There is certainly no greater happiness, than to be able to look back on a life usefully and virtuously employed, to trace our own progress in existence, by such tokens as excite neither shame nor sorrow. Life, in which nothing has been done or suffered... The British Essayists - Page 230edited by - 1808Full view - About this book
| Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - 1794 - 540 pages
...in this all will agree) than to be able to look back on a life usefully and virtuously employed; and to trace our own progress in existence, by such tokens as excite neither shame nor sorrow. Ought it not, therefore, to be the care of those who wish, were it even for nothing more than to pass... | |
| 1803 - 322 pages
...bee able to look back on a life usefully and virtuously em.-- ployed, to trace our own progress ift existence by such tokens as excite neither shame nor...crimes, and diversified through its several periods by wicked* ness, is indeed easily reviewed, hut reviewed only with horror and remorse. The great consideration... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...certainly no greater happiness than to be able to look back on a life usefully and virtuously employed; to trace our own progress in existence, by such tokens as excite neither shame nor sorrow. It ought therefore to be the care of those who wish to pass the last hours with com" Q2 fort, ,fort,... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1808 - 526 pages
...certainly no greater felicity, than to be able •to look back on a life usefully and virtuously employed; to trace our own progress in existence, by such tokens as excite neither shame nor sorrow. It ought therefore to be the care of those, who wish to pass the last hours with comfort, to 1 v up... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 pages
...certainly no greater happiness than to be able to look back on a life usefully and virtuously employed, to trace our own progress in existence, by such tokens...of his Creator. Life, made memorable by crimes, and and diversified through its several periods by wickedness, is indeed easily reviewed, but reviewed... | |
| 1810 - 464 pages
...certainly no greater happiness than to be able to look back on a life usefully and virtuously' employed, to trace our own progress in existence, by such tokens...shame nor sorrow. Life, in which nothing has been done pr suffered to distinguish one day from another, is to him that has passed it, as if it had never been,... | |
| Charles Peirce - 1811 - 266 pages
...certainly no greater felicity, than to be able to look back on a life usefully and virtuously employed ; to trace our own progress in existence, by such tokens -as excite neither shame nor sorrow. It ought therefore to be the care of thoie who wish to pass the last hours with comfort, to lay up... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 pages
...certainly no greater felicity, than to be able to look back on a life usefully and virtuously employ>ed ; to trace our own progress in existence, by such tokens as excite neither shame nor sorrow. It ought therefore to be the care of those who wish to pass the List hours with comfort, to lay up... | |
| 1813 - 594 pages
...facility, than to be able to look back on a life nei-fiil and virtuously employed — to trace our progress in existence, by such tokens as excite neither shame nor sorrow. It ought therefore to be the care of those who wish to pass the last hours with comfort, to lay up... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 462 pages
...certainly no greater happiness than to be able to look back on a life usefully and virtuously employed, to trace our own progress in existence, by such tokens...of his Creator. Life, made memorable by crimes, and and diversified through its several periods by wickedness, is indeed easily reviewed, but reviewed... | |
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