 | New Church gen. confer - 1871 - 644 str.
...ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness of old age begins to invade us and disease and anxiety obstruct our way. But reformation is never hopeless nor sincere endeavours ever unassisted. The wanderer may return after... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 str.
...oursrtlves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove throngh the labyrinths of inconstancy ; till the darkness of old age begins to invade us, and* disease and anxiety obstruct our tray. We then look back upon our lives with horror, with s<-.! if I?. with repentance : aud wish" but... | |
 | John Rippingham - 1816 - 190 str.
...ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy : till the darkness of old age begins to invade us,...forsaken the ways of virtue. Happy are they, my son, shall learn from thy example, not to de186 spair; but shall remember, that, though the day is past,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 328 str.
...ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy ; till the darkness of old age begins to invade us,...not forsaken the ways of virtue. Happy are they, my son,who shall learn from thy example, not to despair; but shall remember, that though the day is past,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 462 str.
...ury, and rove through the labyrinths of incon" stancy, till the darkness of old age begins to in" vade us, and disease and anxiety obstruct our " way. We then look back upon our lives with " horrour, with sorrow, with repentance; and wish, "but too often vainly wish, that we had not for"... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 524 str.
...and rove through the labyrinths of incoit" stancy, till the darkness of old age begins to in" vade us, and disease and anxiety obstruct our " way. We then look back upon our lives with " horrour, with sorrow, with repentance ; and wish, "but too often vainly wish, that we had not for*'... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - 1817 - 594 str.
...ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy till the darkness of old age begins to invade us,...from thy example not to despair, but shall remember, though the day is past, and their strength is wasted, there yet remains one «•ffort to be mude ;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 306 str.
...obstruct our way. We then look back upon " our lives with horror, with sorrow, with reperit" ance ; and wish, but too often vainly wish, that we " had...they, my son, who shall learn from thy example not 11 to despair, but shall remember, that though the day ' is past, and their strength is wasted, there... | |
 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 str.
...business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy, till 'the darknes! of old age begins to invade us, and disease and anxiety obstruct our way. We then laok back upon our lives with horror, with sorrow, •with repentance ; and wish, but too oft^n vair.ly... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 368 str.
...ourselves in busmess, immerge ourselves in " luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstan" cy, tiU the darkness of old age begins to invade us, " and disease and anxiety obstruct our way. We then cf look back upon our lives with horrour, with sorrow, " with repentance ; and wish, but too often... | |
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By degrees we let fall the remembrance of our original intention, and quit the only adequate object of rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness of... 
