 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 338 pages
...decaying -nature, and the consciousness of surviving every pleasure, would at once induce him, with his own hand, to terminate the scene of misery : but happily, the conte npt of death forsakes him at a time when it could be only prejudicial, and life acquires an imaginary... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1765 - 252 pages
...a time when it could only be prejudicial;, and life acquires an imaginary Value, in pro- . portion as its real value is .no more. OUR attachment to every object around u«'. encreafes, in general, from the length of .our acquaintance with it. " I would not chufe," fays... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 308 pages
...fcene of mifery : but, happily, the tontempt of death forfakes him at a time when it could only be prejudicial ; and life acquires an imaginary value,...its real value is nO more. Our attachment to every objeft around us increafes, in general, from the length of our acquaintance with it. " I would not... | |
 | 1796 - 34 pages
.....»..»«,,.«.. caying Nature, and the consciousness of survivingeve rypleasurej would, at once induce him, with his own hand, to terminate the scene of misery: but,...the contempt of death forsakes him at a time when i: could only be prejudicial; and life acquires an imaginary value, in proportion as its real value... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...fccne of mifery ; but happily the co;ite;npt of death forfakes him at a time when it could only be prejudicial; and life acquires an imaginary value,...its real value is no more. Our attachment to every objeft around us, encreales, in general, from the length of our acquaintance with it. " I would " not... | |
 | 1799 - 334 pages
...the fcene of mifsry ; but happily the contempt of death forfakes him at a time when it could only be prejudicial ; and life acquires an imaginary value,...its real value is no more. Our attachment to every objs£r. arround us, increafes, in general, from the length of out acquaintance with it. ' I would... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 258 pages
...the fcene of mifery ; but happily the contempt of death forfakes him at a time when it could only be prejudicial ; and life acquires an imaginary value,...its real value is no more. Our attachment to every obje£l around us increafes, in general, from the length of our acquaintance with it. I would not chufe,... | |
 | 1804 - 242 pages
...decaying nature, and the consciousness of surviving every pleasure, would at once induce him, with his own hand, to terminate the scene of misery; but...contempt of death forsakes him at a time when it could only be prejudicial ; and life acquires an imaginary value, in proportion as its real value is no more.... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 pages
...decaying Nature, and the consciousness of surviving' every pleasure, would at once induce him, with his own hand, to terminate the scene of misery; but,...happily, the contempt of death forsakes him at a time wien it could only be prejudicial ; and life acquires an imaginary value, in proportion as its real... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...of decaying nature, and the consciousness of surviving every pleasure, would at once induce him with his own hand to terminate the scene of misery ; but...around us increases in 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... | |
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... of manhood ; the numberless calamities of decaying nature, and the consciousness of surviving every pleasure, would at once induce him, with his own hand, to terminate the scene of misery ; but happily the contempt of death forsakes him at a time... 
