 | William Mudford - 1802 - 166 pages
...fit only " to disturb the happiness of others, to lessen the little comforts, and shorten the short pleasures of our condition, by painful remembrances...melancholy prognostics of the future ; their only aim is to crush the rising hope, to damp the kindling transport, and alloy the golden hours of gaiety... | |
 | 1803 - 290 pages
...purpose than to disturb the happiness of others, to lessen the little comforts, and shorten the short pleasures of our condition, by painful remembrances...temper, subjects them to impressions from others, c 2 and who are apt to suffer by fascination, and catch the contagion of misery, it is extremely unhappy... | |
 | 1806 - 346 pages
...purpose than to disturb the happiness of others,'to lesieo th» little coraforts t and shorten the short pleasures of our condition, by painful remembrances of the past, or melancholy prognosticks of the future ; their only care is to crust the rising hope, to damp the kindling transport,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 308 pages
...for a time that love of life which is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking. port, and allay the golden hours of gaiety with the hateful dross of grief and suspicion. Though I have, like the rest of mankind, many failings and weaknesses, I have not yet, by either friends... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 pages
...purpose than to disturb the happiness of others, to lessen the little comforts, and shorten the short pleasures of our condition, by painful remembrances of the past, or melancholy prognosticks of the future; their only care is to crush the rising hope, to damp the kindling transport,... | |
 | 1810 - 464 pages
...purpose than to dioturb the happiness of others, to lessen the little comforts, and shorten the short pleasures of our condition, by painful remembrances of the past, or melancholy prognosticks of the future; their oniy 3 " care \ \ ^59. THE RAMBLER. 377 -• to crush the rising... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...purpose than to disturb the happiness of others, to lessen the little comforts, and shorten the short pleasures of our condition, by painful remembrances...kindling transport, and allay the golden hours of gaiety withthe hateful dross of grief and suspicion. To those whose weakness of spirits, or timidity of temper,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 352 pages
...purpose than to disturb the happiness of others, to lessen the little comforts and shoiten the short pleasures of our condition, by painful remembrances of the past, or melancholy prognosticks of the future; their only care is to crush the rising hope, to damp the kindling transport,... | |
 | Isaac Bailey - 1814 - 826 pages
...purpose than to disturb the happiness of others, to lessen the little comforts, and shorten the short pleasures of our condition, by painful remembrances...the future ; their only care is to crush the rising hopes, to damp the kindling transport, and ajlay the golden hours of gaiety with the hateful dross... | |
 | 1814 - 680 pages
...the future ; their only care is to crush the rising hopes, to damp the kindling transport, and ajlay the golden hours of gaiety with the hateful dross...of grief and suspicion! To those, whose weakness of spiritSi or timidity of temper) subjects them to impressions from others; and who are apt to 1 ON THE... | |
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These screech-owls seem to be settled in an opinion that the great business of life is to complain, and that they were born for no other purpose than to disturb the happiness of others, to lessen the little comforts, and shorten the short pleasures of... 
