 Retire with me, O rash unthinking mortal, from the vain allurements of a deceitful world, and learn that pleasure was not designed the portion of human life. Man was born to mourn and to be wretched; this is the condition of all below the stars, and whoever...  The British Essayists: Rambler - Page 234edited by - 1823Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English essays - 1750 - 296 pages
...the vain allurements of a deceitful world, " and learn that pleafure was not defigned the por" tion of human life. Man was born to mourn and ** to be...wretched ; this is the condition of all below " the ftars, and whoever endeavours to oppofe it, " acts in contradiction to the will of heaven. Fly " then... | |
 | English literature - 730 pages
...tremendous fcene, my execrable guide addrefied me in the following manner : " Retire with me, O rafh unthinking mortal ! from the vain allurements of a deceitful world, and learn that pleafure was not dcfigned the portion of human life. Man was born to mourn, and to be wretched : this... | |
 | English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...tremendous fcene my execrable guide addrefled me in the following manner. " Retire with me, O rafh unthinking mortal, from, " the vain allurements of a deceitful world, and learn that pleafure was not defigned the portion of human life. Man was born to mourn and to be wretched ; this... | |
 | Elizabeth Carter - Epistolary poetry, English - 1776 - 142 pages
...from the vain Allurements of a deceitful World; * c and learn, that Pleafure was not defigned $e " Portion of human Life. Man was born to mourn, ** and...of " all below the Stars, and whoever endeavours to " oppofe it, a£ts in Contradiction to the Will of *' Heaven. Fly then from the fatal Enchantments... | |
 | Elizabeth Carter - Epistolary poetry, English - 1776 - 134 pages
...and learn, , that Pleafure was not defigned d|e " Portion of human Life. Man was born to mourru ** and to be wretched. This is the Condition of "all below the. Stars, and whoever endeavours to *« oppofe it, a&s in Contradiction to the Will of " Heaven. Fly then from the fatal Enchantments "... | |
 | John Wesley - Biography - 1787 - 726 pages
...unthinking mortal ! from the vain allurements of a deceitful world, and karn that pleafure was not defigned the portion of human life. Man was born to mourn and...be wretched. This is the condition of all below the ftars, and whoever endeavours to oppofe it, afts in contradiction to the will of heaven. Fly then from... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English essays - 1784 - 340 pages
...mortal, " from the vain allurements of a deceitful world, " and learn that pleafure was not defigned the " portion of human life. Man was born to mourn...wretched ; this is the condition of all " below the liars, and whoever endeavours to op" pofe it, acts in contradiction to the will of heaven, " Fly then... | |
 | 1785 - 596 pages
...tremendous fcene my екесгаЫе guide addrelled me in the following manner: ' Retire with me, О ram unthinking mortal, from the vain allurements of a deceitful world, and learn that pleaiure was not clcfigned the portion of human life. Man was born to mouni and to be wretched ; this... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787
...mortal, f ' from the vain allurements of a deceitful world, and " learn that pleafure was not defigned the portion " of human life. Man was born to mourn...wretched ; this is the condition of all below " the ftars, and whoever endeavours to oppofe it, " acts in contradiction to the will of heaven. Fly <«... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...tremendous fcene my execrable guide addreffed me in the following manner: 'c Retire with me, O rafh unthinking mortal, " from the vain allurements of a deceitful world, and " lear.n that pleafure was not defigned the portion " of human life. Man was born to mourn and to; " be wretched... | |
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