 ... power. Avarice is generally the last passion of those lives of which the first part has been squandered in pleasure, and the second devoted to ambition. He that sinks under the fatigue of getting wealth, lulls his age with the milder business of saving...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 57by Samuel Johnson - 1806Full view - About this book
 | 1785 - 596 pages
...begin to forfake him, by degrees contracts his defigns, remits his former multiplicity of purfuits, and extends no longer his regard to any other honour than the reputation of wealth, or any otherinrtuence than his power. Avarice is generally the laft pailion of thofe lives of which the firft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 416 pages
...begin to forfake him, by degrees contracts his defigns, remits his former multiplicity of purfuits, and extends no longer his regard to any other honour...influence than his power. Avarice is generally the laft paflion of thofe lives of which the firft part has been fquandered in pleafure, and the fecond... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 422 pages
...begin to forfake him, by degrees contrails his defigns, remits his former multiplicity of purfuits, and extends no longer his regard to any other honour than the reputation 6f wealth, or any other influence than his power. Avarice is generally the laft paffion of thofe lives... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...begin to forfake him, by degrees contrails his defigns, remits his former multiplicity of purfuits, and extends no longer his regard to any other honour...influence than his power. Avarice is generally the laft paffion of thofe lives of which the firft part has been fquandered in pleafure, and the fecond... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pages
...be*/ gin to forfake him, by degrees contract* his dcfigns, remits his former multiplicity ot purfuits, and extends no longer his regard to any other honour...than the reputation of wealth, or any other influence Aan his power. Avarice is generally the laft paflion of thofe lives of which the firft part has been... | |
 | 1801 - 344 pages
...begin to forfake him, by degrees contracts his defigns, remits his former multiplicity of purfuits, and extends no longer his regard to any other honour...influence than his power. Avarice is generally the laft paffion of thofe lives of which the rirft part has been fquandered in pleafure, and tne fecond... | |
 | 1803 - 296 pages
...begin to forsake him, by degrees contracts hi% designs, remits his former multiplicity of pursuits, and extends no longer his regard to any other honour...squandered in pleasure, and the second devoted to ambition, lie that sinks under the fatigue of getting wealth, lulls his age with the milder business of saving... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...begin to forsake him, by degrees contracts his designs, remits his former multipli-city of pursuits, and extends no longer his regard to any other honour than the reputation of •wealth, or any other iafiueuce 'thau his power., Avarice is generally the last passion of those lives, of which the first... | |
 | 1806 - 340 pages
...begin to forsake him, by degrees contracts his designs, remits his former multiplicity of pursuits, and extends no longer his regard to any other honour...devoted to ambition. He that sinks under the fatigue of getting wealth, lulls his age with the milder business of saving it. I have in this view of life considered... | |
 | 1806 - 420 pages
...defigns, remits his former multiplicity of purfuits, and extends no longer his regard to any other honpur than the reputation of wealth, or any other influence than his power. Avarice is generally the laft paffion of thofe lives of which the firft part has been fquandered in pleafure, and the fecond... | |
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