 | 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
...cannot be reached, will lofe the opportunity of doing well in the vain hope of unattainable excellence. The certainty that life cannot 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
...cannot be reached, will lofe the opportunity of doing well in the vain hope of unattainable excellence. The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability...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
...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 to the acYive profecution of whatever he is defirous to perform. It is true, that no diligence can afcertain... | |
 | 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
...cannot be reached, will lofe the opportunity of doing well in the vain hope of unattainable excellence. The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability...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
...cannot be reached, will lofe the opportunity of doing well in the vain hope of unattainable excellence. The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability...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
...cannot be reached, will lofe the opportunity of doing well in the vain hope of unattainable excellence. The certainty that life cannot be 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 - 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... | |
 | 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... | |
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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. 
