 | Robert Dodsley - 1761 - 366 pages
...middle Age ; if he may be faid to die, whofe Works are immortal. My Father was not deformed, but active, and my Mother a celebrated Beauty; and I that am fo unlike them, have lived to a greater Age ; and dajly fee my Acquaintance, of a ftronger Frame, quitting the Stage before me. But I leave it to better... | |
 | 1765 - 378 pages
...middle Age ; if he may be faid to die, whofe Works are immortal. My Father was not deformed, but active, and my Mother a celebrated Beauty ; and I, that am...quitting the Stage before me. But I leave it to better TTaturalifts to determine, whether Deformity, abftracledlyconfidered, is prejudicial to Health ; for... | |
 | 482 pages
...(lie, die, whofe works are immortal. •' My father (adds our author) was not deformed, but aftive, and my mother a celebrated beauty ; and I, that am...lived to a greater age, and daily fee my acquaintance oY a ftronger frame quitting the ftage before me." Bur whether deformity, abftraftedly confidered,... | |
 | William Hay - 1794 - 352 pages
...middle age, if he may be faid to die whofe works are immortal. My Father was not deformed, but active, and my Mother a celebrated Beauty ; and I, that am...a greater age, and daily fee my acquaintance of a ftrpnger frame quitting the ftage before me. But I leave it to better Naturalifts to determine, whether... | |
 | 1816 - 816 pages
...was not deformed, but active, and my mother a celebrated Ix-auty ; and I, thit am fo unlike thein, have lived to a greater age, and daily fee my acquaintance, of a lirongcr frame, quitting the fhge before me." Hut whether deformity, abltraclly confidercd, be really... | |
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... about fifteen Years after him, could not reach near that Age. I have heard (but know not if it is true) that Mr. ,Pope's Father was deformed, and he lived to feventy-five ; whereas the Son died in middle Age ; if he may be faid to die, whofe Works... 