 ... passions, a man had better be in a fair than in a wood alone. They may, like petty thieves, cheat us perhaps, and pick our pockets in the midst of company, but like robbers, they use to strip and bind, or murder us when they catch us alone. This is...  Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley - Strona 87autor: Abraham Cowley - 1772Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Richard Griffith, Elizabeth Griffith - 1767 - Liczba stron: 326
...petty thieves, pick our pockets in the midft " of company ; but like robbers, they ufe to ftrip, " bind, or murder us, when they catch us alone: ««...to retreat from men, and fall into the " hands of the devil." I therefore congratulate you, and fhould endeavour to condole myfelf, did not your happinefs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Liczba stron: 514
...the world to fte the vanity of it, and enough virtue to defpife all vanity ; if the mind be poffeffed with any luft or paflions, a man had better be in...the punifhment of parricides among the Romans, to be lowed into a bag, with an ape, a dog, and a ferpent. The firft work therefore that a man muft do, to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Liczba stron: 520
...company ; but, like robbers, they ufe to ftrip and bind, or murder usf, * De amore fuo, lxxxiik when •when they catch us alone. This is but to retreat...like the punifhment of parricides among the Romans, tp lie fowed into a lag, with an ape, a dog, and a fcrpent. The firft work therefore that a man muft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Liczba stron: 418
...the midft of company ; but, like robbers, they ufe to ftrip and bind, or murder us, i they catch as alone. This is but to retreat from men, and fall into...the punifhment of parricides among the Romans, to be (owed into * bag, with an ape, a dog, and a. krpent. The firft work therefore that a man muft do, to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Liczba stron: 424
...of company ; but, like robbers, they ufe to ftrip and bind, or murder us, '* De amorc fuo, Jxxxiii. when they catch us alone. This is but to retreat from...and fall into the hands of devils. It is like the puni(hment of parricides among the Romans, to be fowed into a bag, with an ape, a dog, and a ferpent.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - Liczba stron: 842
...thieves, 'dut us perhaps, and pick our pockets, in the midft. of company; but, like robbers, to drip and bind, or murder us, when they catch us alone. This is but tc» JMitit front men, and fall into the hands of devils. It is like the pnnifhment of parricdcs imor.g... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - Liczba stron: 290
...cheat us perhaps, and pick our pockets, in the midst of company; but, like robbers, they use to strip and bind, or murder us, when they catch us alone....and fall into the hands of devils. It is like the punishment of parricides among the Romans, to be sowed into a bag, with an ape, a dog, and a serpent.... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - Liczba stron: 288
...thieves, cheat us, and pick our pockets in the midst of company ; but like robbers they will strip and bind, or murder us, when they catch us alone....and fall into the hands of devils. It is like the punishment of parricides among the Romans, to be sowed into a bag, with an ape, a dog, and a serpent.... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - Liczba stron: 286
...cheat us perhaps, and pick our pockets, in the midst of company; but, like robbers, they use to strip and bind, or murder us, when they catch us alone....and fall into the hands of devils. It is like the punishment of parricides among the Romans, to be sowed into a bag, with an ape, a dog, and a serpent.... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - Liczba stron: 284
...cheat us perhaps, and pick our pockets, in the midst of company; but, like robbers, they use to strip and bind, or murder us, when they catch us alone....retreat from men, and fall into the hands of devils, Jf is like the punishment of parricides among the Romans, to be sowed into a bag, with an ape, a dog,... | |
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