 By degrees we let fall the remembrance of our original intention, and quit the only adequate object of rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness of...  The Saturday Magazine - Էջ 61835Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 462 էջ
...immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through " the labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness " of " of old age begins to invade us, and disease and anxiety " obstruct our way. We tben look back upon our " lives with horrour, with sorrow, with repentance ; " and wish, but too often... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 398 էջ
...ration-it desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and vove through the labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness of old age begins to invade us, and Hisoas* and anxiety obstruct our way. We then look back upon our lives with horror, with sorrow, with... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 էջ
...ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of in constancy, till the darkness of old mge begins to invade us, and disease and anxiety obstruct our way. We then look bact upon our lives with horror, with sorrow, with repeutancc ; and wish, but too often vainly wish,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 278 էջ
...rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy ; till the darkness of old...had not forsaken the ways of virtue. Happy are they, my son, who shall learn from thy example, not to despair ; but shall remember, that, though the day... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 էջ
...rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy ; till the darkness of old...had not forsaken the ways of virtue. Happy are they, my son, who shall learn from thy example, not to despair : but shall remember, that, though the day... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 էջ
...invader us, and disease and anxiety obstructs our way. AVe then look back upon our lives with horrour, with sorrow, With repentance; and wish, but too often...wish, that We had not forsaken the ways of virtue. 18. " Happy are they, my son, who shall learn from thy example, not to despair; but shall remember,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1822 - 312 էջ
...ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy ; till the darkness of old age bepins to invade us, and disease and anxiety obstruct our way. We then look back upon our lives wilh horror, with sorrow, with repentance ; and wish, but too ofi-n vainly wish, thut we had not forsaken... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 էջ
...rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness of old...had not forsaken the ways of virtue. Happy are they, my son, who shall learn from thy example, not to despair, but shall remember, that though the day is... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 476 էջ
...rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness of old...had not forsaken the ways of virtue. Happy are they, my son, who shall learn from thy example not to despair, but shall remember, that though the day is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 472 էջ
...rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness of old...obstruct our way. We then look back upon our lives with horrour, with sorrow, with repentance; and wish, but too often vainly wish, that we had not forsaken... | |
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