 | 1831 - 652 trang
...translated from some old Latin lines, the other is original. The former runs thus : < Six hours to sleep, to law's grave study six, Four' spend in prayer, the rest on nature fix.' ' Rather,' says Sir William Jones, ' Six hours to law, to soothing slumbers seven, Ten to the world... | |
 | John Shore Baron Teignmouth - 1806 - 566 trang
...him in India, but at what period is not known, nor indeed of any consequence :. i . Sir EDWARD COKE, Six hours in sleep, in law's grave study six, Four spend in prayer, — the rest on nature fix: RATHER, Seven hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, Ten to the world allot, and all to Heaven. If... | |
 | John Shore Baron Teignmouth - 1806 - 618 trang
...India, but at what period is not known, nor indeed of any consequence : Sir EDWARD COKE, Six hours an sleep, in law's grave study six, Four spend in prayer, — the rest on nature fix ; RATHER, Seven hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, Ten to tbe world allot, and all to Heaven.... | |
 | William Jones - 1807 - 534 trang
...by him in India, but at what period is not known, nor indeed of any confequence : Sir EDWARD COKE, Six hours in sleep, in law's grave study six, , Four spend in prayer, — the rest on nature fix: RATHER, Seven hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, Ten to the world allot, and all to Heaven. If... | |
 | William Richards - 1812 - 676 trang
...William Jones, is supposed to be expressive o tl.e. manner in which he distributed, or employed his (imc. "Six hours in sleep, in Law's grave study Six, Four spend in prayer, the rest on nature !;>;." For which Sir William Jones is said to have substituted the following;, " Six hours to law,... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 trang
...character, the following lines are added from a small scrap of paper in his hand-writing : Sir EDWARD COKE. Six hours in sleep, in law's grave study six, Four spend in prayer — the rest on nature fix. Rather, Seven hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, ' Ten to the world allot — and all to heaven.... | |
 | Thomas Zouch, Francis Wrangham - 1820 - 558 trang
...law, to soothing slumber seven, Ten to the world, &c. Xwhicli is itself founded upon Sir Edward Coke's Six hours in sleep, in law's grave study six ; Four spend in prayer — the rest on nature fix.) and will recall to the reader's recollection Dr. Doddridge's Epigram tijiou his family-motto (Gum vvvwnus,... | |
 | 1821 - 360 trang
...him in India, but at what period is not known, nor indeed is of any consequence : Sir EDWARD COKE. Six hours in sleep, in law's grave study six, Four spend in prayer, — the rest on nature fix : RATHER, Seven hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, Ten to the world allot, and all to Heaven.... | |
 | 1883 - 404 trang
...gifted man. Like great men he was full of work ; and this is what he wrote about division of time — " Six hours in sleep, in Law's grave study six, Four spend in prayers, the rest on nature fix." Sir William Jones altered the lines to these — " Seven hours to... | |
 | General reader - 1827 - 246 trang
...India, but at what period is unknown, nor is it indeed of any consequence : Sir Edward Coke says — 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. Memoirs... | |
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Six hours to sleep, to law's grave study six, Four spend in prayer, the rest on nature fix. 
