 Such was my scheme, and such has been its consequence. With an insatiable thirst for knowledge, I trifled away the years of improvement ; with a restless desire of seeing different countries, I have always resided in the same city ; with the highest expectation...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 59by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806Full view - About this book
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 446 pages
...disease forced me from public employment. 35 " Such was my scheme, and such has been its consequence. With an insatiable thirst for knowledge, I trifled...same city; with the highest expectation of connubial felicEXERCISE XX. A Dream. I HAD a dream — a strange, wild dream — Said a dear voice at early light;... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 466 pages
...countries, I have always resided in the same city ; with the highest expectation of connubial felic40 ity, I have lived unmarried ; and with unalterable resolutions of contemplative retirement, I am going to die within the walls of Bagdat." — Dr. Johnson. EXERCISE XX. A Dream. 1 HAD a dream — a strange, wild... | |
 | William Colgrove Kenyon - 1849 - 352 pages
...various art*, and in modifying the face of nature. In knowing the world, the mind is developed. With the restless desire of seeing different countries, I have always resided in the same city. I really think that, next to the consciousness of doing a good action, that of doing a civil one is... | |
 | Stephen Watkins Clark - 1851 - 204 pages
...the gratitude of the good." 20. " Ten years I will allot to the attainment of knowledge." • 21. " With an insatiable thirst for knowledge, I trifled away the years of improvement." 22. " Bold Saxon ! to his promise just, Vich-Alpin has discharged his trust." 23. " Now, man to man,... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 pages
...disease forced me from public employment. " Such was my scheme, and such has been its consequence. With an insatiable thirst for knowledge, I trifled...always resided in the same city ; with the highest expectations of connubial felicity, I have lived unmarried ; and with unalterable resolutions of contemplative... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1853 - 456 pages
...consequence. | With an insatiable thirst for knowledge, I I trifled away the years of improvement ; I with a restless desire of seeing different countries. | I have always resided in the same city ; I with the highest expectation of connubial felicity,] I have lived unmarried ; | and with unalterable... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1855 - 444 pages
...trifled away the years of improvement ; I with a restless desire of seeing different countries, 1 1 have always resided in the same city ; | with the highest expectation of connubial felicity, j I have lived unmarried ; and with unalterable resolutions of contemplative retirement, II am going... | |
 | Lucius Osgood - 1858 - 494 pages
...disease forced me from public employment. 13. "Such was my scheme', and such has been its consequences*. With an insatiable thirst for knowledge', I trifled...highest expectation of connubial felicity', I have lived unm^rried*; and with unalterable resolutions of contemplative retirement', I am going to die within... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1860 - 372 pages
...retirement ' ; and for retirement I never found a time', until disease forced me from public employment\ seeing different countries', I have always resided...connubial felicity', I have lived unmarried'; and with an unalterable resolution of contemplative retirement', I am going to die within the walls ofBagdatV... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1860 - 368 pages
...retirement' ; and for retirement I never found a time', until disease forced me from public employment\ • seeing different countries', I have always resided...connubial felicity', I have lived unmarried' ; and with an unalterable resolution of contemplative retirement', I am going to die within the walls ofBagdatV... | |
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