 | Book-lover - 1884 - 530 דפים
...be philosophically true, but would be very ill received. We have all our playthings; happy are they that can be contented with those they can obtain :...the least productive of ill consequences. I think ray time better employed in reading the adventures of imaginary people, than the Duchess of Marlborough,... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1887 - 622 דפים
...be philosophically true, but would be very ill received. We have all our playthings : happy are they that can be contented with those they can obtain :...manner, that can easiest shade the ills of life, and are least productive of ill consequences. I think my time better employed in reading the 1 Lady Louisa... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1890 - 314 דפים
...be philosophically true, but would be very ill received. We have all our playthings ; happy are they that can be contented with those they can obtain ;...manner that can easiest shade the ills of life, and are least productive of ill consequences. I think my time better employed in reading the adventures of... | |
 | Frank Boott Goodrich - 1891 - 508 דפים
...stuff, are the titles you give to my favorite amusement. We have all our playthings ; happy are they who can be contented with those they can obtain. Those...and are the least productive of ill consequences. The active scenes are over at my age. I indulge with all the art I can, my taste for reading. If I... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1892 - 342 דפים
...be philosophically true, but would be very ill received. We have all our playthings : happy are they that can be contented with those they can obtain :...manner, that can easiest shade the ills of life, and are least productive of ill consequences. I think my time better employed in reading the adventures of... | |
 | William Baptiste Scoones - 1893 - 630 דפים
...be philosophically true, but would be very ill received. We have all our playthings; happy are they that can be contented with those they can obtain :...Marlborough, who passed the latter years of her life in paddliiig with her will, and contriving schemes of plaguing some, and extracting praise from others,... | |
 | Gertrude Townshend Mayer - 1894 - 374 דפים
...mortal will bear. Trash, lumber, sad stuff, are the titles you give to my favourite amusement. . . . We have all our playthings ; happy are those that...and are the least productive of ill consequences. . . . The active scenes are over at my age. I indulge, with all the art I can, my taste for reading.... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1896 - 512 דפים
...be philosophically true, but would be very ill received. We have all our playthings: happy are they that can be contented with those they can obtain;...adventures of imaginary people, than the Duchess of Marlborough's, who passed the latter years of her life in paddling with her will, and contriving schemes... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1896 - 534 דפים
...be philosophically true, but would be very ill received. We have all our playthings: happy are they that can be contented with those they can obtain;...reading the adventures of imaginary people, than the 10236 Duchess of Marlborough's, who passed the latter years of her life in paddling with her will,... | |
 | John Dennis - 1896 - 276 דפים
...be philosophically true, but would be very ill received. We have all our playthings ; happy are they that can be contented with those they can obtain ;...the ills of life, and are the least productive of ill-consequences The active scenes are over at my age. I indulge with all the art I can my taste for... | |
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I called a white staff a stick of wood, a gold key gilded brass, and the ensigns of illustrious orders coloured strings, this may be philosophically true^ but would be very ill received. We have all our playthings; happy are they that can be contented... 
