 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 338 pages
...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 value...no more. Our attachment to every object around us encreases in general from the length of our acquaintance with it. I would notthoose, says a French... | |
 | 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
...the scene of misery: but, happily* the contempt of death forsakes him at a time when i: could only be prejudicial; and life acquires an imaginary value,...proportion as its real value is no more. Our attachment to evei y object around us increases, in general, from the length of oar acquaintance with it. * I would... | |
 | 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
...the scene of misery; but happily the contempt of death forsakes him at a time when it could only be prejudicial ; and life acquires an imaginary value,...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 long acquainted.... | |
 | 1803 - 250 pages
...pack-thread ; and old cakes of rofes, ATTACHMENT. OUR attachment to every object around us, increafes, in general, from the 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.... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 pages
...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,...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 " long acquainted."... | |
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... 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 when it could only be prejudicial,... 
