| Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 280 pages
...unwillingly acquainted with his own weaknefs, ncfs, and meditation fhews him only how little he can fattain, and how little he can perform. There were no traces...inhabitants, except perhaps a rude pile of clods called a Jammer hut, in which a herdfman had relied in the favourable feafons. Whoever had been in the place... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 pages
...unwillingly acquainted with his own weaknefs, and meditation fhews him only how little he can fuftain, and how little he can perform. There were no traces...inhabitants, except perhaps a rude pile of clods called a fummer hut, in which a herdfman had refted in the favourable feafons. Whoever had been in the place... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...unwillingly acquainted with his own weaknefs, and meditation fhews him only how little he can fuftain, and how little he can perform. There were no traces...inhabitants, except perhaps a rude pile of clods called a fummer hut, in which a herdfman had refted in the favourable feafons. Whoever had been in the place... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 258 pages
...unwillingly acquainted with his. own weaknefs, and meditation fliews him only hew little he can fuilain, and how little he can perform. There were no traces of inhabitants, except, perhaps, arude pile of clods called a fummer hut,. in which a herdfman had refted in the favourable iesfons.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 302 pages
...powers. The phantoms which haunt a desert are want, and misery, and danger; the evils of dereliction rush! upon the thoughts; man is made unwillingly acquainted...inhabitants, except, perhaps, a rude pile of clods • failed a summer hut, in which a herdsman had rested in the favourable seasons. Whoever had been... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 pages
...unwillingly acquainted" with his own weaknefs, and meditation fhews him, only how little he can fuftain, and how little he can perform. There' were no traces...inhabitants, except perhaps a rude pile of clods called a fummer hut, in which a herdfman had refted in the favourable feafons. Whoever had been in the place... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pages
...unwillingly acquainted with his own weaknefs, and meditation fhews him only how little he can fuftain, and how little he can perform. There were no traces...inhabitants, exc.ept perhaps a rude pile of clods called a fummer hut, in which a herdfman had refted in the favourable feafons. Whoever had been in the place... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 360 pages
...powers. The phantoms which haunt a desert are want, and misery, and danger ; the evils of dereliction rush upon the thoughts ; man is made unwillingly acquainted...rude pile of clods, called a summer hut, in which a herdsman had rested in the favourable seasons. Whoever had been in the place where I then sat, unprovided... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...powers. The phantoms which haunt a desert are want, and misery, and danger ; the evils of dereliction rush upon the thoughts; man is made unwillingly acquainted with his own weakness, and meditation shows him only how little he can sustain, and how little he can perform. There were no traces of inhabitants,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 pages
...powers. The phantoms which haunt a desert are want,- and misery, and danger ; the evils of dereliction rush upon the thoughts; man is made unwillingly acquainted with his own weakness, and tneditatioq shows him only how little he can sustain, and how little he can perform. There were no... | |
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