 | 1750 - 228 pages
...be recalled from the part, or borrowed from the future : the paft is too often very foon exhaufted ; and the future lies beyond the grave, where it can be reached only by virtue and devotion. Piety, then, is the only proper and adequate relief of decaying man, fince this world can give no farther... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1763 - 292 pages
...exhaufted, all the events or actions of which the memory can afford pleafure are quickly recollected ; and the future lies beyond the grave, where it can...relief of decaying man. He that grows old without religi£ 5 ous I cms hopes, as he declines into imbecility, and feels pains and forrows inceflantly... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...exhaufted, all the events or actions of which the memory can afford pleafure are quickly recollected ; and the future lies beyond the grave, where it can...declines into imbecility, and feels pains and forrows incefTantly crowding upon him, falls into a gulph of bottomlefs mifery, in which every reflection muft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...exhaufted, all the events or actions of which the memory can afford pleafure are quickly recollected ; and the future lies beyond the grave, where it can...as he declines into imbecility, and feels pains and ibrrows incefTantly crowding upon him, falls into a gulph of bottomlefs mifery, in which every reflection... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pages
...exhaufted, all the events or actions of which the memory can afford pleafure are quickly recollected; and the future lies beyond the grave, where it can...declines into imbecility, and feels pains and forrows incefiantly crowding upon him, falls into a gulph of bottomlefs mifery, in which every reflection muft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pages
...leienity and chearfulnefs ? If it has been found by the experi»ncc of mankind, that not even the belt it can be reached only by virtue and devotion. Piety...decaying man. He that grows old without religious hop^s, as he declines into imbecility, and feels pain* and forrows inceffantly crouding upon him, falls... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...exhanfted, all the events or actions of which the memory can afford pleafure are quickly recollected ; and the future lies beyond the grave, where it can...declines into imbecility, and feels pains and forrows inceflantly crowding upon him, falls into a gulph of bottomlefs mifery, in whichevery reflection muft... | |
 | 1801 - 326 pages
...actions of which the memory can afford pleafure are quickly recollected ; and the future lies beyond beyond the grave, where it can be reached only by...declines into imbecility, and feels pains and forrows inceflantly crowding upon him, falls into a gulph of bottomlefs mifery, in which every reflertion muft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...exhaufted, all the events or actions of which the memory can afford pleafure are quickly recollected; and the future lies beyond the grave, where it can be reached only by virtue and devotion. ( decaying man, He that grows old without reli/' Piety is the only proper and adequate relief of S... | |
 | 1803 - 290 pages
...exhausted, all the events or actions of which the memory can afford pleasure are quickly recollected ; and the future lies beyond the grave, where it can...as he declines into imbecility, and feels pains and sorrows incessantly crowding upon him, falls into a gulph of bottomless misery, in which every reflection... | |
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Piety is the only proper and adequate relief of decaying man. He that grows old without religious hopes, as he declines into imbecility, and feels pains and sorrows... 
