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" Holland is a country, where the earth is better than the air, and profit more in request than honour; where there is more sense than wit ; more good nature than good humour ; and more wealth than pleasure : where a man would chuse rather to travel than... "
The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Page 62
1772
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Observations Upon the United Provinces of the Netherlands

William Temple - History - 1705 - 308 pages
...the Earth is better than the Air, and Profit more in requeft than Honour > where there is more Senfe, than Wit* more good Nature, than good Humour -, and...a Man would chufe rather to Travel, than to Live> fhall find more things to obferve, than defire> and more Perfons to efteem, than to love. But the fame...
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Letters written by Sir William Temple ... containing an account of the most ...

William Temple - Europe - 1731 - 506 pages
...the Earth is better than the Air, and Profit more in requeft than Honour ; where there is more "Senfe than Wit; more good Nature than good Humour; and more Wealth than Pleafure : Where a Man will choofe rather to travel, than to live ; fhal! find more Things to obferve than defire ; and more...
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The Works of Sir William Temple Bart,: Complete in Four Volumes ..., Volume 1

Sir William Temple - Europe - 1757 - 530 pages
...chapter,. Holland is a country, Where eke earth is better than the air, and profit more in requeft than honour ; where there is more fenfe than wit ;...good nature than good humour ; and more wealth than plcalure : where a man would chufe rather to travel than to live » fhall find more things to obferve...
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A new general English dictionary; to which is prefixed a compendious English ...

Thomas Dyche - 1760 - 940 pages
...character, and fays, it is a countr where the earth is better than the air, and profit more in requeft than honour, where there is more fenfe than wit, more...good nature than good humour, and more wealth than plrafurr, where * man would rather chufe to travel than to live, and •M-ill und more things to obferve...
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The Modern Part of an Universal History,: From the Earliest Account of Time

World history - 1765 - 614 pages
...the earth is better than the air, and profit more in requeft than honour, where there is more fenle than wit ; more good nature than good humour ; and...than to live ; (hall find more things to obferve than defire; and more perfons to efteem than to love." As a kind of contraft to what is remarked by this...
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An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time, Volume 43

World history - 1765 - 622 pages
...the earth is better than the air, arid profit more in requeft than honour, where there is more fcnfe than wit; more good nature than good humour ; and...where a man would chufe rather to travel than to live . (ball find more things to obferve than defue ; and more perfons to efteem than to love." As a kind...
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The Modern Traveller: Hanway's Travels through Russia, Persia, &c. (concl ...

Voyages and travels - 1776 - 304 pages
...in re" queft than honour; where there is more fenfe " than wit, more good-nature than good-humour, " and more wealth than pleafure ; where a man " would chufe rather to travel than to live ; fhall " find more things to obferve than defire, and more *' perfons to efteem than to love." Three...
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A Tour from London to Petersburgh, from Thence to Moscow, and Return to ...

John Richard (traveller in Russia.) - Europe - 1778 - 254 pages
...more good-nature than <c good-humour ; and more wealth than « pleafure ; where a man would chufe (e rather to travel than to live ; {hall *< find more things to obferve than " defire, and more perfons to eftccm " than to love." > > Sir William naturally drew his comparifon...
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The modern part of An universal history, from the earliest ..., Volume 37

World history - 1783 - 506 pages
...more in requeftthan honour ; where there is more fenfe than wit, more good-nature than good-humour, and more wealth than pleafure ; where a man would chufe rather to travel than to live ; fhall find more things to obferve than defirej and more perfons to efteem than to love." As a kind...
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