 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 478 pages
...the short pleasures of our condition, by painful remembrances of the past, or melancholy prognosticks of the future ; their only care is to crush the rising hope, to clamp the kindling transport, and allay the golden hours of gaiety with the hateful dross of grief... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 530 pages
...the short pleasures of our condition, by painful remembrances of the past, or melancholy prognosticks of the future; their only care is to crush the rising hope, to damp the kindling transport, arid allay the golden hours of gaiety with the hateful dross of grief and suspicion. To those whose... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 526 pages
...purpose than to disturb the happiness of others, to lessen the little comforts, and shorten the short pleasures of our condition, by painful remembrances of the past, or melancholy prognosticks of the future ; their only care is to crush the rising hope, to damp the kindling transport,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 630 pages
...purpose than to disturb the happiness of others, to lessen the little comforts, and shorten the short pleasures of our condition, by painful remembrances...kindling transport, and allay the golden hours of gaycty with the hateful dross of grief and suspicion. To those whose weakness of spirits, or timidity... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 630 pages
...purpose than to disturb the happiness of others, to lessen the little comforts, and shorten the short pleasures of our condition, by painful remembrances...kindling transport, and allay the golden hours of gayety with the hateful dross of grief and suspicion. To those whose weakness of spirits, or timidity... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 624 pages
...purpose than to disturb the happiness of others, to lessen the little comforts, and shorten the short pleasures of our condition, by painful remembrances...kindling transport, and allay the golden hours of gayety with the hateful dross of grief and suspicion. To those whose weakness of spirits, or timidity... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 334 pages
...purpose than to disturb the happiness of others ; to lessen the little comforts and shorten the short pleasures of our condition by painful remembrances...the kindling transport, and allay the golden hours VOL. I.—Y of gayety with the hateful dross of grief and suspicion. Though I have, like the rest of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 620 pages
...purpose than to disturb the happiness of others, to lessen the little comforts, and shorten the short pleasures of our condition, by painful remembrances...crush the rising hope, to damp the kindling transport, an3 allay the golden hours of gayety with the hateful dross of grief and suspicion. To those whose... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 624 pages
...care is to crush the rising hope, to damp the kindling transport, and allay the golden hours of gayety with the hateful dross of grief and suspicion. To those whose weakness of spirits, or timidity nf temper, subjects them to impressions from others, Riid who are apt to suffer by fascination, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 624 pages
...care is to crush the rising hope, to damp the kindling transport, and allay the golden hours of gaycty with the hateful dross of grief and suspicion. To those whose weakness of spirits, or timidity o£ temper, subjects them to impressions from others, and who are apt to suffer by fascination, and... | |
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These screech-owls seem to be settled in an opinion that the great business of life is to complain, and that they were born for no other purpose than to disturb the happiness of others, to lessen the little comforts, and shorten the short pleasures of... 
