 Easter 1765 came, and found him still in the same state. "My time," he wrote, "has been unprofitably spent, and seems as a dream that has left nothing behind. My memory grows confused, and I know not how the days pass over me.  Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson - Page 26de Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1896 - 67 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1891 - 232 pages
...came, and found him still in the same state. "My time," he wrote, "has been unprofitably spent, and seems as a dream that has left nothing behind. My...know not how the days pass over me." Happily for his honor, the charm which held him captive was at length broken by no gentle or friendly hand. He had... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1891 - 72 pages
...and found him still in the same state. "My time," he wrote, " has been unprofitably spent, and seeins as a dream that has left nothing behind. My memory...know not how the days pass over me." Happily for his honor, the charm which held him captive was at length broken by no gentle or friendly hand. He had... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1891 - 228 pages
...behind. My memory grows confused, and I know not how the days pass over me." Happily for his honor, the charm which held him captive was at length broken...hand. He had been weak enough to pay serious attention to a story about a ghost which haunted a house in Cock Lane, and had actually gone himself, with some... | |
 | Henry Spackman Pancoast - 1893 - 546 pages
...came, and found him still in the same state. " My time," he wrote, " has been unprofitably spent, and seems as a dream that has left nothing behind. My...know not how the days pass over me. " Happily for his honor, the charm which held him captive was at length broken by no gentle or friendly hand. He had... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1894 - 290 pages
...came, and found him still in the same state. " My time," he wrote, " has been unprofitably spent, and seems as a dream that has left nothing behind. My...hand. He had been weak enough to pay serious attention to a story about a ghost which haunted a house in Cock Lane, and had actually gone himself, with some... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1895 - 80 pages
...came, and found him still in the same state. " My time," he wrote, "has been unprofitably spent, and seems as a dream that has left nothing behind. My...know not how the days pass over me." Happily for his honor, the charm which held him captive was at length broken by no gentle or friendly hand. He had... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1896 - 112 pages
...came, and found him still in the same state. "My time," he wrote, "has been unprofitably spent, and seems as a dream that has left nothing behind. My...confused, and I know not how the days pass over me." 1 Happily for his honor, the charm which held him captive was at length broken by no gentle or friendly... | |
 | George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1897 - 512 pages
...resolutions. Since the last Easter I have reformed no evil habits, my time has been unprofitably spent, and seems as a dream that has left nothing behind. My...confused, and I know not how the days pass over me. Good Lord deliver me '. I will call upon God to morrow for repentance and amendment. O heavenly Father,... | |
 | George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1897 - 550 pages
...resolutions. Since the last Easter I have reformed no evil habits, my time has been unprofitably spent, and seems as a dream that has left nothing behind. My...confused, and I know not how the days pass over me. Good Lord deliver me '. I will call upon God to morrow for repentance and amendment. 0 heavenly Father,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1898 - 602 pages
...came, and found him still in the same state. " My time," he wrote, "has been unprofitably spent, and seems as a dream that has left nothing behind. My...gentle or friendly hand. He had been weak enough to pay._serious attention to,. a story about a ghost which haunted a house in Cock Lane, and had actually... | |
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