Praise, said the sage, with a sigh, is to an old man an empty sound. I have neither mother to be delighted with the reputation of her son, nor wife to partake the honours of her husband. The Quarterly Review - Strana 27upravili: - 1832Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 str.
...recollection of an honourable and useful life, and enjoy the praise which all agree to give you." " Praise," said the sage, with a sigh, " is to an old man an empty sound. 1 have neither mother to be delighted with the reputation of her son, nor wife to partake the honours... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 612 str.
...recollection of an honourable and useful life, and enjoy the praise which all agree to give you." " Praise, said the sage, with a sigh, is to an old man...because it is considered as the earnest of some future ^J> good, and because the prospect of life is far extended : but to me, who am now declining to decrepitude,... | |
| Laurence Sterne - 1823 - 762 str.
...recollection of an honourable and useful life, and enjoy the praise which .->'.} agree to give you." " ny combinations of matter and motion. I am positive...the books with which materialists have pestered the he son, nor wife to partake the honours of her husband. I have outlived my friends and my rivals. Nothing... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 64 str.
...recollection of an honourable and useful life, and enjoy the praise which all agree to give you." " Praise," said the sage, with a sigh, " is to an old...nor wife to partake the honours of her husband. I havo outlived my friends and my rivals. Nothing is now of much importance; for I cannot extend my interest... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 548 str.
...recollection of an honourable and useful life, and enjoy the praise which all agree to give you." " Praise," said the sage,, with a sigh, " is to an old...sound. I have neither mother to be delighted with the refutation of her son, nor wife to partake the honours of her husband. I have outlived my friendls... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 508 str.
...recollection of an honourable and useful life, and enjoy the praise which all agree to give you." " Praise," said the sage, with a sigh, " is, to an old...much importance ; for I cannot extend my interest beyomlTnysetf. — Xouth is delighted wTttntpplause, because it is considered, as the earnest of some... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 str.
...sigh, " 46, to an oldjnan, an emptysou'nd. Thave neither mother to be delighted with Tine repuTalion of her son, nor wife to partake the honours of her...my interest beyond myself. Youth is delighted with ap(ilau.v, because it is considered, as the earnest of some future good, and because the prospect of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 str.
...recollection of an honourable and useful life, and enjoy the praise which all agree to give you." " 1'raise," said the sage, with a sigh, " is to an old man an empty sound. 1 have neither mother to be delighted with the reputation at her son, nor wife to partake the honour»... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1833 - 162 str.
...recollection of an honourable and useful life, and enjoy the praise which all agree to give you." " Praise," said the sage with a sigh, " is to an old...partake the honours of her husband. I have outlived roy friends and my rivals. Nothing is now of much importance ; for I cannot extend my interest beyond... | |
| James Boswell - 1835 - 378 str.
...Pekuah." Chap. 35. Again, in chap. 45. Johnson pathetically remarks, in the character of the sage, " I have neither mother to be delighted with the reputation...son, nor wife to partake the honours of her husband." — MARYLAND.] and idly, instead of having taken the trouble to inform himself with authentic precision.... | |
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