a very good judgment of human life when he said, There were only four things in the world worth living for, OLD WINE TO B 2 v/ DRINK, OLD WOOD TO BURN, OLD BOOKS TO READ, and OLD FRIENDS TO CONVERSE WITH. And a greater... | |
 | John Wade - 1824 - 258 pages
...evil, and that he never met with one who replicd in the affirmative. A king of Arragon said, There were only four things in the world worth living for,—...old books to read, and old friends to converse with. Solomon pronounced all these to be vanity— hut he was no judge. For a flying enemy make a silver... | |
 | 1882 - 224 pages
...on both sides, without laving any weight upon either. — Buston Atlas. . Four things are said to be worth living for: old wine to drink— old wood to...old books to read, and old friends to converse with. SATURDAY, MARCH O, 1833. The Parthenon and. ^cademian's Magazine. — This ieriodical is poblished... | |
 | 1830 - 256 pages
...hm.'S OLD THINGS, The King of Arragon, said, " there are four things in the world worth living fof, Old wine to drink, Old wood to burn, Old books to read, and Old friends to converse witht" i THIS WORLDt " I hope that I shall not offend orthodoxy," says Dr. King, " as it is not inconsistent... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 pages
...practises his profession at Canandaigua, New Vork. t 2 Samuel xii. 10. 4f.3 HENRY CAREY. "GIVE ME THE OLD." OLD WINE TO DRINK. OLD WOOD TO BURN, OLD BOOKS TO READ, AND OLD FRIENDS TO CONVERSE WITH. OLD wine to drink ! Ay, give the slippery juice, That drippeth from the grape thrown loose, Within... | |
 | 1851 - 824 pages
...ïtfmttr. It was a remark of one of the Spanish Kings that the four greatest blessings in life were Old Wine to Drink, Old Wood to Burn, Old Books to Read, and Old Friends to Lore. I. OLD WINE TO DRINK. Yes! fill the goblet high with generous wine, As sparkling as the draughts... | |
 | Catherine Sinclair - 1851 - 420 pages
...Alphonso, King of Aragon, in his judgment of human life, declared that there were only four things in this world worth living for : " Old wine to drink, old...books to read, and old friends to converse with." Fontenelle mentioning the long illness of Malebranche, says of him : " He was a calm spectator of his... | |
 | 1851 - 448 pages
...WINTEE. It was a remark of one of the Spanish Kings, that the four greatest blessings in life were " Old Wine to Drink," " Old Wood to Burn," " Old Books to Read," sod " Old Friends to Lore." OLD WINE TO DBIJcR. Yes; fill the goblet high with generous wine, As sparkling... | |
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Old wine to drink, old wood to burn, old books to read, and old friends to converse with.— Alfonso of CastUe. 
