 | James Kirke Paulding - American wit and humor - 1835 - 312 pages
...head of the stairs, and throwing it after, caused Oliver to hasten down faster than he desired. " ' True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy...arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's sel£, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions. It loves shade... | |
 | 1836 - 932 pages
...displayed, are able to fetch down the most airy coquette from the wildest of her flights and rambles. I have passed my latter yeai-s in this city, where...there are not above half a dozen of my select friends few select companions; it loves shade and solitude, and naturally haunts groves and fountains, fields... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Bookbinding - 1837 - 480 pages
...displayed, are able to fetch down the most airy coquette from the wildest of her flights and rambles. True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy...the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions; it loves shade and solitude, and naturally haunts groves and fountains, fields... | |
 | 1837 - 352 pages
...quantity of knowledge in the body of the community. — Mill. 4, 735. True and False Happiness. — True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy...the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions ; it loves shade and solitude, and naturally haunts groves and fountains, fields... | |
 | William Davis Gallagher, Otway Curry - Literature - 1839 - 438 pages
...future ages will undoubtedly look on this ark of genius with wonder and delight. — Inverness Courier. TRUE happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise^ 1839.] [July, THE PASSION TO GROW RICH. THE desire of advancing one's self in the world is a natural... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1841 - 320 pages
...he took down a volume of the Spectator, and made me read from a paper by Addison, as follows : — " True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy...the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions : it loves shade and solitude, and naturally haunts groves and fountains, fields... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1841 - 732 pages
...he took down a volume of the Spectator, and made me read from a paper by Addison, as follows : — " True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy...the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions : it loves shade and solitude, and naturally haunts groves and fountains, fields... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1841 - 298 pages
...he took down a volume of the Spectator, and made me read from a paper by Addison, as follows :— " True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy...place, from the enjoyment of one's self; and in the next^from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions: it loves shade and solitude,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1842 - 944 pages
...displayed, are able to fetch down the most airy coquette from the wildest of her flights and rambles. hreaten'd, nor from the Holy One of heaven Refrain'd...pain fled bellowing. It may be worth while to obse few select companions; it loves shade and solitude, and naturally haunts groves and fountains, fields... | |
 | Henry Davis - 1844 - 224 pages
...qualifications, as they contributed to advance the pleasure and sentiments of the company.— [No. 280.] 19 True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy...arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's-self ; and, in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions: it... | |
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True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise ; it arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self ; and, in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions... 
