 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 338 pages
...the length of our acquaintance with it. I would notthoose, says a French philosopher, to see an otd post pulled up with which I had been long acquainted....them from habit, and parts from them with reluctance. Hence proceeds the avarice of the old in every kind of possession. They love the world, and all that... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1765 - 252 pages
....our acquaintance with it. " I would not chufe," fays a French philofbpher, " to fee an old poft " pulled up with which I had been long acquainted." A mind long habituated to a certain fet of objects, infenfibly becomes fond of feeing them ; vifits them from habit, and parts from them... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 308 pages
...of our acquaintance with it. " I would not choofe," fays a French philofopher, " to fee an old poft pulled *' up with which I had been long acquainted." A mind long habituated to a certain fet of objefts, infenfibly becomes fond of feeing them ; vifits them from habit, and parts from them... | |
 | 1796 - 34 pages
...general, from the length of oar acquaintance with it. * I would not chuse/ says a French philosopher, * to see an old post pulled up, with which I had been...certain set of objects, insensibly becomes fond of seein; them; visits them from habit, and parts from then with reluctance : from hence proceeds the... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...of our acquaintance with it. " 1 would " nm chufe," fays a French Philofopher, " to fee an old port pulled up, with which " I had been long acquainted." A mind long habituated to a certain fct of obje^s, infcnfibly becomes fond of feeing them ; vifits them from habit, and parts from them... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...of our acquaintance with it. " I would " not chufe," fays a French Philofopher, " to fee an old port pulled up, with which " I had been long acquainted." A mind long habituated to a certain fet of objefts, infenfibly b?con.es fond of feeing them ; viiits them from habit, and parts from them... | |
 | 1799 - 334 pages
...of out acquaintance with it. ' I would not chute,' ' fays a French philofopher, to fee an old * poft pulled up, with which I had been long ' acquainted.' A mind long habituated to 3 certain fet of objects, infenfibly becomes fond of feeing them ; viiit.s them from habit, and parts... | |
 | 1803 - 250 pages
...length of our acquaintance with it. I would not choofe, fays a French philofopher, to fee an old poft pulled up, with which I had been long acquainted. A mind long habituated to a certain fet of objects, infenfibly becomes fond of feeing them ; vifits them from habit, and parts from them... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 pages
...general, from the length of our acquaintance with it. " I would not chuse," says a French Philosopher, " to see an old post pulled up with which I had been...habit, and parts from them with reluctance : from thence proceeds the avarice of the old in every kind of possession ; they love the world and all that... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...general from the length of our ao quaintance with it. I would not cbuse, says a French philosopher, to see an old post pulled up with which I had been...them from habit, and parts from them with reluctance ; hence proceeds the avarice of the old in every kind of possession. They love the world and all that... | |
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A mind long habituated to a certain set of objects, insensibly becomes fond of seeing them ; visits them from habit, and parts from them with reluctance... 
