 ... as fast as we attain them ? Our case is like that of a traveller upon the Alps, who should fancy that the top of the next hill must end his journey, because it terminates his prospect ; but he no sooner arrives at it, than he sees new ground and other...  The Spectator - Página 1641729Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | Joseph Addison - 1733 - 380 páginas
...next hill muft 4 end his journey, becaufe it terminates his ' profpect j but he no fooner arrives ae ' it, than he fees new ground and other ' hills beyond it, and continues to travel fr on as before. * This is fo plainly every man's con1 dition in life,, that there is no one who *"... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1753 - 376 páginas
...the top of the next hill muft end his journey, becaufe it terminates his profpect ; but he no foonet arrives at it, than he fees new ground and other hills...travel on as before. < This is fo plainly every man's con* dition in life, that there is no one who> V has obfervcd any thing, but may obferve,. « that... | |
 | Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - 1794 - 540 páginas
...end his journey, because it terminates his prospect ; but he no sooner arrives at it, than he sees new ground and other hills beyond it, and continues to travel on as before. * Annihilation, then, I must firmly believe,' is not to be the lot of those, who have the extraordinary... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1796 - 210 páginas
...fancy that the 1 top of the next hill muft end his journey, becaufe it 1 terminates his profpect ; but he no fooner arrives at it, ' than he fees new ground and other hills beyond it, and 1 continues to travel on as before. ' This is fo plainly every man's condition in life, that ' there... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 402 páginas
...fancy that the top of the next hill muft ' end his journey, becaufe it terminates ' his proipecT; : but he no fooner arrives ' at it, than he fees new...travel ' on as before. ' This is fo plainly every man's condi' tion in life, that there is no one, who has ' obferved any thing,' but may obferve, ' that as... | |
 | 1803 - 402 páginas
...sees new ' ground and other hills beyond yet, and continues to ' travel on as before. ' This is so plainly every man's condition in life, • that there is no one who has observed any thing, but ' may observe, that as fast as his time wears away, ' his appetite to something... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 340 páginas
...must end his journey, because it terminates his prospect; but he no sooner arrives at it, than he sees new ground and other hills beyond it, and continues to travel on as before. ' This is so plainly every man's condition in life, that there is no one who has observed any thing, but may... | |
 | 1882 - 870 páginas
...end his journey, because it terminates his prospect ; but he no sooner arrives at it, thaii he sees new ground and other hills beyond it, and continues to travel on as before." The simile no doubt passed through many hands before it became the possession of that gentleman who... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 páginas
...end his journey, because it terminates his prospect ; but he no sooner arrives at it, than he sees new ground and other hills beyond it, and continues to travel on as before. " This is so plainly every man's condition in life, that there is no one who has observed any thing, but may... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 426 páginas
...must end his journey, because it terminates his prospect; but he no sooner arrives at it, than he sees new ground and other hills beyond it, and continues to travel on as before. ' This is so plainly every man's condition in life, that there is no one who has observed any thing, but may... | |
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