I find myself more calmly pleased in my present way of living, and more contented, than I ever was in the bloom and pomp of my youth. I am no longer dubious what point to pursue. There is but one proper for the decline of life ; and indeed the only one... THE MONTHLY REVIEW; OR, LITERARY JOURNAL - Strana 192autor/autoři: SEVERAL HANDS - 1778Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
| Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1778 - 590 str.
...contented, than I ever was in the bloom and pomp of my youth. I am no longer dubious what point to. purfye. There is but one proper for the decline of life, and...fancies, after a thoufand imaginary pleafures which are fare to difappoint us in the end \' The E>uchefs having juftly praifed Mifs Talhot, in the foregoing... | |
| Elegant epistles - 1812 - 318 str.
...contented, than I ever was in the bloom and pomp of my youth. I am no longer duhious what point to pursue. There is but one proper for the decline of life, and...youth and flattery of the world blind our eyes, and mislead our fancies after a thousand imaginary pleasures, which are sure to disappoint us in the end... | |
| Frank Elizabeth - 1814 - 400 str.
...contented, than I ever was in the bloom and pomp of my youth. I am no longer dubious what point to pursue. There is but one proper for the decline of life; and...creature at any age : but how do the fire of youth, and the flattery of the world, blind our eyes, and mislead our fancies after a thousand imaginary pleasures,... | |
| Elizabeth Frank - 1814 - 400 str.
...dubious what point to pursue. There is but' one proper for the decline of Ij/e; and indeed the only^one worth the anxiety of a rational creature at any age: but how do the fire of youth, and die flattery of the world, blind our eyes, and mislead our fancies after a thousand imaginary pleasures,... | |
| 1816 - 358 str.
...contented, than I ever was in the bloom and pomp of my youth. I am no longer dubious what point to pursue. There is but one proper for the decline of life ;...the anxiety of a rational creature at any age : but bow do the fire of youth, and the flattery of the world, blind our eyes, and mislead our fancies after... | |
| 1821 - 426 str.
...contented, than I ever was in the bloom and pomp of my youth. I am no longer dubious what point to pursue. There is but one proper for the decline of life ;...creature at any age : but how do the fire of youth, and the flattery of the world, blind our eyes, and mislead our fancies after a thousand imaginary pleasures,... | |
| Robert Southey - 1862 - 760 str.
...contented, than I ever was in the bloom and pomp of my youth. I am no longer dubious what point to pursue. There is but one proper for the decline of life, and...youth, and flattery of the world, blind our eyes, and mislead our fancies, after a thousand imaginary pleasures which are sure to disappoint us in the end... | |
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