 | Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 pages
...always renewing its attacks, and though often vanquifhed, never dtftroyed. R ambler, v. j, p. i70. The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability...defirous to perform, It is true, that no diligence can aIcertain fuccefsj Death may intercept the fwifceft career, but he who is cut offin the execution of... | |
 | 1785 - 596 pages
...perfection, will not eafily be content without it; and fince perfection cannot be reached, will lofe the opportunity of doing well in the vain hope of...be long, and the probability that it will be much fliorter than nature allows, ought to awaken eveiy man to the aclive profecution of whatever he is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 460 pages
...perfection, will not eafily be content without it; and fince perfe6tion cannot be reached, will lofe the opportunity of doing well in the vain hope of...will be much fhorter than nature allows, ought to awaken/every man to the active profecution or whatever he is defirous to perform. It is true, that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 472 pages
...perfection, will not cafily be content without it; and fince perfection cannot be reached, will lofe the opportunity of doing well in the vain hope of...unattainable excellence. The certainty that life cannot be Hong, and the probability that it will be much fhorter than nature allows, ought to awaken every man... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pages
...will lofe the opportunity of doing well in the vain hope ef unattainable excellence. The certninty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be mucli fliorter than najiirc allows, ought to awaken every iron to the aftive profecution of whatever... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - 1795 - 616 pages
...perfeftions, will not eafily be content wi.thQ out out it; and fmce perfeftion cannot be reached, will lofe the opportunity of doing well in the vain hope of...than nature allows, ought to awaken every man to the aftive profecution of whatever he is defirous to perform. It is true, that no diligence can afcertain... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 458 pages
...perfection, will not eafily be content without it ; and fince perfection cannot be reached, will lofe the opportunity of doing well in the vain hope of...every man to the active profecution of whatever he is defiroub to perform. It is true, that no diligence can afcertain fuccefs ; death may intercept the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 458 pages
...perfection, will not eafily he content without it ; and fince perfection cannot be reached, will lofe the opportunity of doing well in the vain hope of...long, and the ^) probability that it will be much morter than nature j allows, ought to awaken every man to the active pro fecution of whatever he is... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1802 - 252 pages
...banifhment and death, and thou wilt neyer indulge violent delires or give up thy heart to jnean fentences." The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be ihorter than nature allows, ought to awaken every man to th.e anive profecutjon of whatever he is ddiroue... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1802 - 278 pages
...banifhment, and deat1i, and thou wilt never indulge violent defires, or give up thy heart to mean fentences." The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be (horter than nature allows, ought to kwaken every man to the active profecution of whatever Be is defirous... | |
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The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought to awaken every man to the active prosecution of whatever he is desirous to perform. 
