 ... to balance the guilt by which it is obtained. I have hitherto avoided that dangerous and empirical morality, which cures one vice by means of another.  The Rambler - Page 252by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787Full view - About this book
 | 1752 - 204 pages
...fo fmall as to afford very little confolation to balance the guilt by which it is obtained. I have avoided that dangerous and empirical morality, which...fo vile in its original, and fo pernicious in its effefts, that the predominance of almoft any other quality is to be defired. It is one of" thofe lawlefs... | |
 | 1752 - 674 pages
...folaiion to balance the guilt by which it is obtained. I have avoided that dangerous and fimpiricdl morality, which cures one vice by means of another. But envy is ib bufe and deleitable, fo vile in its original, and fo pernicious in its effcfts, that the predominance... | |
 | 724 pages
...be content with a fmall dividend of additional fame, fo fmall as can afford very little confolation to balance the guilt by which it is obtained. I have hitherto avoided mentioning that dangerous anrf empiricial morality, which cures ope vice by means of another. Butenvy.is^o.bafe... | |
 | 1785 - 596 pages
...be content with a fmail dividend of additional fame, fo fmall as can afford ray -little confolation to balance the guilt by which it is obtained. I have...cures one vice by means of another. But envy is fo bife and deteliable, fo vile in it's original, and fo pernicious in it's effefts, that the predominance... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 422 pages
...be content with a fmall dividend of additional fame, fo fmall as can afford very little confolanon to balance the guilt by which it is obtained. I have...means of another. But envy is fo bafe and deteftable, To vile in its original, and fo pernicious in its effects, that the predominance of almofl any other... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pages
...be content with a fmall dividend of additional fame, fo fmall as can afford very little confolation to balance the guilt by which it is obtained. I have...avoided that dangerous and empirical morality, which rum one vice by means of another. But envy is fo bafe and deteftable, fo vile in it's original, and... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...little confolation to balance the guilt by which it it obtained. I have hitherto avoided mentioning that dangerous and empirical morality, which cures...vice by means of another. But envy is fo bafe and deteliable, fo vile in its .original, and fo pernicious in its effects, that the predominance of almoft... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...little confolation to balance the guilt by which it is obtained. 1 have hitli.'rto avoided mentioning that dangerous and empirical morality, which cures...vice by means of another. But envy is fo bafe and deferable, fo vile in its original, and fo pernicious in its effects, that the predominance of almoft... | |
 | 1801 - 320 pages
...be content with a fmall dividend of additional fame, fo fmall as can afford very littl^ confolation to balance the guilt by which it is obtained. I have...cures one vice by means of another. But envy is fo bafe,and deteftable, fo vile in its original, and fo pernicious in its effects, that the predominance... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 266 pages
...be content with a small dividend of additional fame, so small as can afford very little consolation to balance the guilt by which it is obtained. I have...which cures one vice by means of another. But envy is so base and detestable, so vile in its original, and so pernicious in its effects, that the predominance... | |
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