 | 1803 - 290 Seiten
...ourselves in business, immerge ourselves ' in luxury, and rove through the labyrinth of incon' stancy, till the darkness of old age begins to invade ' us, and disease and anxiety obstruct our way. We 1 then look back upon our lives with horror, -with sor' row, with repentance ; and -wish, but too often... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 Seiten
...ourselves in business, immerge ourselves " in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of incon" stancy, till the darkness of old age begins to invade " us,...that we had not forsaken the ways of " virtue. Happy are they, my son, who shall learn " from thy example not to despair, but shall remem" ber, that though... | |
 | Gleaner - 1805 - 426 Seiten
...original intention, and quit the only adequate object of rational desire 5 we entangle ourselves m business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through...labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness of old age begin to invade us, andñdisease and anxiety obstruct our way ; we then look back upon our lives with... | |
 | 1806 - 346 Seiten
...immerge ourselves in luxury, and " rove throng hthe labyrinths of inconstancy, till " the iZarkness of old age begins to invade us, and «' disease and...«' often vainly wish, tha.t we had not forsaken the ' way of virtue. Happy are they, ray son, who ' shall learn from thy example not to despair, but «... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 308 Seiten
...degrees we let fall the remembrance " of our original intention, and quit the only adequate " object of rational desire. We entangle ourselves in " business,..." through the labyrinths of inconstancy, till the dark" ness of old age begins to invade us, and disease and " anxiety obstruct our way. We then look... | |
 | 1810 - 464 Seiten
...tional desire. We entangle ourselves in business, " immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through " ttie labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness " of...obstruct our way. We then look back upon " our lives with horrour, with sorrow, with repent" ance; and wish, but too often vainly wish, that " we had not forsaken... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 Seiten
...fall the remembrance of our original inten<c tion, and quit the only adequate object of ra" tional desire. We entangle ourselves in business, " immerge...labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness " of " of old age begins to invade us, and disease and 1 " anxiety obstruct our way. We then look back upon... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 Seiten
...degrees, we let fall the remembrance of our original intention, and quit the only adequate object of rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business,...luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy ; tUT . the darkness of old age begins toi invade us, and disease and anxiety obstruct our way. We... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 394 Seiten
...degrees we let fall the remembrance of our original intention, and quit the only adequate object of rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business,...that we 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... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - 1811 - 606 Seiten
...degrees we let fall the remembrance of our original intention, and quit the only adequate object of rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business,...sorrow, with repentance ; and wish, but too often vainly wis , that we had not forsaken the ways of virtue. Happy are they, my son, who shall learn from thy... | |
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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... 
