 Retire with me, O rash unthinking mortal, from the vain allurements of a deceitful world, and learn that pleasure was not designed the portion of human life. Man was born to mourn and to be wretched ; this is the condition of all below the stars ; and...  Select British Classics - Page 2801803Full view - About this book
 | Elizabeth Carter, Montagu Pennington - 1807 - 664 pages
...guide addressed me in the following manner: " Retire with me, O rash unthinking mortal, from the vaia allurements of a deceitful world ; and learn that...enchantments of youth and social delight: and here consecrate thy solitary hours to lamentation and woe. Misery is the duty of all sublunary beings; and every enjoyment... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 372 pages
...me, O rash unthinking mortal, from the vain allurements of a deceitful world, and learn thatpleasure was not designed the portion of human life. Man was...social delight, and here consecrate the solitary hours to lamentation and woe. Misery is the duty of all sublunary beings, and every enjoyment is an offence... | |
 | Montagu Pennington - 1808 - 442 pages
...execrable guide addressed me in the following manner : " Retiie with me, O rash unthinking mortal, from the vain allurements of a deceitful world ; and learn...Man was born to mourn and to be wretched. This is the-condition of all below the stars; and whoever endeavours to oppose it, act* in contradiction to... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 376 pages
...execrable guide addressed me in the following manner : " .Retire with me, Orash unthinking mortal, from ' the vain allurements of a deceitful world, and learn...portion of human ' life. Man was born to mourn and to becwretched; ' this is the condition of all below the stars, and ' whoever endeavours to oppose it,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 352 pages
...Retire with me, O rash unthinking mortal, from the vain allurements of a deceitful world, and learn 'hat pleasure was not designed the portion of human life....social delight, and here consecrate the solitary hours to lamentation and woe. Misery is the duty of all sublunary beings, and every enjoyment is an offence... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 pages
...execrahle guide addressed me in the following manner : " Retire with me, O rash unthinking mortal, from " the vain allurements of a deceitful world, and learn...stars, and. " whoever endeavours to oppose it, acts in contradic" tion to the will of heaven. Fly then from the fatal " enchantments of youth, and social... | |
 | 1810 - 464 pages
...guide addressed me ./ V in the following manner : " Retire with me, O rash unthinking mortal, from " the vain allurements of a deceitful world, and learn...stars, and " whoever endeavours to oppose it, acts in contradic" tion to the will of heaven. Fly then from the fatal " enchantments of youth, and social... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...execrable guide addressed me in the following- manner. " Retire-with me, O rash, unthinking mortal! from the vain allurements of a deceitful world ,• and...endeavours to oppose it, acts in contradiction to • the-will of heaven. Fly then from the fatal enchant- • merits of youth and social • delightj... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...execrable guide addressed me in the following manner : " Retire with me, O rash unthinking mortal, from the vain allurements of a deceitful world, and learn...the condition of all below the stars, and whoever endeavors to oppose it, acts in contradiction to the will of heaven. Fly then from the fatal enchantments... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 394 pages
...execrable guide addressed me in the following manner : " Retire with me, O rash unthinking mortal, from the vain allurements of a deceitful world, and learn...designed the portion of human life. Man was born to mourn anil to be wretched ; tiils is the condition of all below the stars, and whoever endeavors to oppose... | |
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