 I no sooner (saith he) come into the library, but I bolt the door to me, excluding lust, ambition, avarice, and all such vices, whose nurse is Idleness, the mother of Ignorance, and Melancholy herself, and in the very lap of eternity, amongst so many...  Littell's Living Age - Page 5651894Full view - About this book
 | Robert Burton - 1800 - 616 pages
...bolt the door to me, excluding lust, ambition, avarice, and all such vices, whose nurse is idlenesse the mother of Ignorance, and Melancholy herself, and...seat, with so lofty a spirit and sweet content, that I pitty all our great ones, and rich men that know not this happinesse." I am not ignorant in the mean... | |
 | Robert Burton - 1804 - 622 pages
...avarice, and all such vices, whose nurse if Idlenesse the mother of ignorance, and Melancholy her self; and in the very lap of eternity, amongst so many divine souls, I take my .seat, with so Ififty a spirit and sweet content, that I pitty all our great ones, a/id rich men, that know not this... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin, Frognall - 1807 - 386 pages
...the library, but I bolt the door, excluding lust, ambition, avarice, and all such vices, whose nurse is idleness, the mother of ignorance and melancholy...content, that I pity all our great ones, and rich men, that know not this happiness/ THE preceding remarks are in favour of books in general; let us... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1807 - 692 pages
...bolt the door, excluding Just, ambition, avarice, and all such vices, whose nurse is idleness, tile mother of ignorance and melancholy herself; and in...content, that I pity all our great ones, and rich men, that know not this happiness/ THE preceding remarks are in favour of books in general; let us... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin, Frognall - 1807 - 388 pages
...the library, but I bolt the door, excluding lust, ambition, avarice, and all such vices, whose nurse is idleness, the mother of ignorance and melancholy...very lap of eternity, amongst so many divine souls, I takemy seat, with so lofty a spirit and sweet content, that I pity all our great ones, and rich men,... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1807 - 538 pages
...Ambition, Avarice, and all such vices, whose Nunee is Idleness, the Mother of Ignorance and Melancholy. In the very lap of Eternity, amongst so many divine Souls, I take my seat with s6 lofty a Spirit, and sweet Content, that I pity all our great ones, and rich Men, that know not this... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1820 - 200 pages
...is idleness the mother of ignorance and melancholy herself: and in the very lap of eternity, amidst so many divine souls, I take my seat with so lofty a spirit and such sweet content, that I pity all our great ones and rich men who know not this happiness." 12. La... | |
 | Robert Burton - 1821 - 614 pages
...avarice, and all such vices, ijohose nurse is Idlenesse the mother of Ignorance, and Melancholy her self; and, in the very lap of eternity, amongst so many...seat, with so lofty a spirit and sweet content, that I pitty all our great ones, and rich men, that know not this happinesse. I am not ignorant in the mean... | |
 | Robert Burton - 1821 - 612 pages
...dvarice, and all such vices, whose nurse is Idlenesse the mother of Ignorance, and Melancholy her self; and in the very lap of eternity, amongst so many divine...seat, with so lofty a spirit and sweet content, that 1 pitty all our great ones, and rich men, that know not this happinessc. I am not ignorant in the mean... | |
 | John Platts - 1822 - 844 pages
...library, than I bolt the door, and exclude lust, ambition, avarice, and all such vices whose nurse is idleness, the mother of ignorance, and melancholy...lofty a spirit and ' sweet content, that I pity all those rich and great men who are unacquainted with this happiness." . . , In order to enjoy the pleasures... | |
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