 ... to commit. It implied' an inconceivable severity of conviction that he had one thing to do, and that he who would do some great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators...  Essays in a Series of Letters - Page 106by John Foster - 1848 - 352 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1805 - 506 pages
...to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators who live only to amu$e themselves, looks like insanity. His attention was...on his object, that, even at the greatest distance, like the Egyptian Pyramids to travellers, it stood confest to his sight with a luminous distinctness... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 pages
...himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity. His attention...on his object, that even at the greatest distance, like the Egyptian pyramids to travellers, it stood confest to his sight with a luminous distinctness,... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 788 pages
...such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, kicks like insanity. His attention was so strongly and tenaciously...on his object, that even at the greatest distance, like the Egyptian pyramids to travellers, it stood confest to bis sight with a luminous distinctness,... | |
 | 1808 - 614 pages
...himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity. His attention...on his object, that even at the greatest distance, like the Egyptian pyramids to travellers, it appeared to him with a luminous distinctness, as if it... | |
 | 1808 - 604 pages
...himself to U)e work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity. His attention...on his object, that even at the greatest distance, like the Egyptian pyramids to travellers, it appeared to him with a luminous distinctness, as if it... | |
 | James Baldwin Brown - 1823 - 700 pages
...apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity. His attention...labour and enterprise by which he was to reach it. It was so conspicuous before him, that not a step deviated from the direction, and every movement and... | |
 | 1825 - 864 pages
...apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity. His attention...labour and enterprise by which he was to reach it. It was so conspicuous before him, that not a step deviated from the direction, and every movement and... | |
 | 1825 - 498 pages
...future, wish for the society of those centration of his forces as to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity. His attention...labour and enterprise by which he was to reach it. It was so conspicuous before him, that not a step deviated from the direction, and every movement and... | |
 | 1825 - 90 pages
...with such a concentration of hif forces, as to idle spectators, who live only to amuse thcmselvei, looks like insanity. His attention was so strongly and tenaciously fixed on hisohjcet, that even at the greatest distance, as the Egyptian pyramids to travellers, it appeared... | |
 | John Foster - 1826 - 290 pages
...apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity. His attention...labour and enterprise by which he was to reach it. It was so conspicuous before him, that not a step deviated from the direction, and every movement and... | |
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