 | Liczba stron: 536
...of rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through labyrinths of inconstancy; till the darkness of old...had not forsaken the ways of virtue. Happy are they who shall learn from thy example not to despair, that reformation is never hopeless, nor sincere endeavours... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - Liczba stron: 624
...let fall the remembrance of our original intention, and quit the only adequate le rational desire . We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves...forsaken the ways of virtue. Happy are they, my son, who »hall leam from thy example not to despair, but shall remember that though the day is past, and their... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1840 - Liczba stron: 270
...intention, and quit the only adequate >bject of rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, itnmerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths...begins to invade us, and disease and anxiety obstruct oar way. We then look back upon our lives with horror, with sorrow, with repentance ; and wish, but... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - Liczba stron: 1078
...gratifications. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinth of inconstancy, till the darkness of old age begins...disease and anxiety obstruct our way. "We then look back on our lives with horror, grief, and repentance, and wish, too often vainly wish, we had not forsaken... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1842 - Liczba stron: 262
...fall the remembrance of our original intention, and quit the only adequate object of rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves...wish, that we had not forsaken the w-ays of virtue. 18 " Happy are they, my son, who shall learn from thy example, nol to despair ; but shall remember,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - Liczba stron: 620
...fall the remembrance of our original intention, and quit the only adequate obit»,. ' rational desire We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves...darkness of old age begins to invade us, and disease and an.\i»,-ty obstruct our way. We then look back upon our lives with horror, with sorrow, with repentance... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1843 - Liczba stron: 222
...fall the remembrance of our original intention, and quit the only adequate object of rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves...to invade us, and disease and anxiety obstruct our w ay . We then look back upon our lives with horror, with sorrow. with repentance ; and wish, but too... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - Liczba stron: 624
...fall t!in remembrance of our original intention, and quit the only adequate obit*,. ' rational desire We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves...virtue. Happy are they, my son, who shall learn from thv example not to despair, but shall remember tfiat though the day is past, and their strength is... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1849 - Liczba stron: 348
...fall the remembrance of our original intention, and quit the only adequate object of rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves...look back upon our lives with horror, with sorrow, and with repentance ; and wish, but too often vainly wish, that we had not forsaken the paths of virtue.... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - Liczba stron: 466
...ourselves in luxury, arid rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy ; till the darkness of old age 30 begins to invade us, and disease and anxiety obstruct...that we had not forsaken the ways of virtue. Happy 35 are they, tny son, who shall learn from thy example not to despair ; but shall remember, that, though... | |
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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... 
