 Health is indeed so necessary to all the duties, as well as pleasures of life, that the crime of squandering it is equal to the folly ; and he that for a short gratification brings weakness and diseases upon himself, and for the pleasure of a few years...  The British Essayists - Page 264edited by - 1808Full view - About this book
 | William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 pages
...duties*, as well as pleasures' of life, that the crime* of squandering' it is equal' to the folly s ; and he*, that, for a short gratification', brings weakness' and diseases* upon himself, and for the pleasures' of a few years* passed in the tumults' of diversion* and clamours* of merriment', condemns... | |
 | 1839 - 592 pages
...destroyed, is considerably diminished." (LS Parmly's Lectures, p. 42.) and for the pleasure of a few years, condemns the maturer and more experienced part of...spendthrift of his own happiness, but as a robber of the public, — as a wretch that has voluntarily disqualified himself for the business of his station,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 334 pages
...all the duties, as well as pleasures of life, that the crime of squandering it is equal to the folly; and he that for a short gratification brings weakness...spendthrift of his own happiness, but as a robber of the public ; as a wretch that has voluntarily disqualified himself for the business of his station, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 624 pages
...the duties, as well as pleasures, of life, that the crime of squandering it is equal to the folly ; and he that for a short gratification brings weakness...chamber and the couch, may be justly reproached, not or-lv as a spendthrift of his own happiness, but as a robber of the public ; as a wretch that has voluntarily... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 620 pages
...the dutie?, as well as pleasures, of life, that the crime of squandering it is equal to the folly ; and he that for a short gratification brings weakness...be justly reproached, not only as a spendthrift of lus own happiness, but as a robber of the publie; as a wretch that has voluntarily disqualified himself... | |
 | Luigi Cornaro - 1842 - 254 pages
...short gratification brings weakness and disease upon himself, and for the pleasure of a few years, condemns the maturer and more experienced part of...only as a spendthrift of his own happiness, but as the robber of the public, — as a wretch that has voluntarily disqualified himself for the business... | |
 | Luigi Cornaro, Piero Maroncelli - 1842 - 244 pages
...brings weakness and disease upon himself, and for the pleasure of a few years, condemns the rr.aturer and more experienced part of his life to the chamber...only as a spendthrift of his own happiness, but as the robber of the public, — as a wretch thai has voluntarily disqualified himself for the business... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 624 pages
...the duties, as well as pleasures, of life, that the crime of squandering it is equal to the folly ; and he that for a short gratification brings weakness...the maturer and more experienced part of his life to the.tihambcr and the couch, may be justly reproached, not only as a spendthrift of his own happiness,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 624 pages
...the duties, as well as pleasures, of life, that the crime of squandering it is equal to the folly ; and he that for a short gratification brings weakness...diversion and clamours of merriment, condemns the maturer und more experienced part of his life to the chamber and the couch, may bo justly reproached, not only... | |
 | James Sheridan Knowles - 1847 - 344 pages
...dutiesv, as well as pleasures' of life, that the crime* of squandering' it is equal' >.o the folly* ; and he*, that, for a short gratification', brings weakness' and diseases* upon himself, and for the pleasures' of a few years* passed in the tumults' of diversion* and clamours* of merriment', condemns... | |
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