 ... passions, a man had better be in a fair than in a wood alone. They may, like petty thieves, cheat us perhaps, and pick our pockets in the midst of company, but like robbers, they use to strip and bind, or murder us when they catch us alone. This is...  Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley - Page 87by Abraham Cowley - 1772Full view - About this book
 | Richard Griffith, Elizabeth Griffith - 1767 - 326 pages
...petty thieves, pick our pockets in the midft " of company ; but like robbers, they ufe to ftrip, " bind, or murder us, when they catch us alone: ««...to retreat from men, and fall into the " hands of the devil." I therefore congratulate you, and fhould endeavour to condole myfelf, did not your happinefs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 514 pages
...the world to fte the vanity of it, and enough virtue to defpife all vanity ; if the mind be poffeffed with any luft or paflions, a man had better be in...the punifhment of parricides among the Romans, to be lowed into a bag, with an ape, a dog, and a ferpent. The firft work therefore that a man muft do, to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 520 pages
...company ; but, like robbers, they ufe to ftrip and bind, or murder usf, * De amore fuo, lxxxiik when •when they catch us alone. This is but to retreat...like the punifhment of parricides among the Romans, tp lie fowed into a lag, with an ape, a dog, and a fcrpent. The firft work therefore that a man muft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 418 pages
...the midft of company ; but, like robbers, they ufe to ftrip and bind, or murder us, i they catch as alone. This is but to retreat from men, and fall into...the punifhment of parricides among the Romans, to be (owed into * bag, with an ape, a dog, and a. krpent. The firft work therefore that a man muft do, to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 424 pages
...of company ; but, like robbers, they ufe to ftrip and bind, or murder us, '* De amorc fuo, Jxxxiii. when they catch us alone. This is but to retreat from...and fall into the hands of devils. It is like the puni(hment of parricides among the Romans, to be fowed into a bag, with an ape, a dog, and a ferpent.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 pages
...thieves, 'dut us perhaps, and pick our pockets, in the midft. of company; but, like robbers, to drip and bind, or murder us, when they catch us alone. This is but tc» JMitit front men, and fall into the hands of devils. It is like the pnnifhment of parricdcs imor.g... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 290 pages
...cheat us perhaps, and pick our pockets, in the midst of company; but, like robbers, they use to strip and bind, or murder us, when they catch us alone....and fall into the hands of devils. It is like the punishment of parricides among the Romans, to be sowed into a bag, with an ape, a dog, and a serpent.... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...thieves, cheat us, and pick our pockets in the midst of company ; but like robbers they will strip and bind, or murder us, when they catch us alone....and fall into the hands of devils. It is like the punishment of parricides among the Romans, to be sowed into a bag, with an ape, a dog, and a serpent.... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 286 pages
...cheat us perhaps, and pick our pockets, in the midst of company; but, like robbers, they use to strip and bind, or murder us, when they catch us alone....and fall into the hands of devils. It is like the punishment of parricides among the Romans, to be sowed into a bag, with an ape, a dog, and a serpent.... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 284 pages
...cheat us perhaps, and pick our pockets, in the midst of company; but, like robbers, they use to strip and bind, or murder us, when they catch us alone....retreat from men, and fall into the hands of devils, Jf is like the punishment of parricides among the Romans, to be sowed into a bag, with an ape, a dog,... | |
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