 Such was my scheme, and such has been its consequence. With an insatiable thirst for knowledge, I trifled away the years of improvement ; with a restless desire of seeing different countries, I have always resided in the same city ; with the highest expectation...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 59by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806Full view - About this book
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1867 - 758 pages
...disease forced me from public employment'. 13. " Such was my scheme', and such has been its consequence'. With an insatiable thirst for knowledge', I trifled...connubial felicity , I have lived unmarried' ; and with an unalterable resolution of contemplative retirement, I am going to die within the walls of BagdatY'... | |
 | Romulus Magnus Oppman - 1867 - 484 pages
...and such has been its consequence. With an insatiable thirst for knowledge, I trifled away the years improvement; with a restless desire of seeing different...unalterable resolutions of contemplative retirement, 1 am going to die within the walls of Bagdad. Dr. JOHNSON. Comparison of Watches. When Griselda thought... | |
 | 1869 - 514 pages
...forced me from public employment. * * * Such was my scheme, and such has been its consequence. • With an insatiable thirst for knowledge, I trifled away the years of improvement ; with the highest cxppctation of connubial felicity, I have lived unmarried; and with unalterable resolutions... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1867 - 498 pages
...retirement1 ; and for retirement I never found a time', till disease forced me from public employment'. seeing different countries', I have always resided...in the same city' ; with the highest expectation of conuubial felicity . I have lived unmarried' ; and with an unalterable resolution of contemplative... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1882 - 558 pages
...disease forced me from public employment. 13. "Such was my scheme, and such has been its consequence. With an insatiable thirst for knowledge, I trifled...connubial felicity, I have lived unmarried, and with an unalterable resolution of contemplative retirement, I am going to die within the walls of Bagdad."... | |
 | E.H. Butler & Co - 1853 - 396 pages
...disease forced me from public employment. 11. "Such was my scheme, and such has been its consequence. With an insatiable thirst for knowledge, I trifled...always resided in the same city ; with the highest expectations of connubial felicity, I have lived unmarried ; and with unalterable resolutions of contemplative... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1887 - 216 pages
...Life of Johnson, ii. 22. ' " Young man," said Omar, " it is of little use to form plans of life . . . With an insatiable thirst for knowledge I trifled...resolutions of contemplative retirement, I am going to die within the walls of Bagdat." ' — Johnson, The Idler, No. 101. 1. 26. images. Johnson defines to image... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1888 - 424 pages
...till disease forced me from public employment. "Such was my scheme, and such has been its consequence. With an insatiable thirst for knowledge I trifled...resolutions of contemplative retirement, I am going to die within the walls of Bagdat." APPENDIX. THE RAMBLER. I. (Page 10.)—"I mentioned Mallett's 'Elvira,'... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - 1900 - 462 pages
...till disease forced me from public employment. Such was my scheme, and such has been its consequence. With an insatiable thirst for knowledge, I trifled...resolutions of contemplative retirement, I am going to die within the walls of Bagdad. Complete. Number 101 of the Idler. DIALOGUE IN A VULTURE'S NEST MANY naturalists... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1909 - 562 pages
...disease forced me from public employment. 5 Such wa» my scheme, and such has been its consequence, y With an insatiable thirst for knowledge, I trifled...resided in the same city; with the highest expectation 10 of connubial felicity, I have lived unmarried; and with unalterable resolutions of contemplative... | |
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