 | Midwife - 1750 - 302 pages
...ourfelves in Bufmefs, immerge ourfelves in Lux•' ury, and rove through the Labyrinths of Jncon" flancy, till the Darknefs of old Age begins to "* invade us,...then look back upon our Lives with " Horror, with Sorrow, with Repentance, and '* wifh, but too often vainly wife, that we had not " forfaken the Ways... | |
 | 1750 - 228 pages
...rational defire. We entangle our" felves in bufinefs, immerge ourfelves in luxury, " and rove through the labyrinths of inconftancy ; " till the darknefs...age begins to invade us, " and difeafe and anxiety obftruft our way. We " then look back upon our lives with horror, fe with forrow, with repentance ;... | |
 | English secretary - 1772 - 268 pages
...Bufiref", im^erge ourfelves in Luxury, and rove through the Labynnths of Inconftancy, rill the D'trknefs of old Age begins to invade us, and Difeafe and Anxiety...We then look back upon our Lives with Horror, with Sorrow, with Repentance; and wiili, but too often vainly wifh, that \ve had not forfaken the Ways of... | |
 | M. S. - 1780 - 232 pages
...ourfelves in vice, immerge ** ourfelves in luxury, and rove through *f the labyrinths 'of inconftanoy,. till the " darknefs of old age begins to invade us,, "and difeafe and axiety obftrudl our way, V We then look back upon our lives with. ** horror, wkh fofrow^ vvith repentancet.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English essays - 1784 - 372 pages
...We entangle ourfelves in bufmefs, immerge " ourfelves in luxury, and rove through the la" byrinths of inconftancy, till the darknefs of old " age begins...back upon " our lives with horror, with forrow, with re" pentance ; and wifh, but too often vainly wifh, " that we had not forfaken the ways of virtue.... | |
 | 1785 - 596 pages
...labyrinths of iriconuancy,till the darknefi of old age begins to invade us, and difcafe and anxiety obftruil our way. We then look, back upon our • lives with horror, with forrow, with repentance; and wiih, but too often vainly wi(h, that we had not forfaken the ways of virtue. Happy are they, my fon,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787
...rove through^ " the labyrinths of inconflancy, till the darkndfs S " of 3ST065. THE RAMBLER. 417 " of old age begins to invade us, and difeafe and "...with horror, with forrow, with " repentance ; and wifh, but too often vainly wifh, " that we had not forfaken the ways of virtue. " Happy are they, my... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...ourfelves in luxury^ and rove through the labyrinths of inconftancy, till the darknefs 5 ' "of <c " of 9ld age begins to invade us, and difeafe and " anxiety...back " upon our lives with horror, with forrow, with 'c repentance ; and wifh, but too often vainly wifh, " that we had not forfaken the ways of virtue.... | |
 | Periodicals - 1788 - 404 pages
...intention, and quit the only adequate object of rational defire. We entangle ourfelves in bufmefs, immerge ourfelves in luxury, and rove thro' the labyrinths...old age begins to invade us, and difeafe and anxiety obftru£t our way. We then look back upon our lives with horror, with forrow, with repentance, and... | |
 | 1789 - 276 pages
...of rational defire. We entangle ourfelves 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 and anxiety obftruft: our way. We then look back upon our lives with horror, with forrow, with repentance; and... | |
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We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness of old age begins to invade us, and disease and anxiety obstruct our way. We then look back upon our lives with horror, with... 
