 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1832 - 260 pages
...fall the remembrance of our original intention, and quit the only adequate object of rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves...wish, that we had not forsaken the ways of virtue. 18 " Happy are they, my son, who shall learn from thy example, not to despair ; but shall remember,... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - Readers - 1834 - 238 pages
...fall the remembrance of our original intention, and quit the only adequate object of rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves...and anxiety obstruct our way. We then look back upon owr lives with horrour, with sorrow, with repentance ; and wish, but too often vainly wish, that we... | |
 | 1834 - 536 pages
...gratifications. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinth of inconstancy, till the darkness of old age begins...disease and anxiety obstruct our way. We then look back on our lives with horror, grief, and repentance, and wish, too often vainly wish, we had not forsaken... | |
 | 1835 - 298 pages
...of rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through labyrinths of inconstancy ; till the darkness of old...had not forsaken the ways of virtue. Happy are they who shall learn from thy example, not to despair, that reformation is never hopeless, nor sincere endeavours... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1835 - 292 pages
...fall the remembrance of our original intention, and quit the only adequate object of rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves...obstruct our way. We then look back upon our lives vyith horror, with sorrow, with repentance ; and wish, but too often vainly wish, that we had not forsaken... | |
 | Periodicals - 1835 - 272 pages
...gratifications. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinth of inconstancy, till the darkness of old age begins...disease and anxiety obstruct our way. We then look back on our lives with horror, grief, and repentance, and wish, too often vainly wish, we had not forsaken... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1836 - 264 pages
...the only adequate object pf rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves jn luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy;...anxiety, obstruct our way. We then look back upon pur lives with horror, with sorrow, with repentance; and wish, but too often vainly wish, that we had... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1837 - 276 pages
...We entangle ourselves in business, jmmerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths «f inconstancy ; till the darkness of old age begins...We then look back upon our lives with horror, with sorrow,'with repentance f and wish, but too often vainly wish, that we had not forsaken the ways of... | |
 | 1837 - 352 pages
...we let fall the remembrance of our original intention ; we entangle ourselves in business, immerse ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths...invade .us, and disease and anxiety obstruct our way. — Rambler. 462. The ambitious and the covetous are madmen to all intents and purposes, as much as... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Readers - 1838 - 346 pages
...of our original intention, and quit the only adequate object of rational desire. We entangle ourself in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove...sorrow, with repentance ; and wish, but too often rainly wish, that we had not forsaken the ways of virtue." 18. " Happy are they, my son, who shall... | |
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By degrees we let fall the remembrance of our original intention, and quit the only adequate object of rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness of... 
