 | 1852 - 532 Seiten
...friend, whom no one knows, George lives contented without the fame. If the best men do not draw the great prizes in life, we know it has been so settled by the Ordainer of the lottery. We own and sec daily how the false and worthless live and prosper, while the good are called away, and the dear... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1873 - 826 Seiten
...observes : — "If the best men do not draw the great prizes in life, we know that it has been so ordained by the Ordainer of the lottery; we own, and see daily,...young perish untimely. We perceive in every man's life maimed happiness, the frequent falling, the bootless endeavor, the struggle of right and wrong, in... | |
 | 1873 - 610 Seiten
...: — ' If the best men do not draw the great prizes in life, we know that it has been so ordained by the Ordainer of the lottery ; we own, and see daily,...young perish untimely. We perceive in every man's life maimed happiness, the frequent falling, the bootless endeavour, the struggle of right and wrong, in... | |
 | 1873 - 610 Seiten
...observes: — ' If the best men do not draw the great prizes in life, we know that it has been so ordained by the Ordainer of the lottery ; we own, and see daily,...false and worthless live and prosper, while the good arc called away, and the dear and young perish untimely. We perceive in every man's life maimed happiness,... | |
 | George Barnett Smith - 1875 - 552 Seiten
...: — ' If the best men do not draw the great prizes in life, we know that it has been so ordained by the Ordainer of the lottery ; we own, and see daily,...young perish untimely. We perceive in every man's life maimed happiness, the frequent falling, the bootless endeavour, the struggle of right and wrong, in... | |
 | 1873 - 164 Seiten
...observes : "If the best men do not draw the great prizes in life, we know that it has been so ordained by the Ordainer of the lottery ; we own, and see daily,...young perish untimely. We perceive in every man's life maimed happiness, the frequent falling, the bootless endeavor, the struggle of right and wrong, in... | |
 | 1880 - 376 Seiten
...view of life there is in that conclusion .of Pendennis : If the best men do not draw the great prize in life, we know it has been so settled by the ordainer...prosper, while the good are called away, and the dear and the young perish untimely ; we perceive in every man's life the maimed happiness, the frequent falling,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881 - 472 Seiten
...and made her cry.—Lovel the Widower, 32. MEN. LIFE'S LOTTERY. IF the best men do not draw the great prizes in life, we know it has been so settled by...good are called away, and the dear and young perish untimely,—we perceive in every man's life the maimed happiness, the frequent falling, the bootless... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1898 - 850 Seiten
...friend, whom no on? knows, George lives contented without the fame. If the beat men do not draw the great prizes in life, we know it has been so settled by...dear and young perish untimely, — we perceive in evenman's life the maimed happiness, the frequent falling, the bootless endeavour, the struggle of... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1898 - 846 Seiten
...friend, whom no one knows, George lives contented without the fame. If the best men do not draw the great prizes in life, we know it has been so settled by...and worthless live and prosper, while the good are culled away, and the dear and young perish untimely, — we perceive in every man's life the maimed... | |
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If the best men do not draw the great prizes in life, we know it has been so settled by the Ordainer of the lottery. We own, and see daily, how the false and worthless live and prosper, while the good are called away, and the dear and young perish... 
