 Six hours in sleep, in law's grave study six. Four spend in prayer— the rest on nature fix. Rather. Six hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, Ten to the world allot, and 'all to heaven.  The British Prose Writers - Page 551821Full view - About this book
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 616 pages
...lines:— [Sir Edward Coke.] Six hours in sleep, in law's grave stndy six, Four spend in prayer—the rest on nature fix. [Rather:] Seven hours to law,...seven, Ten to the world allot, and all to heaven. The poems of Sir William Jones comprise two small volumes, and consist of a few original pieces in... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1851 - 764 pages
...in sleep, in law's grave study six, Four spend in prayer — the rest on nature fix. Rather: Seren But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few a The poems of Sir William Jones have been collected and printed in two small volumes. An early collection... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1852 - 764 pages
...>ix, Four tpend in prayer, the reel on nature ii.v." « Rather," says Sir William Jones, " 8ix bouri to law, to soothing slumber« seven, Ten to the world allot, and all to heaven." The second couplet puzzles Mr. Croker strangely. "Sir William," says he, "has shortened his day to... | |
 | 1852 - 348 pages
...rich and rare, And " when he makes his jewels up," grant thee a station there. Seven hours to work — to soothing slumber seven, Ten to the world allot, and ALL to Heaven. Never hesitate to engage in a noble enterprise for fear you have no power to render it important aid.... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1854 - 796 pages
...hours in sleep, in law's grave study six, Four spend in prayer — the rest on nature fix. Rather. Six hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, Ten to the world allot, and 'all to heaven. But we cannot conclude this short sketcli of the life of this eminently great and good man, without... | |
 | Industries - 1855 - 778 pages
...sleep, to law's grave study six, Four spend in prayer, the rest on nature fix. Or rather, he says : Six hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, Ten to the world allot, and all to heaven. The lord keeper Williams slept but three hours in the twenty-four. Roger North considered four hours... | |
 | James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow, Robert Gibbes Barnwell, Edwin Q. Bell, William MacCreary Burwell - Southern States - 1855 - 780 pages
...sleep, to law's grave study six, Four spend in prayer, the rest on nature fix. Or rather, he says : Six hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, Ten to the world allot, and all to heaven. The lord keeper Williams slept but three hours in the twenty-four. Roger North considered four hours... | |
 | Anna Letitia Waring - Early rising - 1855 - 152 pages
...been somewhat modified by that excellent man and accomplished scholar, Sir William Jones : — ' Six hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, Ten to the world allot — and all to Heaven.' " The late John Wesley, who combined great bodily fatigue with constant and varied mental exertion,... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1856 - 660 pages
...state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill. Seven hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, Ten to the world allot, and all to heaven.* CAPTAIN CHARLES MORRIS. 1832. Billy Pitt and the Farmer. Solid men of Boston, make no long orations... | |
 | Anna Letitia Waring - Early rising - 1856 - 152 pages
...been somewhat modified by that excellent man and accomplished scholar, Sir William Jones: — ' Six hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, Ten to the world allot — and all to Heaven.' " The late John Wesley, who combined great bodily fatigue with constant and varied mental exertion,... | |
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