The cure for the greatest part of human miseries is not radical, but palliative. Infelicity is involved in corporeal nature, and interwoven with our being ; all attempts therefore to decline it wholly are useless and vain : the armies of pain send their... The Rambler: In Four Volumes - Page 194by Samuel Johnson - 1784Full view - About this book
| 724 pages
...corporeal nature, and inter*o»en with our being ; to attempt therefore to decline it wholly, is ufc«is and vain. The armies of pain fend their arrows againft us on every We, and the choice is only between Aofe which are more or lefs (harp, or tinged with poifon of greater... | |
| 1785 - 596 pages
...nature, and interwoven with our li.eiug;. nil attempts therefore to decline it wholly nre ufelefs arid vain: the armies of pain fend their arrows againft us on every fide, the choice is only between thole which are more or lefs marp, or tinged with poilbn of greater oriels rnalipnity; and the ih-onjjEft... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...happy. Tbc N*32. THE RAMBLEk. 109 The -cure for the greateft part of hurr^n miferles is not radical, but palliative. Infelicity is involved in corporeal...ufelefs and vain : the armies of pain fend their arrows againll us on every fide, the choice is only between thofe which are more or lefs fharp, or tinged... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...exiftence will not allow to be very happy. The cure for the greateft part of human miferies is not radical, but palliative. Infelicity is involved in corporeal...being; all attempts therefore to decline it wholly are ulelefs and vain : the armies of pain fend their arrows againit us on every fide, the choice is only... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...exlftencc will not allow to be very happy. The cure for the greateft part of human miferies is not radical, but palliative. Infelicity is involved in corporeal...or lefs malignity ; and the ftrongeft armour which reaibn can fupply, will only blunt their points, but cannot repel them. The great remedy which heaven... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...exiftence will not allow to be very happy. The cure for the greateft part of human miferies is not radical, but palliative. Infelicity is involved in corporeal...every fide, the choice is only between thofe which ire more or tefs fharp, or tinged with poifon of greater or kfs malignity ; and the ftrongeft armour... | |
| 1801 - 342 pages
...exiftence will not allow to be very happy. The cure lor the greateft part of human miferies is not radical, but palliative. Infelicity is involved in corporeal...pain fend their arrows againft us on every fide, the ehoice is only between thofe which are more or lefs fharp, or ting d with poifoii: of greater or lefs... | |
| William Mudford - 1802 - 166 pages
...are : " The cure for the greatest part of human miseries is not radical but palliative. ' liative. Infelicity is involved in corporeal nature, and interwoven...all attempts, therefore, to decline it wholly are useless and vain : the armies of pain send their arrows against us on every side ; the choice is only... | |
| 1803 - 322 pages
...existence will not allow to be very happy. The cure for the greatest part of human miseries is not radical, but palliative. Infelicity is involved in corporeal...nature, and interwoven with our being ; all attempts therefore.to decline it wholly are useless and vain : the armies of pain send their arrows against... | |
| 1806 - 348 pages
...existence will not allow to be very happy. The cure for the greatest part of human miseries is not radical, but palliative. Infelicity is involved in corporeal...; all attempts therefore to decline it wholly are useless and vain ; the armies of pain send their arrows against us on every side ; the choice is only... | |
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