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Order Of The Procession On Laying The Foundation-Stone Of The New Buildings For The University Of Edinburgh,
tbe number of 500 were issued . Upwards o ' f 300 noblemen and gentlemen were present , and the whole was conducted with the greatest regularity and order . . . This was the most numerous and brilliant procession ever exhibited in this city : it extended from the scite of the New College to the Tron Church in a compact body .
Hints For The Oeconomy Of Time, Expence, Learning, And Morality;
HINTS FOR THE OECONOMY OF TIME , EXPENCE , LEARNING , AND MORALITY ;
RESIGNED FOR THE EASE AND BENEFIT OF THE FASHIONABLE WORLD . TIME ,
j . TVTO time to be expended on thought , as nothing comes of it r ^ j among men of fashion . .-, _ ,-2 . The wear and tear of time by constant use to be avoided , as so precious an article ought to be employed sparingly . 3 . Time often to be protracted , by long and wearisome lounges , by way of making the most of it . and dull with inoccupation
4 . When time is heavy with lassitude , , be tender of using it in this torpid and vapourish condition , and- endeavour to refresh if by the slumbers of inanity . a . 5 . Make up your m ' ind at once and irrevocably on every question : by these means you save the time that would otherwise be lost in choosingand need never after waste a moment in hearing what another
, man has to say . ... . „ . 6 . Avoid the acquisition of too many new ideas , which will demand considerable time to arrange themselves in your minds . The fewer your ideas , the more speedily will your measures be taken , and your resolutions formed ; it being a much shorter process to determine with two ideas than with half a score . all for other
7 . Dispossess yourself as much as possible of feeling men ; for this is giving to others a claim upon your time ; and while you are sympathising with their sufferings , they are stealing a march upon you . 8 . Rob other men of as much of tlieir time as possible , by way of saving your own . This is a golden rule , and a most ingenious
ceconomy . .. . 9 . Study your own gratifications in every concern of lite , and waste ; no time in thinking of the sacrifices you make to them , or of their consequences to other men ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Order Of The Procession On Laying The Foundation-Stone Of The New Buildings For The University Of Edinburgh,
tbe number of 500 were issued . Upwards o ' f 300 noblemen and gentlemen were present , and the whole was conducted with the greatest regularity and order . . . This was the most numerous and brilliant procession ever exhibited in this city : it extended from the scite of the New College to the Tron Church in a compact body .
Hints For The Oeconomy Of Time, Expence, Learning, And Morality;
HINTS FOR THE OECONOMY OF TIME , EXPENCE , LEARNING , AND MORALITY ;
RESIGNED FOR THE EASE AND BENEFIT OF THE FASHIONABLE WORLD . TIME ,
j . TVTO time to be expended on thought , as nothing comes of it r ^ j among men of fashion . .-, _ ,-2 . The wear and tear of time by constant use to be avoided , as so precious an article ought to be employed sparingly . 3 . Time often to be protracted , by long and wearisome lounges , by way of making the most of it . and dull with inoccupation
4 . When time is heavy with lassitude , , be tender of using it in this torpid and vapourish condition , and- endeavour to refresh if by the slumbers of inanity . a . 5 . Make up your m ' ind at once and irrevocably on every question : by these means you save the time that would otherwise be lost in choosingand need never after waste a moment in hearing what another
, man has to say . ... . „ . 6 . Avoid the acquisition of too many new ideas , which will demand considerable time to arrange themselves in your minds . The fewer your ideas , the more speedily will your measures be taken , and your resolutions formed ; it being a much shorter process to determine with two ideas than with half a score . all for other
7 . Dispossess yourself as much as possible of feeling men ; for this is giving to others a claim upon your time ; and while you are sympathising with their sufferings , they are stealing a march upon you . 8 . Rob other men of as much of tlieir time as possible , by way of saving your own . This is a golden rule , and a most ingenious
ceconomy . .. . 9 . Study your own gratifications in every concern of lite , and waste ; no time in thinking of the sacrifices you make to them , or of their consequences to other men ,