 Alas ! my friends, how did I once flatter myself with the hopes of abiding here for ever ; how magnificent are the cells which I hollowed out for myself; what confidence did I repose in the firmness and spring of my joints, and in the strength of my pinions...  The Free-thinker - Seite 691723Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1807 - 508 Seiten
...dence did I repofe in the firmnefs and fpring of my joints, and in the ftrength of my pinions ! But, 1 have lived enough to nature ; and even to glory :...neither will any of you, whom I leave behind, have equal fatisfaflion in life in the dark, declining age, which I fee is already begun." Thus far, (fays the... | |
 | 1834 - 614 Seiten
...— VOL. IV. ness and spring of my joints, and in the strength of my pinions ! But I have lived long enough to nature, and even to glory. Neither will any of you, whom I leave behind, have equal satisfaction in life in the dark, declining age which I see is already begun." On comparing the two... | |
 | William Hone - 1832 - 852 Seiten
...confidence did I repose in the firmness and spring of my joints, and in the strength of my pinions! But I have lived enough to nature, and even to glory...neither will any of you whom I leave behind have equal satisfaction in life, in the dark, declining age, which I see is already begun." covetous man, who... | |
 | 1834 - 604 Seiten
...44.— VOL. IV. ness and spring of my joints, and in the strength of my pinions ! But I have lived long enough to nature, and even to glory. Neither will any of you, whom I leave behind, have equal satisfaction in life in the dark, declining age which I see is already begun." On comparing the two... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1836 - 584 Seiten
...confidence did I repose in the firmness and spring of my joints, and in the strength of my pinions ! But I have lived enough to nature, and even to glory....Neither will any of you, whom I leave behind, have equal satisfaction in life, in the dark, declining age, which 1 see is already begun." thinking of you, in... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1836 - 584 Seiten
...did I repose in the firmness and spring of my joints, and in the strength of my pinions ! But I Jiave lived enough to nature, and even to glory. Neither will any of you, whom I leave behind, have equal satisfaction in life, in the dark, declining age, which 1 see is already begun." thinking of you, in... | |
 | 1842 - 622 Seiten
...confidence did I repose in the firmness j and spring of my joints, and the strength of my pinions ! But I have lived enough to nature, and even to glory ; neither will either of you whom I leave hehind, have teachers of mankind. Solomon sends the sluggard to the ant... | |
 | 1842 - 346 Seiten
...What confidence did I repose in the firmness and spring of my joints, and the strength of my pinions! But I have lived enough to nature, and even to glory ; neither will either of you whom I leave behind, have equal satisfaction in life in the dark, declining age which... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1844 - 600 Seiten
...in the firmness and spring of my joints, and in the strength of my pinions ! But I have lived enougk to nature, and even to glory. Neither will any of you, whom I leave behind, have equal satisfaction in life, in the dark, declining age, which I see is already begun." thinking of you, in... | |
 | Adaline May Conway - 1914 - 144 Seiten
...Confidence did I repose "in the Firmness and Spring of my Joints, and in the Strength of "my Pinions! But I have lived enough to Nature and even to "Glory:...Neither will any of you whom I leave behind have equal "Satisfaction in Life, in the Dark, declining Age which I see is 4 'already begun." Thus far this agreeable... | |
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