 | 1803 - 296 pages
...perfection, will not easily be content without it ; and since perfection cannot be reached, will lose the opportunity of doing well in the vain hope of...be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought to awaken every man to the active prosecution of whatever he is desirous... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...renewing its attacks, and thoagh often vanquished, newr destroyed, ' i . : i , ' Ibid. vol. 3, p. 170. • The certainty that life cannot be long, and the •probability that.' it will be much shorter than natu re .ul low*, ought to awaken every man to the active prosecution of whatever he is... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1804 - 232 pages
...the probability that it will be fhorter than nature allows, ought to awaken every man to the afttve profecution of whatever he is defirous to perform. It is true that no deligence can afcertain fuccefs ; death may intercept the fwifteft career ; but he who is cut off in... | |
 | 1806 - 340 pages
...perfection, will not easily be content without it ; and since perfection cannot be reached, will lose the opportunity of doing well in the vain hope of...be long, and the probability that it will be much shorterthan nature allows, ought to awaken every man to the active prosecution of whatever he is desirous... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 424 pages
...perfection, will not easily be content without it; and, since perfection cannot be reached, will lose the opportunity, of doing well in the vain hope of...be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought t& awaken every man to the active prosecution of whatever he is desirous... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 310 pages
...perfection, will not easily he content without it; and since perfection cannot be reached, will lose the opportunity of doing well in the vain hope of unattainable excellence. N° 135. TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1751. Citlum, non anlmum mutant, HOIi. Place may be chang.d; but who can... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 pages
...perfection, will not easily be content without it ; and, since perfection cannot be reached, will lose the opportunity of doing well in the vain hope of...be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought to awaken every man to the active prosedition of whatever he is desirous... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 460 pages
...perfection, will not easily be content without it ; and, since perfection cannot be reached, will lose the opportunity of doing well in the vain hope of...be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought to awaken every man to the active proi2 secutioR secution of whatever... | |
 | 1810 - 462 pages
...perfection, will not easily be content without it ; and, since perfection cannot be reached, will lose the opportunity of doing well in the vain hope of...be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought to awaken every man to t5e active prosecution of whatever' he is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 496 pages
...perfection, will not easily be content without it; and since perfection cannot be reached, will lose the opportunity of doing well in the vain hope of...be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought to awaken every man to the active prosecution of whatever he is desirous... | |
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The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought to awaken every man to the active prosecution of whatever he is desirous to perform. 
