 | ...improving or managing an ellate ; labouring after a piece of preferment : and, laltly, any engagement which is innocent is better than none : as the writing of a book, the building of a houfe, the laying out of a garden, the digging of a filh-pond; even the railing of a cucumber or a... | |
 | William Paley - 1793 - 536 σελίδες
...improving or managing an eftate , labouring after a piece of preferment : and laftly, any engagement, which is innocent, is better than none ; as the writing of, a book, the building of a houfe, the laying out of a garden, the digging of a fifh-pond even the raifing of a cucumber or a tulip.... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797
...managing an eftate ; labouring after a piece of preferment: And, laftly, any engagement which is innocen: is better than none ; as the writing of a book, the building of a houfe, the laying out of a garden, the digging of a fifh-pond; even the raifing of a cucumber or a... | |
 | William Paley - 1806 - 492 σελίδες
...improving or managing an estate; labouring after a piece of preferment : and lastly, any engagement, which is innocent, is better than none : as the writing...house, the laying out of a garden, the digging of a fish-pond—even the raising of a cucumber or a tulip. Whilst the mind is taken up with the objects... | |
 | William Paley - 1811
...improving or managing an estate ; labouring aftet a piece of preferment ; and lastly, any engagement, which is innocent, is better than none ; as the writing...of a fish-pond, — even the raising of a cucumber or a tulip. Whilst our minds are taken up with the objects or business before us, we are commonly happy,... | |
 | William Paley - 1811
...improving or managing an estate ; labouring after a piece of preferment; and lastly, any engagement, which is innocent, is better than none ; as the writing...of a fish-pond, — even the raising of a cucumber or a tulip. Whilst our minds are taken up with the objects or business before us, we are commonly happy,... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1819 - 228 σελίδες
...improving or managing an estate ; laboring after a piece of preferment ; and lastly, any engagement, which is innocent, is better than none ; as the writing...of a fish-pond — even the raising of a cucumber or a tulip. Whilst the mind is taken up with the objects of business before us, we are commonly happy,... | |
 | John Platts - 1822 - 764 σελίδες
...improving or managing an estate ; labouring after a piece of preferment: and lastly, any engagement, which is innocent, is- better than none ; as the writing...of a fish-pond — even the raising of a cucumber or a tulip. Whilst our minds are taken up with the objects or business before us, we are commonly happy,... | |
 | William Paley - 1823
...improving or managing an estate ; labouring after a piece of preferment ; and lastly, any engagement, which is innocent, is better than none ; as the writing...of a fish-pond, — even the raising of a cucumber or a tulip. Whilst our minds are taken up with the objects or business before us, we are commonly happy,... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 300 σελίδες
...improving or managing an estate; laboring after a piece of preferment; and lastly, any engagement, which is innocent, is better than none ; as the writing...digging of a fish-pond ; even the raising of a cucumber or a tulip. 24 Whilst the mind is taken up with the objects of business before us, we are commonly... | |
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... is better than none ; as the writing of a book, the building of a house, the laying out of a garden, the digging of a fish-pond, — even the raising of a cucumber or a tulip. 
