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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius - Page 174
by Samuel Johnson - 1810
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The English Reader, Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pages
...employ the spirit of charity and candour. But in jiHging of ourselves, TV* oyght to be exact and severe. Let him that desires to see others happy, make haste...can be enjoyed ; and remember, that every moment of dslay, takes away something from the value of his benefaction. And let him who proposes his own happiness...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1815 - 262 pages
...of ourfelves, we ought to be exact and fevere. Let him, who defires to fee others happy, make hafte to give while his gift can be enjoyed ; and remember, that every moment of delay takes axvay fomething from the value of his benefaction. And let him who propofes his own happlnefs reflect,...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1817 - 290 pages
...<he spirit of charity and candor. But ID judging of e* we ouglit to he exact and severe. Let him thai desires to see others happy, make haste to give while his gift can be enjoyecl; and remember, tliat every moment 'of d lay, takes away something from ilie value of his benefaction....
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 428 pages
...retires to the town of his nativity, and expects to play away the last years with the conirpanions of his childhood, and recover youth in the fields...was young. From this inattention, so general and so mischievr ous, let it be every man's study to exempt himself. Let him that desires to see others happy...
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The Juvenile Mentor, Or Select Readings: Being American School Class Book No ...

Albert Picket - 1820 - 314 pages
...unsatisfactory prosperity, retires to the town of his nativity, and expects to play away the last years with the companions of his childhood, and recover youth in the fields where he once was young. 10. From this inattention, so general and so mischievous, let it be every man's study to exempt himself....
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The works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 548 pages
...unsatisfactory prosperity, retires to the town of his nativity, and expects to play away the last years with the companions of his childhood, and recover youth in...that desires to ,see others happy, make haste to give whilst his gift can be enjoyed, and remember that every moment of delay takes away something from the...
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Elegant Extracts: Or Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose

Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 pages
...unsatisfBCtory prosperity, retires to the town of his nativity, and expects to play away the last years with the edge and observation turn within a very narrow circle. But as God Almighty wa» young. From this inattention, so general and so mischievous, let it be every man's study to exempt...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson: The Adventurer and Idler

Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 488 pages
...unsatisfactory prosperity, retires to the town of his nativity, and expects to play away the last years with the companions of his childhood, and recover youth in...desires to see others happy make haste to give, while bis gift can be enjoyed, and remember that every moment of delay takes away something from the value...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: The Adventurer and Idler

Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 482 pages
...unsatisfactory prosperity, retires to the town of his nativity, and expects to play away the last years with the companions of his childhood, and recover youth in...himself. Let him that desires to see others happy make baste to give, while his gift can be enjoyed, and remember that every moment of delay takes away something...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: The Adventurer and Idler

Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 482 pages
...unsatisfactory prosperity, retires to the town of his nativity, and expects to play away the last years with the companions of his childhood, and recover youth in...himself. Let him that desires to see others happy make baste to give, while his gift can be enjoyed, and remember that every moment of delay takes away something...
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