 There are indeed but very few who know how to be idle and innocent, or have a relish of any pleasures that are not criminal; every diversion they take is at the expense of some one virtue or another, and their very first step out of business is into vice...  Blair's Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles-lettres - Page 141by Hugh Blair - 1822 - 144 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1729 - 320 pages
...and difcovers in it a Multitude of Charms, that conceal themfelves from the generality of Mankind, THERE are, indeed, but very few who know how to be idle and innocent, or have a Relifh of any Pleafures that are not Criminal ; every Diverfion they take is at the Expense of feme... | |
 | 1739 - 332 pages
...and difcovers in it a Multitude of Changs, that conceal themfelves from the generality of Mankind. THERE are, indeed, but very few who know how to be idle and inn¢, or have a Relifh of any Pleafures that are not Criminal ; every Diverfion they take is at... | |
 | Gentleman - 1744 - 488 pages
...better than by calling away our Work, to hold chat with him -, we cannot yield fo far, and be guiltlefs. There are indeed but very few who know how to be idle, and innocent ; or have a Reli/h of any Pleafures that are not criminal. Every D'werfton they take, is at the Expence of fome... | |
 | 1767 - 334 pages
...difcovers in it a multitude of charms, that conceal themfelves from the generality of mankind. There arc, indeed, but very few who know how to be idle and innocent, or have a relifli of any pleaf TCS . that are not criminal ; every diverfion they take is at the expence of fonie... | |
 | 1778 - 342 pages
...light, and difcovers in it a multitude of charms, that conceal themfdves from the generality of mankind. There are, indeed, but very few who know how to be idle and innocent, or Luve a relifh of any p!eafmes fhat are not criminal ; every diverfion they take is at the expence of... | |
 | 1803 - 376 pages
...and discovers in it a multitude of charms, that conceal themselves from the gen .rality of mankind. There are, indeed, but very few who know how to be...not criminal ; every diversion they take is at the expence of some one virtue or another, and their very first step out of business is into vice or folly.... | |
 | 1803 - 436 pages
...generality of mankind. There are indeed but very few who know how to be idle and innocent, or have a felish of any pleasures that are not criminal ; every diversion they take is at the expence of some one virtue or another, and their very first step out of business is into vice or folly.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...and discovers in it a multitude of charms, that conceal themselves from the generality of mankind. . There are, indeed, but very few who know how to be...not criminal ; every diversion they take is at the expence of some one virtue or other, and their very first step out of business is into vice or folly.... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...and discovers in it a multitude of charms, that conceal themselves from the generality of mankind. There are, indeed, but very few who know how to be...and innocent, or have a relish of any pleasures that ace not criminal ; every diversion they take is at the the cxprn?e of some one virtue or another, and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pages
...preserving us from vice, it is observed of those " who know not how to be idle and innocent," that " their very first step out of business is into vice or folly ;" which Dr. Blair supposed would have been expressed in " The Rambler," thus : " their very first... | |
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