The British Essayists: The AdventurerLittle, Brown, 1866 |
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... object of their hope , without any efforts of their own , will be disappointed of enjoy- ment . " No life can be happy , but that which is spent in the prosecution of some purpose to which our powers are equal , and which we , therefore ...
... object of their hope , without any efforts of their own , will be disappointed of enjoy- ment . " No life can be happy , but that which is spent in the prosecution of some purpose to which our powers are equal , and which we , therefore ...
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... object of it depends upon a con- tingency over which he has no influence ; he pursues no purpose with gradual and perceptible success , and therefore cannot enjoy the pleasure which arises from the anticipation of its accomplishment ...
... object of it depends upon a con- tingency over which he has no influence ; he pursues no purpose with gradual and perceptible success , and therefore cannot enjoy the pleasure which arises from the anticipation of its accomplishment ...
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... object which industry could not ob- tain , he determined to be industrious no longer ; to draw drink for a dirty and boisterous rabble , was a slavery to which he now submitted with reluctance , and he longed for the moment in which he ...
... object which industry could not ob- tain , he determined to be industrious no longer ; to draw drink for a dirty and boisterous rabble , was a slavery to which he now submitted with reluctance , and he longed for the moment in which he ...
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... objects of speculation ; the interests and passions , the virtues and vices of man- kind , have been diversified in different times , only by unessential and casual varieties ; and we must , therefore , expect in the works of all those ...
... objects of speculation ; the interests and passions , the virtues and vices of man- kind , have been diversified in different times , only by unessential and casual varieties ; and we must , therefore , expect in the works of all those ...
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... objects succeeds , doomed to the same shortness of duration with the former ; thus curiosity may always find employment , and the busy part of mankind will furnish the contempla- tive with the materials of speculation to the end of time ...
... objects succeeds , doomed to the same shortness of duration with the former ; thus curiosity may always find employment , and the busy part of mankind will furnish the contempla- tive with the materials of speculation to the end of time ...
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