 The traveller visits in age those countries through which he rambled in his youth, and hopes for merriment at the old place. The man of business, wearied with unsatisfactory prosperity, retires to the town of his nativity, and expects to play away the...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 170by Samuel Johnson - 1801Full view - About this book
 | 1761 - 308 pages
...of Buunefs, wearied with unfatisfactory profperity, retires to the town of his nativity, and expects to play away the laft years with the companions of...childhood, and recover youth in the fields where he oncp was young, FROM this inattention, fo general and fo mifchievous, let it be every man's ftudy to... | |
 | 1759 - 514 pages
...with unfatisfa&ory profperity, retires to the town of his nativity, and expects to play away the lad A years with the companions of his childhood, and recover...youth in the fields where he once was young. From ibis inattention, fo general and fo mitchicvous, let it be every man's Itudy to exempt himiar. Let... | |
 | Richard Griffith - 1766 - 312 pages
...Bufinefs, ywearied with unfatisfactory Profperity, retires to the Village of his Nativity, and expects to play away the laft Years, with the Companions of his Childhood ; and to recover Youth, in the Fields where he once was ypung. From From this Inattention, fo general, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1767 - 316 pages
...retires to the town of his nativity, and expects to play away the laft years with the companions of of his childhood, and recover youth in the fields...Let him that defires to fee others happy, make hafte to give while his gift can be enjoyed, and remember that every moment of delay takes away fomething... | |
 | 1787 - 528 pages
...bufinefs, weaned with unfatisfactory prol'perity, retires to the town of his nativity, and expects to play away the laft years with the companions of...every man's ftudy to exempt himfelf. Let him that delires to fee others happy, make hafte {ะพ give while his gift can be enjoyed, and remember that every... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 442 pages
...of bufmefs, wearied with unfatisfactory profperity, retires to the town of his nativity, and expects to play away the laft years with the companions of...mifchievous, let it be every man's ftudy to exempt hiinfelf. Let him that defires to fee others happy, make hafte to give while his gift can be enjoyed,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pages
...bufinefs, wearied with unfatisfactory profperity, retires to the town of his nativity, and expects to play away the laft years with the companions of...once was young. From this inattention, fo general and fomifchievous, let it be every man's ftudy to exempt himfelf. Let him that defires to fee others happy,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...of bufmefs, wearied with unfatiffaftory profperity, retires to the town of his nativity, and experts to play away the laft years with the companions of...general and fo mifchievous, let it be every man's rtudy to exempt himfelf. Let him that deiires to fee others happy, make halle to give while his gift... | |
 | 1797 - 680 pages
...of bufmefs, wearied with unfatisfaflory profpcrity, retires to the town of his nativity, and expcils to play away the laft years with the companions of...himfelf. Let him that defires to fee others happy, make halle to give while his gift can be enjoyed, and remember, that every moment of delay takes away fomething... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 220 pages
...with unsatisfactory prosperity, retires to the town of his nativity, and expects to play away the last years with the companions of his childhood, and recover...fields where he once was young. From this inattention, so general and so mischievous, let it be every man's study to exempt himself. Let him that desires... | |
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