 ... meanest and most insignificant part of mankind endeavour to procure in the little circle of their friends and acquaintance. The poorest mechanic, nay, the man who lives upon common alms, gets him his set of admirers, and delights in that superiority...  The Spectator - Page 1961726 - 312 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...set of admirers, and delights in that superiority which he enjoys over those who are in some respects beneath him. This ambition, which is natural to the...it were rightly directed, contribute as much to a person's advantage; as it generally does to his uneasiness and disquiet. — Jlddison. DXCV. to disturb... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 358 pages
...set of admirers, and delights in that superiority which he enjoys over those who are in some respects beneath him. This ambition, which is natural to the...it were rightly directed, contribute as much to a person's advantage; as it generally does to his uneasiness and disquiet.—Addisan. DXCV. to disturb... | |
 | 1836 - 932 pages
...set of admirers, and delights in that superiority which he enjoys over those who are in some respects beneath him. This ambition, which is natural to the...it were rightly directed, contribute as much to a person's advantage, as it generally does to his uneasiness and disquiet. I shatt therefore put together... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Bookbinding - 1837 - 480 pages
...of admirers, k and delights in that superiority which he enjoys over thnse who are in some respects beneath him. This ambition, which is natural to the...it were rightly directed, contribute as much to a person's advantage, as it generally does to his uneasiness and disquiet. I shall therefore put together... | |
 | John Taylor - Quotations - 1839 - 274 pages
...set of admirers, and delights in that superiority which he enjoys over those who are in some respects beneath him. This ambition, which is natural to the...it were rightly directed, contribute as much to a person's advantage, as it generally does to his uneasiness and disquiet.— -Jlddison. ccccxxi. On... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1842 - 944 pages
...set of admirers, and delights in that superiority which he enjoys over those who are in gome respects t person's advantage, as it generally does to his uneasiness and disquiet I shall therefore put together... | |
 | Charles Jean Delille - 1844 - 476 pages
...set of admirers, and delights in that superiority which he enjoys over those who are in some respects beneath him. This ambition, which is natural to the soul of man, might receive a. very happy turn ; and, if it were rightly directed) contribute as much to a person's advantage... | |
 | John Charles Tarver - 1845 - 248 pages
...set of admirers, and delights in that superiority which he enjoys over those who are in some respects beneath him. This ambition which is natural to the...it were rightly directed, contribute as much to a person's advantage, as it generally does to his uneasiness and disquiet. Men, in Scripture, are called... | |
 | Materials - 1846 - 478 pages
...set of admirers, and delights in that superiority which he enjoys over those who are in some respects beneath him. This ambition, which is natural to the soul of man, might, moth inks, receive a very happy turn ; and, if it wererightly directed, contribute as much to a person's... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - Chartism - 1850 - 492 pages
...set of admirers, and delights in that superiority which he enjoys over those who are in some respects beneath him. This ambition, which is natural to the...it were rightly directed, contribute as much to a person's advantage, as it generally does to his uneasiness and disquiet. TRUE BRAVERY. — A coward... | |
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