 It is the heaviest stone that melancholy can throw at a man, to tell him he is at the end of his nature; or that there is no further state to come, unto which this seems progressional, and otherwise made in vain.  Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces - Page 265by Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 375 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1774 - 390 pages
...confirming his wavering *:Hand unto the Animofity of that Attempt. •'.'••••It is the heavicft Stone that Melancholy can •' throw at a Man, to tell him he is at the End of his 'f.lNature; or that there is no further State to com?, ~? '.unto which this feerns progrefTional, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...thereby confirm" ing his wavering hand unto the animofity of that " attempt. " It is the heavieft ftone that melancholy can throw " at a man, to tell him...the end of his nature; " or that there is no further ftate to come, unto which " this feems progreffional, and otherwife made in vain: " without this accomplifhment,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...thereby confirm" ing his wavering hand unto the animofity of that " attempt. " It is the heavieft flone that melancholy can throw " at a man, to tell him...the end of his nature; " or that there is no further ftate to come, unto which " this feems progreffional, and otherwife made in vain: " without this accomplifhment,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pages
...thereby confirm" ing his wavering hand unto the animofity of that " attempt. " It is the heavieft ftone that melancholy can throw " at a man, to tell him...the end of his nature; " or that there is no further ftate to come, unto which " this feems progreffional, and otherwife made in vain: " without this accomplifhment,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 400 pages
...to, thereby confirming his wavering hand unt.o " the animosity of that attempt. " It is the heaviest stone that melancholy can " throw at a man, to tell...there is no further state to " come, unto which this seems progressional, " and otherwise made in vain: without this ac" complishment, the natural expectation... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 548 pages
...animosity of that attempt. ' . 'i '•'•: ' •'i' . . " It is the heaviest stone that melancholy cart throw at a man, to tell him he is at the end of his natnre; or that there is no fnrther state to. come, nnto which this seems progressional, and otherwise... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1812 - 402 pages
...Plato, thereby confirming his wavering hand unto the animosity of that attempt. " It is the heaviest stone that melancholy can throw at a man, to tell...there is no further state to come, unto which this seems progressional, and otherwise made in vain: without this accomplishment, the natural expectation... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 560 pages
...Plato, thereby confirming his waver" ing hand unto the animosity of that attempt. " It is the heaviest stone that melancholy can " throw at a man, to tell...there is no further state to come, " unto which this seems progressional, and otherwise " made " made in vain : without this accomplishment, the ce natural... | |
 | General history - 1814 - 798 pages
...Sir Thomas Brown in his curious work Hydriotaphia, " that melancholy can throw at a man, to tell hiui he is at the end of his nature ; or that there is no further state to come, unto which this seems professional, and otherwise made in vain." But of sucli a conspiracy and a-sault against the... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 534 pages
...worship.7 As 7 " It is the^ieaviest stone," says Sir Thomas Brown in his curious work Hydriotaphia, " that melancholy can throw at a man, to tell him he...there is no further state to come, unto which this seems progressional, and otherwise made in vain." But qf such a conspiracy and assault against the... | |
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