 If we consider these ancient sages, a great part of whose philosophy consisted in a temperate and abstemious course of life, one would think the life of a philosopher and the life of a man were of two different dates.  The Spectator - Page 1061739Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...number. If we confider thefe antient fages, a great part of whofe philofophy confifted in a temperate and abftemious courfe of life, one would think the...man were of two different dates. For we find that tha generality of thefe wife mfttk-were nearer a hundred than fixty years of age at the time of their... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - Longevity - 1773 - 334 pages
...If we confider thefe " antient fages, a great part of whofe " philofophy confifted in a temperate " and abftemious courfe of life ; one " would think...a philofopher, " and the life of a man were of two dif" ferent dates. For we find that the " generality of thefe wife men were " nearer an hundred than... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1774 - 324 pages
...If we " confider thefe antient fages, a great " part of whofe philofophy confifted " in a temperate and abftemious courfe " of life ; one would think...the life of " a philofopher, and the life of a "man where of two different dates. " For we find that the generality of " thefe wife men were nearer an... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - Friendship - 1785 - 348 pages
...confider thefe *' ancient fages, a great part of whofe 4* philofophy confifted in a temperate 2 " and '' and abftemious courfe of life ; one " would think...hundred than fixty years " of age at the time of their refpective " deaths." He adds, that " it is ob" ferved by two or three antient au'' thors, that Socrates,... | |
 | 1794 - 450 pages
...consisted in a temperate and abstemious course of life, one \vould think the life of a philosopher and the life of a man" were of two different dates. For we find that the generality of these wise men were nearer an hundred than sixty years of age, at the time of their respective deaths.... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 402 pages
...philosophy consisted in a temperate and abstemious course of life, one would think the life of a philosopher and the life of a man were of two different dates. For we find that the generality of these wise men, were nearer an hundred than sixty years of age at the time of their respective deaths.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...philosophy consisted in a temperate and abstemious course of life, one would think the life of a philosopher and the life of a man were of two different dates. For we find that the generality of these wise men were nearer an hundred than sixty years of age at the time of their respective deaths.... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...philosophy consisted in a temperate and abstemious course of life, one would think the life of a philosopher and the life of a man were of two different dates. For we find that the generality of these wise men were nearer an hundred than sixty years of age at the time of their respective deaths.... | |
 | John Wilson (D.D.) - Bible - 1816 - 308 pages
...eonsisted in a temperate and abstemious eourse oi'Iii'e, one would think the life of a philosopher and the life of a man were of two different dates. For we find, that the generality of these wise men were nearer a hundred than sixty years of age at the time of their respeetive dealhs.... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1818 - 176 pages
...consisted in a temperate and abstemious course of life, one would think the life of a philosopher, and the life of a man, were of two different dates ; for we find that the generality of these wise men were nearer one hundred than sixty years of age, at the time of their respective deaths."... | |
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