 | Samuel Johnson - 1763 - 292 pages
...innocence, and folaee our difquiet with fenfual " gratifications. By degrees we let fall the remem" brance of our original intention, and quit the " only adequate object of rational defire. We en" tangle ourfelves in bufinefs, immerge our/elves in " luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of... | |
 | English secretary - 1772 - 268 pages
...in Time, lofe the Happineis of Innocence, and folace our Diiquiet with fcnfual Gratifications. iBy Degrees we let fall the Remembrance of our original...Object of rational Defire. We entangle ourfelves in Bufiref", im^erge ourfelves in Luxury, and rove through the Labynnths of Inconftancy, rill the D'trknefs... | |
 | M. S. - 1780 - 232 pages
..."pares us for another; we iq time lofe " the happinefs of innocence,. and folace *' our difquiec in fenfual gratifications, " By degrees we let fall the...the ** only adequate object of rational defire ** We intangle ourfelves in vice, immerge ** ourfelves in luxury, and rove through *f the labyrinths 'of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English essays - 1784 - 372 pages
...nocence, and folace our difquiet with fenfual *' gratifications. By degrees we let fall the re" membrance of our original intention, and quit " the only adequate...object of rational defire. " We entangle ourfelves in bufmefs, immerge " ourfelves in luxury, and rove through the la" byrinths of inconftancy, till the... | |
 | 1785 - 596 pages
...prepares us for another; we in time loie the happinefs of innocence, and folace our difquiet with feni'uo! gratifications. By degrees we let fall the remembrance...intention, and quit the only adequate object of rational deike. We entangle ourfelves in bufmefs, immergeourlilves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...pliance prepares us for another; we in time lofe " the happinefs of innocence, and folace our dif" quiet with fenfual gratifications. By degrees we " let fall the remembrance of our original inten" tion, and quit the only adequate object of ra" tional defire. We entangle ourfelves in bufinefs/... | |
 | Periodicals - 1788 - 404 pages
...without lofing the road of virtue, which we, for a while, keep in our fight, and to which we propofe to return. But temptation fucceeds temptation, and...object of rational defire. We entangle ourfelves in bufmefs, immerge ourfelves in luxury, and rove thro' the labyrinths of inconftancy till the darknefs... | |
 | 1789 - 276 pages
...without lofing the road of virtue, which we, for a while, keep in our fight, and to which we propofe to return. But temptation fucceeds temptation, and...in bufinefs, immerge ourfelves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconftancy, till the darknefs of old age begins to invade us, and difeafe... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...and one compliance prepares us for another ; we in time lofe the happinefs of innocence, and iblace our difquiet with fenfual gratifications. By degrees...in bufinefs, immerge ourfelves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconftancy, till the datknefs of old age begins to invade us, and difeafe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pages
...prepares us tor another; we in time lole the happine.s of innocence, and folace our dilquiet with (enfual gratifications. By degrees we let fall the remembrance...our original . intention, and quit the only adequate abjeft of rational clelire. We entangle ourfelves in bufmefs, immerge ourlelves in luxury, and rove... | |
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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... 
