 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 342 էջ
...me ; from the Violence of Parties, and the Unreafonablenefs of Friends. SMALL Caufes are fufficient to make a Man uneafy, when great ones are not in the Way : For Want of a Block he will ftumble at a Straw. DIGNITY, high Station, or great Riches are in fbme Sort necefiary to old Men, in... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 356 էջ
...me ; from the Violence of Parties, and the Unreafonablenefs of Friends. SMALL Caufes are fufficient to make a Man uneafy, when great ones are not in the Way : For want of a Block he will ftumble. at a Straw. DIGNITY, high Station, or .great Riches, are in fo me Sort neceflary to old Men,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 440 էջ
...matter from the violence of parties, and the unreaibnablenefs of friends. Small caufes are fufficient to make a man uneafy, when great ones are not in the way : for want of a block he will ftumble at ajlraw. Dignity, high ftation, or great riches, are m fome fort neceffary to old men, in... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 էջ
...matter from the violence of parties, and the uni eafonablenefs of friends. SMALL caufes *re fufficient to make a man uneafy, when great ones are not in the way : for want of a block he will Humble at a ftraiw. EVERY man de-fires to live long ; but no man would be old. Love of flattery in... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 412 էջ
...matter from the violence of parties, and the snreafonablenefs of friends. Small causes are fufficient to make a man uneafy, when great ones are not in the way : for want of a block he will ftumbk at ajtra-iv. Dignity, high ftation, or great riches, are in fome fort neceflary to old men, in order to... | |
 | abbé Lecren - 1763 - 570 էջ
...The prefent misfortune is always deem- 8. ed the greateft : And therefore fmall caufes are fufficient to make a man uneafy, when great ones are not in the way. That reafon which is favourable to our 9. defires, appears always the beft. Change of condition begets... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1765 - 334 էջ
...matter from the violence of parties, and the unreafonablenefs of friends. Small caufes are fufficient to make a man uneafy, when great ones are not in the way ; for want of a bhck he will ftumble at •bflrana. T Dignity, Dignity, high ftation, or great riches, are in fome... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 448 էջ
...matter from, the violence of parties, and the ujireafonablenefs of friends. Small caufes are fufficient to make a man uneafy, when great ones are not in the way : for want of a block he will (tumble at a ftraw. . Dignity, high ftation, or great riches, are in fome fort neceffary to old men,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 382 էջ
...matter from the violence of parties, and the unreafonablenefs of friends. Small caufes are fufficientto make a man uneafy, when great ones are not in the way : for want of a block he will ftumble at a ftraw. Dignity, high ftation, or great riches, are in fome fort necefiary to old men,... | |
 | Gorges Edmond Howard - 1782 - 376 էջ
...confblation comes toofoon ; and after it is digefted, it comes too late. Small Small caufes are fufficient to make a man uneafy, when great ones are not in the way ; for want of a block he will Humble at a ftraw. Nothing more unqualifies a man to act with prudence than a misfortune, that is attended... | |
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Small causes are sufficient to make a man uneasy when great ones are not in the way ; for want of a block he will stumble at a straw. 
