 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...are then willing to inquire whether another advance cannot be made, and whether we may not, at least, turn our eyes upon the gardens of pleasure. We approach...through them without losing the road of virtue, which, for a while, we keep iu our sight, and to which we purpose to return. But temptation succeeds temptation,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 pages
...are then willing to inquire whether another advance cannot be made, and whether we may not, at least, turn our eyes upon the gardens of pleasure. We approach...through them without losing the road of virtue, which, for a while, we keep in our sight, and to which we purpose to return. But temptation succeeds temptation,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 352 pages
...are then willing to inquire whether another advance cannot be made, and whether we may not, at least, turn our eyes upon the gardens of pleasure. We approach them with scruple and hestation; we enter them, but enter timorous and tremMing, and always hope to puss through them without... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 pages
...are then willing to enquire whether another advance cannot be made, and whether we may not at least, turn our eyes upon the gardens of pleasure. We approach...return. But temptation succeeds temptation, and one compliance prepares us for another ; we in time lose the happiness of innocence, and solace our disquiet... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1871 - 644 pages
...are then willing to enquire whether another advance cannot be made, and whether we may not at least turn our eyes upon the gardens of pleasure. We approach...always hope to pass through them without losing the the road of virtue, which for a while we keep in our sight, and to which we purpose to return. But... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 262 pages
...at leaft, turn our eyes upon the gardens of pleafure. We approach them with fcruple and hefitatiou : we enter them, but enter timorous and trembling ; and always hope to pafs thiough them without lofing the road of virtue, which, for a while, we keep in our light, and... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...then willing to inquire, whether another advance cannot be made, and whether we may not, at least, turn our eyes upon the gardens of pleasure. We approach...return. But temptation succeeds temptation, and one compliance prepares us for another ; we in time lose the happiness of innocence, and solace our disquiet... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 462 pages
...least, turn our eyes upon the gardens of plea" sure. We approach them with scruple and he" sitation ; we enter them, but enter timorous and " trembling,...for " a while, keep in our sight, and to which we pro" pose to return. But temptation succeeds temp" tation, and one compliance prepares us for ano"... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 524 pages
...least, turn our eyes upon the gardens of plea" sure. We approach them with scruple and he" sitation; we enter them, but enter timorous and " trembling,...for " a while, keep in our sight, and to which we pro" pose to return. But temptation succeeds temp" tation, and one compliance prepares us for ano"... | |
 | John Rippingham - 1816 - 190 pages
...to enquire whether another advance can not be made, and whether we may not, at least, turn our eye* upon the gardens of pleasure. We approach them with...hope to pass through them without losing the road of virtuer which, for a while, we keep in our sight, and to which we purpose to return. But temptation... | |
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We thus enter the. bowers of ease, and re,pose in the shades of security. Here the heart softens and vigilance subsides ; we are then willing to inquire whether another advance cannot be made, and whether we may not, at least, turn our eyes ,upon the... 
