| George Combe - 1845 - 498 pages
...thing in this short life, must apply himwlf to the work with such a concentration of his forces, is, to idle spectators who live only to amuse themselves looks like insanity. . His attention was so strongly and tenaciously find on his object, that even at the greatest dist... | |
| John Foster - 1846 - 370 pages
...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...live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity. His attention was so strongly and tenaciously fixed on his object, that even at the greatest distance,... | |
| Robert Hall - 1846 - 596 pages
...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...live only to amuse themselves, " looks like insanity. His attention was so strongly and te" naciously fixed on his object, that, even at the greatest dis*'... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - 1846 - 430 pages
...some great thing in this short life," says Foster, speaking of the fire of Howard's benevolence, " must apply himself to the work with such a concentration...live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity." This delay in boiling is undoubtedly a great element in decision of character, as it is in tenacity... | |
| Erasmus Darwin North - 1846 - 454 pages
...thing, in this short life, [his forces, must apply himself to the work, with such a concentration of as, to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, \ looks ( ) like insanity. His attention was so strongly and tenaciously fixed on his object, \ that even at the greatest distance,... | |
| Half hours - 1847 - 616 pages
...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...live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity. His attention was so strongly and tenaciously fixed on his object, that even at the greatest distance,... | |
| 1847 - 698 pages
...course 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...live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity." So did Larned. He gave himself up to one self-denying work, that of home missions — to missionary... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - 1847 - 382 pages
...great thing in this short life," says Foster, speaking of the fire of Howard's benevolence, " rauM apply himself to the work with such a concentration...live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity." This delay in boiling is undoubtedly a great element in decision of character, as it is in tenacity... | |
| John Angell James - 1848 - 386 pages
...buildings. 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...only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity. It was thus he made the trial, so seldom made, what is the utmost effect which may be granted to the last... | |
| John Foster - 1848 - 364 pages
...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...concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators, who liveonly to amuse themselves, looks like insanity. His attention was so strongly and tenaciously fixed... | |
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