 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
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 494 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... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 412 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... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 402 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... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 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... | |
 | James Ewell - 1827 - 868 pages
...tremendous scene, she 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 wo. Misery is the duty of all sublunary beings, and every enjoyment is an offence... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 408 pages
...guide. addressed me in the following manner. " Retire with me, O rash unthinking mortal, from the vaip allurements of a deceitful world, and learn that pleasure...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... | |
 | Robert Smith - 1829 - 432 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...this is the condition of all below the stars, and who ever endeavours to oppose it, acts in contradiction to the will of heaven. Fly then from the fatal... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1832 - 312 pages
...mortal ! from the vain allurements of a deceitful world ; and leani that pleasure was not designed as the portion of human life. Man was born to mourn and...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 enchantments... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 630 pages
...execrable guide addressed me in the following manner : " Retire with me, 0 rash unthinking mortal, from ied dignities and durable C" • 1 1 1 1 • • 1...inextible treasures, and the sure method to attain to lamentation and wo. Misery is the duty of all sublunary beings, and every enjoyment u an offence... | |
 | John Frost - 1835 - 368 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 wo. Misery is the duty of all sublunary beings, and every enjoyment is an offence... | |
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