 ... 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
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 310 pages
...longer his regard to any otlit'r honour than the reputation of wealth, or any omer influence than its power. Avarice is generally the last passion of those...squandered in pleasure, and the second devoted to ainoition. He that sinks under the fatigue of getting .vealth, lulls his age with the milder business... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 334 pages
...longer his regard to any othor honour than the reputation of wealth, or any other influence than its power. Avarice is generally the last passion of those lives of which the first part has been squanr dered in pleasure, and the second devoted to ambition. He that sinks under the fatigue of getting... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 412 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. 1 have in this view of life considered... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 416 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 busines* of saving it. I have in this view of life considered... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1811 - 370 pages
...begin to forsake him, by degrees contracts his designs, remits his former multiplicity pf pursuits, and extends no longer his regard to any other honour...reputation of wealth, or any other influence than its power. Avarice is generally the last passion of those lives of which the first part has been squandered... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 448 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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 308 pages
...degrees contracts his designs, remits his former multiplicity of pursuits, and extends no longer bis regard to any other honour than the reputation of wealth, or any other influence than its power. Avarice is generally the last passion of those lives of which the first part has been squandered... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 414 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 422 pages
...begin to forsake him, by degrees contracts his designs, remits his former multiplicity of pur. suits, 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... | |
 | 1822 - 370 pages
...begin to forsake him, by degrees contracts his desigqs, remits his former multiplicity of pursuits, and extends no longer his regard to any other honour...reputation of wealth, or any other influence than its power. Avarice is generally the Jast passion of those lives of which the first part has been squandered... | |
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