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" The abilities of man must fall short on one side or other, like too scanty a blanket when you are a-bed, if you pull it upon your shoulders you leave your feet bare; if you thrust it down upon your feet, your shoulders are uncovered. "
Pleasures, Objects, and Advantages of Literature - Page 47
by Robert Aris Willmott - 1851 - 301 pages
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Letters written by Sir William Temple ... containing an account of the most ...

William Temple - 1731 - 506 pages
...produced by the Heat, others by the Coldnefs ot Brain and Temper ? The Abilities of Man muft fall ihort on one fide or other, like too fcanty a Blanket when you are a-bed, if you pull it upon your Shoulders, you leave your Feet bare j if you thruft it down upon your Feet, your Shoulders are uncovered....
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The Works of Sir William Temple Bart,: Complete in Four Volumes ..., Volume 3

William Temple - 1757 - 564 pages
...all qualities, when fome are produced by the heat, others by the coldnefs of brain and temper ? The abilities of man muft fall fhort on one fide or other,...feet bare ; if you thruft it down upon your feet, yourfhoulders are uncovered. But what would we have, unlefs it be other natures and beings than God...
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The Works of Sir William Temple, Bart: An essay upon the advancement of ...

William Temple - 1814 - 606 pages
...coldness of brain and temper ? The abilities of man must fall short on one side or other, like too scanty a blanket when you are a-bed ; if you pull it upon your shoulders, you leave your feet bare ; if you thrust it down upon your feet, your shoulders are uncovered....
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The British Prose Writers: Sir W. Temple's essays

1821 - 384 pages
...coldness of brain and temper ? The abilities of man must fall short on one side or other, like too scanty a blanket when you are a-bed; if you pull it upon your shoulders, you leave your feet bare ; if you thrust it down upon your feet, your shoulders are uncovered....
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Laconics: Or, The Best Words of the Best Authors, Volume 1

John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pages
...be wise. Gray. DCCCXXXIV. The abilities of man must fall short on one side or other, like too scanty a blanket when you are a-bed; if you pull it upon your shoulders, you leave your feet bare; if you thrust it down upon your feet, your shoulders are uncovered....
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Laconics; or, The best words of the best authors [ed. by J. Timbs ..., Volume 1

Laconics - 1829 - 390 pages
...be wise. Gray. DCCCXXXIV. The abilities of man must fall short on one side or other, like too scanty a blanket when you are a-bed; if you pull it upon your shoulders, you leave your feet bare; if you thrust it down upon your feet, your shoulders are uncovered....
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The Pocket Lacon: Comprising Nearly One Thousand Extracts from the ..., Volume 1

John Taylor - 1839 - 274 pages
...Milton. OfMilitics. — The abilities of man must fall short on one side or other, like too scanty a blanket when you are a-bed; if you pull it upon your shoulders, you leave your feet bare; if you thrust it down upon your feet, your shoulders are uncovered....
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Materials for thinking extracted from the works of the learned of all ages

Materials - 1846 - 478 pages
...CCCCXXIV. Of Abilities. — The abilities of man must fall short on one side or other, like too scanty a blanket when you are a-bed ; if you pull it upon your shoulders, you leave your feet bare ; if you thrust it down upon your feet, your shoulders are uncovered....
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The Companion: After-dinner Table-talk

Robert Conger Pell - 1850 - 196 pages
...HUMAN ABILITIES. The abilities of a man must fall short upon one side or the other, " like too scanty a blanket when you are abed, if you pull it upon your shoulders, you leave your feet bare ; if yon thrust it down upon your feet, your shoulders are uncovered."...
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Table-talk on Books, Men, and Manners

Robert Conger Pell - 1853 - 252 pages
...HUMAN ABILITIES. The abilities of a man must fall short upon one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed, if you pull it upon your shoulders, you leave your feet bare ; if you thrust it down upon your feet, your shoulders are uncovered....
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