 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...  First collection of instructive extracts - Sida 28efter Scottish school-book assoc - 1852Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Midwife - 1750 - 302 sidor
...Jncon" flancy, till the Darknefs of old Age begins to "* invade us, and Difeafe and Anxiety obftruct our *' Way. We then look back upon our Lives with " Horror, with Sorrow, with Repentance, and '* wifh, but too often vainly wife, that we had not " forfaken the Ways of Virtue. Happy are they,... | |
 | English secretary - 1772 - 268 sidor
...of Inconftancy, rill the D'trknefs of old Age begins to invade us, and Difeafe and Anxiety obftruct our Way. We then look back upon our Lives with Horror, with Sorrow, with Repentance; and wiili, but too often vainly wifh, that \ve had not forfaken the Ways of Virtue. Happy are they, my... | |
 | 1778 - 264 sidor
...of inconttancy, till the darknefs-of old age begins to invade us, and difeafe and anxiety obftruct our way. We then look back upon our lives with horror, with forrow, with repentance ; and with, but too often vainly with, that we had not forfaken the ways of... | |
 | 1785 - 596 sidor
...labyrinths of iriconuancy,till the darknefi of old age begins to invade us, and difcafe and anxiety obftruil our way. We then look, back upon our • lives with horror, with forrow, with repentance; and wiih, but too often vainly wi(h, that we had not forfaken the ways of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
..." of 3ST065. THE RAMBLER. 417 " of old age begins to invade us, and difeafe and " anxiety obftruct our way. We then look back " upon our lives with horror, with forrow, with " repentance ; and wifh, but too often vainly wifh, " that we had not forfaken the ways... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 sidor
...inconftancy, till the darknefs 5 ' "of <c " of 9ld age begins to invade us, and difeafe and " anxiety obftruct our way. We then look back " upon our lives with horror, with forrow, with 'c repentance ; and wifh, but too often vainly wifh, " that we had not forfaken the ways... | |
 | 1788 - 404 sidor
...of inconftancy till the darknefs of old age begins to invade us, and difeafe and anxiety obftru£t our way. We then look back upon our lives with horror, with forrow, with repentance, and wifh, but too often vainly wifh, that we had not forfaken the ways of... | |
 | 1789 - 276 sidor
...of inconftancy, till the darknefs of old age begins to invade us, and difeafe and anxiety obftruft: our way. We then look back upon our lives with horror, with forrow, with repentance; and wifh, but too often vainly wifh, that we had not forfaken the ways of... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 sidor
...of inconfiancy, till the darknefs of old age begins to invade us, and difeafe and anxiety obftruit our way. We then look back upon our lives with horror, with forrow, with repentance ; and vviiii, but too often vainly wifh, that we had not forfakcn the ways... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 sidor
...of inconftancy ; till the darknefs of old age begins to invade us, and difeafe and anxiety obftruct our way. We then look back upon our lives with horror, with forrow, with repentance; and wifh, but too often vainly wifh, that we had not forfaken the ways of... | |
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