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 - Page 378by Samuel Johnson - 1816Full view - About this book
| Lindley Murray - 1811 - 286 pages
...leaft, turn our eyes upon the gardens of pleafure. We approach them with fcruple and hefitation -t we enter them, but enter timorous .and trembling •, and always hope to pafs through them without lollng the road of virtue, which, for a while, we keep in our fight, and... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 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...through them without losing the road of virtue, which, for a while, we keep iu our sight, and to which we purpose to return. But temptation succeeds temptation,... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 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 ;...through them without losing the road of virtue, which, for a while, we keep in our sight, and to which we purpose to return. But temptation succeeds temptation,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 352 pages
...with scruple and hestation; we enter them, but enter timorous and tremMing, and always hope to puss through them without losing the road of virtue, which...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;... | |
| William Scott - 1814 - 424 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 ;... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1871 - 644 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...always hope to pass through them without losing the the road of virtue, which for a while we keep in our sight, and to which we purpose to return. But... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1815 - 262 pages
...at leaft, turn our eyes upon the gardens of pleafure. We approach them with fcruple and hefitatiou : we enter them, but enter timorous and trembling ; and always hope to pafs thiough them without lofing the road of virtue, which, for a while, we keep in our light, and... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 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 ;... | |
| John Rippingham - 1816 - 190 pages
...at least, turn our eye* upon the gardens of pleasure. We approach them with scruple and hesitation ; we enter them, but enter timorous and trembling ;...hope to pass through them without losing the road of virtuer which, for a while, we keep in our sight, and to which we purpose to return. But temptation... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1816 - 328 pages
...at least, turn our eyes upon the gardens of pleasure. We approach them with scruple and hesitation i we enter them, but enter timorous and trembling ; and always hope to pass through them without loting the road of virtue, which, for a while, we keep in our sight, and to which we purpose to return.... | |
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