 It implied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that he had one thing to do, and that he who would do some great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators who live only...  Hints to Parents ...: No. I[-VI] - Page 601825Full view - About this book
 | 1829 - 894 pages
...would do some great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work, with such a concentration of his forces, as to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity." Mr. Mills is said by his biographer to have had a principal share in the formation of several of the... | |
 | John Foster - 1830 - 116 pages
...would do some great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators who live only...had been nigh, and beguiled the toilsome length of labor and enterprise by which he was to reach it. It was so conspicuous before him, that not a step... | |
 | 1830 - 396 pages
...would do some great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work, with such a concentration of his forces, as to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity." Mr. Mills is said by his biographer to have had a principal share in the formation of several of the... | |
 | Robert Hall - 1832 - 498 pages
...would do some great thing in this short life must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators, who live only...appeared to him with a luminous distinctness as if it were nigh, and beguiled the toilsome length of labour and enterprise by which he was to reach it. It... | |
 | Robert Hall - 1832 - 516 pages
...must apply himself to the work with such "ai concentration of his forces, as, to idle spec" tators, who live only to amuse themselves, looks " like insanity....appeared to him with a luminous " distinctness as if it were nigh, and beguiled "the toilsome length of labour and enterprise by "which he was to reach it.... | |
 | Robert Hall - 1833 - 504 pages
...would do some great thing in this short life must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators, who live only...appeared to him with a luminous distinctness as if it were nigh, and beguiled the toilsome length of labour and enterprise by which he was to reach it. It... | |
 | Robert Hall - 1833 - 522 pages
...must apply himself to the work with such "a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spec" tators, who live only to amuse themselves, looks " like insanity....appeared to him with a luminous " distinctness as if it were nigh, and beguiled "the toilsome length of labour and enterprise by " which he was to reach it.... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1833 - 288 pages
...achieve any thing great in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, looks almost like insanity. A good book is the best of friends. You may be counselled by it, when you have... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1836 - 404 pages
...do some one great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators who live only...on his object, that even at the greatest distance, like the Egyptian pyramids to travelers, it appeared to him with a luminous distinctness as if it had... | |
 | Thomas Taylor (biographer.) - 1836 - 482 pages
...would do some great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators who live only...strongly and tenaciously fixed on his object, that even in the greatest distance, as the Egyptian pyramids appear to travellers, it appeared to him with aluminous... | |
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