 | Robert Burton - 1824 - 374 Seiten
...been plunged by the indulgence of their pleasing but pernicious perturbations. " The gates of hell are open night and day ; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way : But to return, an3 view the cheerful skies, In this the task and mighty labour lies." Serious contemplation, induced... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 458 Seiten
...open. ~Facilis descensus Avemii, Noctes atque dies patel atrijanun Dtiis. vine. The gates of hell arc open night and day ; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way. DRYJDE N. The means of doing hurt to ourselves are always at hand. I immediately sent to a printer,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 702 Seiten
...gradum, superatqut cmderc ad aural, Hxaput, hie labor at. — Vino. The gates of Hell are open nighl and day ; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way ; But to return, and view the chrerfnl skier.. Of this vice, as of all others, every man who indulges it is conscious:... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 526 Seiten
...descensut Arerni, Noctes atque dist patet atrijunua Ditis. VIRG. -En. lib. vi. 126. The gates of hell are open night and day ; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way. DIIYDIN. The means of doing hurt to ourselves are always at hand. I immediately sent to a printer,... | |
 | Tobias Merton (pseud) - 1826 - 318 Seiten
...crime so all but imperceptible. " Faeilis descensus Averni," says the sybil ; — The gates of hell are open night and day, Smooth the descent, and easy is the way. Let us proceed to .the lines in continuation :— But, to return, and view the cheerful skies, In this... | |
 | Virgil - 1830 - 370 Seiten
...thus replied the prophetess divine : 190 ' O goddess-born, of great Anchises' line ! The gates of hell are open night and day ; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way : But, to return, and view the cheerful skies — In this the task and mighty labor lies. 195 To few great Jupiter imparts... | |
 | Egerton Smith - 1831 - 656 Seiten
...aloof, but once having entered it, there is little hope of return or escape. The gates of hell stand open night and day, Smooth the descent and easy is the way ; But to return to light and golden skies; Th.it is the task ; — 'tis there the labour lies. " You should have quoted... | |
 | 1833 - 94 Seiten
...particularly charge you to be careful here. Temptations surround you on every hand ; " The gates of hell are open night and day, Smooth the descent, and easy is the way." Approach not these gates, I beseech you. As the house of God is the gate of heaven, so the theatre... | |
 | Virgil - 1834 - 340 Seiten
...thus replied the prophetess divine : 190 " O goddess-born, of great Anchises' line ! The gates of hell are open night and day ; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way : But, to return, and view the cheerful skies — In this the task and mighty labour lies. 195 To few great Jupiter imparts... | |
 | John Dryden, John Mitford - 1836 - 488 Seiten
...thus replied the prophetess divine : " O goddess-bora, of great Anchises' line ! *n»e gates of hell are open night and day ; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way But, to return, and view the cheerful skies—- In this the task and mighty labour lies. To few great Jupiter imparts... | |
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The gates of hell are open night and day ; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way : But, to return, and view the cheerful skies — In this the task and mighty labour lies. 
