 | 1824 - 396 pages
...for the space of forty years, supposing a man to go to bed at the same hour at night, is equivolent to the addition of ten years to a man's life, of which...the two hours in question to be spent) eight hours in the day should be employed in study and devotion. . SINGULAR NOTION. We have seen a letter from... | |
 | Job Orton - 1825 - 294 pages
...the ensuing period. the morning, for the space of forty years, supposing a man to go to bed at the same hour at night, is nearly equivalent to the addition...of which (supposing the two hours in question to be so spent) eight hours every day should be employed in study and devotion. Fam. Expos. vol. iv. p. 165,... | |
 | Presbyterianism - 1826 - 596 pages
...and seven o'clock in the morning, for the space of forty years, supposing a man to go to bed ¡it the same hour at night, is nearly equivalent to the addition...life, of which (supposing the two hours in question to he so spent) eijjht hours every day should he employed in study and ilc.votion." — Famify Exfetitnr,... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...and seven o'clock in the morning, for the space of forty years, supposing u man to go to bed at the same hour at night, is nearly equivalent to the addition of ten years to a man's life. — Doddridge. DCCCCXXXV. The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what... | |
 | Charles Buck - Anecdotes - 1831 - 418 pages
...seven of the clock in the morning, for the sрace of 40 years, supposing a man to go to beâ at the same hour at night, is nearly equivalent to the addition...question to be spent) eight hours, every day, should be spent in study and devotion." " The solemn stillness of the morning, just before break of day, (says... | |
 | English periodicals - 1832 - 524 pages
...seven of the clock in the morning, for the space of forty years, supposing a man to go to bed at the same hour at night, is nearly equivalent to the addition of ten years to a man's life." The Dr. who was a voluminous writer, said, that he owed the production of most of his works to this... | |
 | John Todd - Character - 1835 - 414 pages
...at seven o'clock in the morning, for the space of forty years, supposing a man to go to bed at the same hour at night, is nearly equivalent to the addition of ten years to a man's life." In order to rise early, I would earnestly recommend an early hour for retiring. There are many other... | |
 | 1837 - 646 pages
...at five and seven in the morning for the space of forty years, supposing a man to go to bed at the same hour at night, is nearly equivalent to the addition of ten years to life. The eminent naturalist, Buffon, has recorded a curious anecdote of the resolution with which... | |
 | 1838 - 500 pages
...and seven o'clock in the morning, for the space of forty years, supposing a man to go to bed at the same hour at night, is nearly equivalent to the addition...of which, supposing the two hours in question to be so spent, eight hours a day should be employed in study and devotion." therein an hour a day more than... | |
 | Hints - 1838 - 216 pages
...FIVE and at SEVEN in the morning for the space of forty years, supposing a man to go to bed at the same hour at night, is nearly equivalent to the addition of TEN years to a man's life, of which he employed eight hours every day in study and devotion, and added these two hours to them. NOTE F.... | |
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I may say, that the production of this work and most of my other writings, is owing; viz. that the difference between rising at five and at seven o'clock in the morning, for the space of forty years, supposing a man to go to bed at the same hour at night,... 
