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" Happy are they, my son, who shall learn from thy example not to despair, but shall remember, that though the day is past, and their strength is wasted... "
The gleaner; or, Entertainment for the fire-side [compiled by J. Watson]. - Page 232
by Gleaner - 1805
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The Rambler [by S. Johnson and others]., Volume 2

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...
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Beauties of British Prose

Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 pages
...through the labyrinths of incon" stancy, till the darkness of old age begins to invade " us, and disease and anxiety obstruct our way. We " then look back...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...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

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...
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The Rambler, by S. Johnson, Volume 2

1806 - 346 pages
...hthe labyrinths of inconstancy, till " the iZarkness of old age begins to invade us, and «' disease and anxiety obstruct our way. We «« then look back...«' 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 «...
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The Hive of Ancient and Modern Literature: A Collection of Essays ...

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...
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The Hive of Ancient and Modern Literature:: A Collection of Essays ...

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...
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The British Essayists;: Rambler

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,...
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The Rambler [by S. Johnson and others]. [Another], Volume 1

1810 - 464 pages
...through " ttie labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness " of old age begins to invade us, and disease and " anxiety 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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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 pages
...labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness " of " of old age begins to invade us, and disease and 1 " anxiety 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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The British Essayists; with Prefaces, Historical and Biographical,: The Rambler

Alexander Chalmers - 1811 - 346 pages
...through the labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness of old age begins to invade us, and disease and anxiety obstruct our way. We then look back upon...not forsaken the ways of virtue. Happy are they, my sdn, who shall learn from thy example not to despair, but shall remember, that though the day is past,...
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