 | 1837 - 352 pages
...ourselves in business, immerse ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness of old age begins to invade .us, and disease and anxiety obstruct our way. — Rambler. 462. The ambitious and the covetous are madmen to all intents and purposes, as much as... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 pages
...ourself in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy ; till the darkness of old age begins to invade us,...sorrow, with repentance ; and wish, but too often rainly wish, that we had not forsaken the ways of virtue." 18. " Happy are they, my son, who shall... | |
 | 536 pages
...entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through labyrinths of inconstancy; till the darkness of old age begins to invade us,...had not forsaken the ways of virtue. Happy are they who shall learn from thy example not to despair, that reformation is never hopeless, nor sincere endeavours... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 624 pages
...ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths' of inconstancy, till the darkness of old age begins to invade us,...forsaken the ways of virtue. Happy are they, my son, who »hall leam from thy example not to despair, but shall remember that though the day is past, and their... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 pages
...ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinth of inconstancy, till the darkness of old age begins to invade us,...disease and anxiety obstruct our way. "We then look back on our lives with horror, grief, and repentance, and wish, too often vainly wish, we had not forsaken... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1840 - 270 pages
...ourselves in business, itnmerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy ; till the darkness of old age begins to invade us, and disease and anxiety obstruct oar way. We then look back upon our lives with horror, with sorrow, with repentance ; and wish, but... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1841 - 410 pages
...in business," | immerge ourselves in lux'ury, | and rove through the labyrinths1" of inconstancy ; | till the darkness of old age', begins to invade' us,...who shall learn from thy example, | not to despair, ;c | but shall remember, | that, though the day is past, | and their strength is wasted, | there yet... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 620 pages
...ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness of old age begins to invade us, and disease and an.\i»,-ty obstruct our way. We then look back upon our lives with horror, with sorrow, with repentance... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 624 pages
...ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness of old age begins to invade us,...that we had not forsaken the ways of virtue. Happy arc they, my son, who shall learn from thy example not to despair, but shall remember that though the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1843 - 222 pages
...ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy; till the darkness of old age begins to invade us, and disease and anxiety obstruct our w ay . We then look back upon our lives with horror, with sorrow. with repentance ; and wish, but too... | |
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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... 
