 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 gardens of pleasure; we approach them with scruple...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 404by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Full view - About this book
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...at leaft, turn our eyes upon the gardens of pleafurc. We approach them with fcruple and hefitation ; we enter them, but enter timorous and trembling, and always hope to pafs through them without loiing the road of virtue, which we, for a while, keep in our iight, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pages
...leaflr, turn our " eyes upon the gardens of pleafure. We approach " them with fcruple and hefitation; we enter them, but enter timorous and trembling, and always " hope to pafs through them without lofing the road «t of virtue, which, we for a while, keep in our " fight,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 pages
...at leaft, turn our eyes upon the gardens of pleafure. We approach them with fcruple and hefitation ; we enter them, but enter timorous and trembling ; and always hope to pafs through them without lofing the road of virtue, which, for a while, we keep in our light, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...leaft, turn our « eyes upon the gardens of pkafure. We approach " them with fcruple and hefitation ; we enter them, " but enter timorous and trembling, and always " hope to pafs through them without lofing the road <l of virtue, which, we for a while, keep in our *' fight,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...leaft, turn our " eyes upon the gardens of pleafure. We approach " them with fcruple and hefitation; we enter them, " but enter timorous and trembling, and always " hope to pafs through them without lofing the road " of virtue, which, we for a while, keep in our " fight,... | |
 | 1803 - 290 pages
...least, turn our eyes upon the ' gardens of pleasure. We approach them with scruple ' and hesitation ; we enter them, but enter timorous ' and trembling,...we for a ' while keep in our sight, and to which we propose to ' return. But temptation succeeds temptation, and ' one compliance prepares us for another... | |
 | Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...at least, turn our eyes upon the gardens of pleasure; we approach them with scruple and hesitation ; we enter them, but enter timorous and trembling, and...we for a while keep in our sight, and to which we propose to return ; but temptation succeeds temptation, and one compliance prepares us for another... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 pages
...least, " turn our eyes upon the gardens of pleasure. We " approach them with scruple and hesitation ; we " enter them, but enter timorous and trembling,...for a while, keep in " our sight, and to which we propose to return. But " temptation succeeds temptation, and one compli" ance prepares us for another... | |
 | 1806 - 346 pages
...them v.ith scruple and hesitation; we enter " them, but enter timorous and trembling, and " al\\ ays hope to pass through them without '' losing the road of virtue, which we, for a while, " kept in our sight, and to which we propose to " return. But temptation succeeds temptation, " and... | |
 | 1806 - 360 pages
...at leaft, turn our eyes upon the gardens of pleafure. We approach then* with fcruple and hefitation; we enter them, but enter timorous and trembling, and always hope to pafs through them without lofing the road of virtue, which we, for a while, keep in our fight, and... | |
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