 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...  The County Magazine - Pàgina 461788Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1750 - 228 pàgines
...us, " and difeafe and anxiety obftruft our way. We " then look back upon our lives with horror, fe with forrow, with repentance ; and wifh, but too "...fhall learn from thy example not to defpair ; but " mail remember, that though the day is part, " and their ftrength is wafted, there yet remains " one... | |
 | Midwife - 1750 - 302 pàgines
...Jncon" flancy, till the Darknefs of old Age begins to "* invade us, and Difeafe and Anxiety obftruct our *' Way. We 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1763 - 292 pàgines
...in" conftancy till the darknefs of old age begins to in" vade us, and difeafe and anxiety obftruct our " way. We then look back upon our lives with " horror, with forrow, with repentance; and wilh, " but too often vainly wifh, that we had not forfaken «' the ways of virtue. Happy are they,... | |
 | English secretary - 1772 - 268 pàgines
...of Inconftancy, rill the D'trknefs of old Age begins to invade us, and Difeafe and Anxiety obftruct our Way. 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... | |
 | 1778 - 264 pàgines
...of inconttancy, till the darknefs-of old age begins to invade us, and difeafe and anxiety obftruct our way. We then look back upon our lives with horror, with forrow, with repentance ; and with, but too often vainly with, that we had not forfaken the ways of virtue. Happy •re they, my... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1784 - 372 pàgines
...obftruct our way. We then look back upon " our lives with horror, with forrow, with re" pentance ; and wifh, but too often vainly wifh, " that we had...fhall remember, " that though the day is paft, and their ftrength " is wafted, there yet remains one effort to be " made ; that reformation is never hopelefs,... | |
 | 1785 - 596 pàgines
...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 - 1787
..." of 3ST065. THE RAMBLER. 417 " of old age begins to invade us, and difeafe and " anxiety obftruct our way. We then look back " upon our lives with horror,...fhall remember, " that though the day is paft, and their ftrength is " wafted, there yet remains one effort to be made ; " that reformation is never hopelefs,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pàgines
...inconftancy, till the darknefs 5 ' "of <c " of 9ld age begins to invade us, and difeafe and " anxiety obftruct our way. We then look 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.... | |
 | 1789 - 276 pàgines
...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,...forfaken the ways of virtue. Happy are they, my fon, who learn not to defpair, but mall remember, that though the day is part, and their ftrength is wafted,... | |
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