 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
 | 1821 - 274 pages
...scorpions. She addressed me in the following manner. ' Retire with me, O rash, unthinking mortal ! from the vain allurements of a deceitful world ; and learn,...human life. Man was born to mourn and to be wretched. 'Every enjoyment is an offence to the deily, who is to be worshipped only by the mortification of every... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 748 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...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 oifence... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 638 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...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 - 1823 - 470 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...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, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 472 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...and social delight, and here consecrate the solitary hoursto lamentation and woe. Misery is the duty of all sublunary beings, and every enjoyment is an... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 478 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...then from the fatal enchantments of youth, and social deligH, and here consecrate the solitary hours to lamentation and woe. Misery is the duty of all sublunary... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 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, that pleasure was not designed as the portion of human life. Man was born to mourn and to be wretched. This is the condition of all... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 538 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...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 - 1825 - 526 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...was not designed the portion of human life. Man was bora to mourn and to be wretched ; this is the condition of all below the stars, and whoever endeavours... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 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,...pleasure was not designed the portion of human life. Mao was OOPM tr> mourn and to he wrf3tdied. This i* the condition of all below the stars ; and whoever... | |
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