There is certainly no greater happiness, than to be able to look back on a life usefully and virtuously employed, to trace our own progress in existence, by such tokens as excite neither shame nor sorrow. Life, in which nothing has been done or suffered... The British Essayists - Página 230editado por - 1808Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - 1794 - 540 páginas
...in this all will agree) than to be able to look back on a life usefully and virtuously employed; and to trace our own progress in existence, by such tokens as excite neither shame nor sorrow. Ought it not, therefore, to be the care of those who wish, were it even for nothing more than to pass... | |
| 1803 - 322 páginas
...bee able to look back on a life usefully and virtuously em.-- ployed, to trace our own progress ift existence by such tokens as excite neither shame nor...crimes, and diversified through its several periods by wicked* ness, is indeed easily reviewed, hut reviewed only with horror and remorse. The great consideration... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 páginas
...certainly no greater happiness than to be able to look back on a life usefully and virtuously employed; to trace our own progress in existence, by such tokens as excite neither shame nor sorrow. It ought therefore to be the care of those who wish to pass the last hours with com" Q2 fort, ,fort,... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1808 - 526 páginas
...certainly no greater felicity, than to be able •to look back on a life usefully and virtuously employed; to trace our own progress in existence, by such tokens as excite neither shame nor sorrow. It ought therefore to be the care of those, who wish to pass the last hours with comfort, to 1 v up... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 466 páginas
...certainly no greater happiness than to be able to look back on a life usefully and virtuously employed, to trace our own progress in existence, by such tokens...of his Creator. Life, made memorable by crimes, and and diversified through its several periods by wickedness, is indeed easily reviewed, but reviewed... | |
| 1810 - 464 páginas
...certainly no greater happiness than to be able to look back on a life usefully and virtuously' employed, to trace our own progress in existence, by such tokens...shame nor sorrow. Life, in which nothing has been done pr suffered to distinguish one day from another, is to him that has passed it, as if it had never been,... | |
| Charles Peirce - 1811 - 266 páginas
...certainly no greater felicity, than to be able to look back on a life usefully and virtuously employed ; to trace our own progress in existence, by such tokens -as excite neither shame nor sorrow. It ought therefore to be the care of thoie who wish to pass the last hours with comfort, to lay up... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 páginas
...certainly no greater felicity, than to be able to look back on a life usefully and virtuously employ>ed ; to trace our own progress in existence, by such tokens as excite neither shame nor sorrow. It ought therefore to be the care of those who wish to pass the List hours with comfort, to lay up... | |
| 1813 - 594 páginas
...facility, than to be able to look back on a life nei-fiil and virtuously employed — to trace our progress in existence, by such tokens as excite neither shame nor sorrow. It ought therefore to be the care of those who wish to pass the last hours with comfort, to lay up... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 462 páginas
...certainly no greater happiness than to be able to look back on a life usefully and virtuously employed, to trace our own progress in existence, by such tokens...of his Creator. Life, made memorable by crimes, and and diversified through its several periods by wickedness, is indeed easily reviewed, but reviewed... | |
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