 Holland is a country, where the earth is better than the air, and profit more in request than honour; where there is more sense than wit ; more good nature than good humour ; and more wealth than pleasure : where a man would chuse rather to travel than...  The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Side 621772Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | William Temple - 1705 - 308 sider
...the Earth is better than the Air, and Profit more in requeft than Honour > where there is more Senfe, than Wit* more good Nature, than good Humour -, and...a Man would chufe rather to Travel, than to Live> fhall find more things to obferve, than defire> and more Perfons to efteem, than to love. But the fame... | |
 | William Temple - 1731 - 506 sider
...the Earth is better than the Air, and Profit more in requeft than Honour ; where there is more "Senfe than Wit; more good Nature than good Humour; and more Wealth than Pleafure : Where a Man will choofe rather to travel, than to live ; fhal! find more Things to obferve than defire ; and more... | |
 | Sir William Temple - 1757 - 530 sider
...chapter,. Holland is a country, Where eke earth is better than the air, and profit more in requeft than honour ; where there is more fenfe than wit ;...good nature than good humour ; and more wealth than plcalure : where a man would chufe rather to travel than to live » fhall find more things to obferve... | |
 | Thomas Dyche - 1760 - 940 sider
...character, and fays, it is a countr where the earth is better than the air, and profit more in requeft than honour, where there is more fenfe than wit, more...good nature than good humour, and more wealth than plrafurr, where * man would rather chufe to travel than to live, and •M-ill und more things to obferve... | |
 | 1765 - 614 sider
...the earth is better than the air, and profit more in requeft than honour, where there is more fenle than wit ; more good nature than good humour ; and...than to live ; (hall find more things to obferve than defire; and more perfons to efteem than to love." As a kind of contraft to what is remarked by this... | |
 | 1765 - 622 sider
...the earth is better than the air, arid profit more in requeft than honour, where there is more fcnfe than wit; more good nature than good humour ; and...where a man would chufe rather to travel than to live . (ball find more things to obferve than defue ; and more perfons to efteem than to love." As a kind... | |
 | 1776 - 304 sider
...in re" queft than honour; where there is more fenfe " than wit, more good-nature than good-humour, " and more wealth than pleafure ; where a man " would chufe rather to travel than to live ; fhall " find more things to obferve than defire, and more *' perfons to efteem than to love." Three... | |
 | John Richard (traveller in Russia.) - 1778 - 254 sider
...more good-nature than <c good-humour ; and more wealth than « pleafure ; where a man would chufe (e rather to travel than to live ; {hall *< find more things to obferve than " defire, and more perfons to eftccm " than to love." > > Sir William naturally drew his comparifon... | |
 | 1783 - 506 sider
...more in requeftthan honour ; where there is more fenfe than wit, more good-nature than good-humour, and more wealth than pleafure ; where a man would chufe rather to travel than to live ; fhall find more things to obferve than defirej and more perfons to efteem than to love." As a kind... | |
 | William Wittman - 1803 - 720 sider
...follows : " Holland is a country where the earth is better than the air, and profit more in re" queft than honour. Where there is more fenfe than wit ;...a man would chufe rather " to travel than to live ; fhall find more things to obferve than to defire ; and more " per-fons to eftecm than to love." fhort... | |
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