 | William Oxberry - English literature - 1824 - 382 pages
...to my own sex ; bat I firmly believe that it withers down many a lovely woman into an early grave. Man is the creature of interest and ambition. His nature leads him forth into the straggle and bustle of the world. Love is but the embellishment of his early life, or a song piped... | |
 | 1834 - 638 pages
...His nature leads him forth into the struggle and hustle of the world. Love is hut the emhellishment of his early life, or a song piped in the intervals of acts. He seeks for fame, for fortune, (or space in the world's thought, and dominion over His fellow-men.... | |
 | 1828 - 400 pages
...withers down many a lovely woman into art early grave. Man is the creature of interest and amhition. His nature- leads him forth into the struggle and...of the world. Love is but the embellishment of his •arly life, or a song piped in the intervals of the acts. He seeks for fame, for fortune, for space... | |
 | Aesthetics - 1834 - 428 pages
...to our own sex ; but 1 firmly believe that it withers down many a lovely woman into an early grave. Man is the creature of interest and ambition. His nature leads him into the strruggle and bustle of the world. Love is but thecmbellishment of bis-early life, or a song... | |
 | Elizabeth Caroline Grey - 1840 - 926 pages
...only stay by which she clung to existence. " Man is the creature of impulse, of ambition ; love is the embellishment of his early life, or a song piped in the interval of the acts, but a woman's whole life is a history of the affections ; the heart is her world... | |
 | Robert Dale Owen - Christianity - 1841 - 214 pages
...infinite mischief. I shall be better understood by placing before our readers some of these reflections. " Man is the creature of interest and ambition. His nature leads him forth into the straggle and bustle of the world. Love is but the embellishment of his early life, or a song piped... | |
 | 1843 - 758 pages
...to my own sex ; but I firmly believe that it withers down many a lovely woman into an early grave. Man is the creature of interest and ambition. His...of the world. Love is but the embellishment of 'his early'life, or a song piped in the intervals of the acts. He seeks for fame, for fortune, for space... | |
 | Bridal gift - 1848 - 244 pages
...words can speak — 1 think the wedded wife of mine The best of all that 's not divine ! ,)/ £ * * MAN is the creature of interest and ambition. His nature leads him forth into the struggle and hustle of the world. Love is but the embellishment of his early life, or a song piped in the intervals... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 544 pages
...fatal to my own sex; but I firmly believe that it withers down many a lovely woman into an early grave. Man is the creature of interest and ambition. His...of the world. Love is but the embellishment of his curly life, or a song piped in the intervals of the acts. He seeks for fame, for fortune, for space... | |
 | Washington Irving - Americans - 1849 - 538 pages
...to my own sex ; but I firmly believe that it withers down many a lovely woman into an early grave. Man is the creature of interest and ambition. His...forth into the struggle and bustle of the world. Love THE SKETCH BOOK. is but the embellishment of his early life, or a song piped in the intervals of the... | |
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Man is the creature of interest and ambition. His nature leads him forth into the struggle and bustle of the world. Love is but the embellishment of his early life, or a song piped in the intervals of the »cts. He seeks for fame, for fortune, for space... 
