A sturdy lad from New Hampshire or Vermont, who in turn tries all the professions, who teams it, farms it, peddles, keeps a school, preaches, edits a newspaper, goes to Congress, buys a township, and so forth, in successive years, and always like a cat... Fifty celebrated men: their lives and trials [&c.]. - Page 255by Fifty celebrated men - 1862 - 311 pagesFull view - About this book
| Monthly literary register - 1841 - 1092 pages
...it, peddles, keeps a school, preaches, edits a newspaper, goes to Congress, buys a township, and «o forth, in successive years, and always, like a cat, falls on his feet, is worth » hundred of these city dolls. He walks abreast with his days, and feels no shame in not ' studying... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1808 - 168 pages
...all the professions, who teams it,fai-ms it, peddles, keeps a school, preaches, edits a newspaper, goes to congress, buys a township, and so forth, in...He has not one chance, but a hundred chances. Let a stoic arise who shall reveal the resources of man, and tell men they are not leaning willows, but... | |
| 1841 - 640 pages
...all the professions, who teams it, farms it, peddles, keeps a school, preaches, edits a newspaper, goes to Congress, buys a township, and so forth, in...He has not one chance, but a hundred chances. Let a stoic arise who shall reveal the resources of man, and tell men they are not leaning willows, but... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1841 - 396 pages
...all the professions, who teams it, farms it, peddles, keeps a school, preaches, edits a newspaper, goes to Congress, buys a township, and so forth, in...He has not one chance, but a hundred chances. Let a stoic arise who shall reveal the resources of man, and tell men they are not leaning willows, but... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1841 - 324 pages
...all the professions, who teams it, farms it, peddles, keeps a school, preaches, edits a newspaper, goes to Congress, buys a township, and so forth, in...he does not postpone his life, but lives already. He^has_not•.pne chance,- hut a hundred chances. Let a stoic arise who shall reveal the resources... | |
| 1843 - 450 pages
...preaches, edits a newspaper, goes to congress, bins a township, and so forth, in successive years, anJ always like a cat, falls on his feet, is worth a hundred...he does not postpone his life, but lives already. Ho has not one chance, but a hundred chances American Paper. CABBAGE — The cabbage, observes a French... | |
| 1844 - 600 pages
...preaches, edit.; a newspaper, goes to Congress, buys a township, and so forth, in successive yeare, and always, like a cat, falls on his feet, is worth...not studying a profession, for he does not postpone ЬЫ life, but lives already. He has not one chance ! Let a stoic arise who shall reveal the resources... | |
| 1844 - 608 pages
...nil the professions, who teams it, farms it, pedales, keeps a sehool, preaches, edits a newipnper, goes to Congress, buys a township, and so forth, in...years, and always, like a cat, falls on his feet, í3 worth a hundred of these city dol!s. He wnllis abreast with 1m days, and feels no shame in not... | |
| 1844 - 604 pages
...a eat, falls on his feet, ¡3 worth a hundred of these city doll«. He waliis abreast with hn d;iys and feels no shame in not studying a profession, for he does not postpone his life, b it lives already. He has not one chance ! Let a stoic arise who shall reveal the resources of man,... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 354 pages
...all the professions, who teams it, farms it, peddles, keeps a school, preaches, edits a newspaper, goes to Congress, buys a township, and so forth, in...walks abreast with his days, and feels no. shame in riot ' studying a profession,' for he does not postpone his life, but lives already. He has not one... | |
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