 | 1801 - 326 pages
...inconftancy, till the "•'darknefs of old age begins to invade us, and dif" eafe and anxiety obftruct our way. We then , " look back upon our lives with horror, with for" row, with repentance ; and wifh, but too often " vainly wifh, that we had not forfaken the ways... | |
 | 1803 - 290 pages
...ourselves in business, immerge ourselves ' in luxury, and rove through the labyrinth of incon' stancy, till the darkness of old age begins to invade ' us, and disease and anxiety obstruct our way. We 1 then look back upon our lives with horror, -with sor' row, with repentance ; and -wish, but too often... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 pages
...ourselves in business, immerge ourselves " in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of incon" stancy, till the darkness of old age begins to invade " us,...learn " from thy example not to despair, but shall remem" ber, that though the day is past, and their strength " is wasted, there yet remains one effort... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 288 pages
...of inconitancy ; till the darknefs of old age begins to invade us, and difeafe and anxiety obftruifl our way. We then look back upon our lives with horror, with forrow, with repentance ; and wifh, but too often vainly wifh, that we had not farfaken the ways of... | |
 | 1806 - 346 pages
...immerge ourselves in luxury, and " rove throng hthe labyrinths of inconstancy, till " the iZarkness of old age begins to invade us, and «' disease and...«' often vainly wish, tha.t we had not forsaken the ' way of virtue. Happy are they, ray son, who ' shall learn from thy example not to despair, but «... | |
 | Solomon Hodgson - 1806 - 362 pages
...of inconftancy, till the darknefs of old age begins to invade us, and difeafe and anxiety obftruct our way. We then look back upon our lives with horror, with forrow, with repentance ; and wifh, but too often vainly wifh, that we had not forfaken the ways of... | |
 | 1806 - 360 pages
...of inconftancy, till the darknefs of old age begins to invade us, and difeafe and anxiety obftruct our way. We then look back upon our lives with horror, with forrow, with repentance; and wifh, but too t>ften vainly wifh, that we had not forfaken the ways of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 308 pages
...immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove " through the labyrinths of inconstancy, till the dark" ness of old age begins to invade us, and disease and "...back upon " our lives with horror, with sorrow, with repent" ance ; and wish, but too often vainly wish, that we " had not forsaken the ways of virtue.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 308 pages
...old age begins to invade us, and disease and " through the labyrinths of inconstancy, till the dark" anxiety obstruct our way. We then look back upon. " our lives with horror, with sorrow, with repent" had not forsaken the ways of virtue. Happy are " ance ; and wish, but too often vainly wish,... | |
 | 1810 - 464 pages
...ourselves in business, " immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through " ttie labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness " of old age begins to invade us,...obstruct our way. We then look back upon " our lives with horrour, with sorrow, with repent" ance; and wish, but too often vainly wish, that " we had not forsaken... | |
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By degrees we let fall the remembrance of our original intention, and quit the only adequate object of rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness of... 
