 | Samuel Johnson - 1759 - 184 páginas
...between them at too great a diftance to reach either. This is often the fate of long confideration ; hei does nothing who endeavours to do more than is allowed to humanity. Flatter not yourfelf with contrarieties of pleafure. Of the blcffings fet before you make your choice, and be content.... | |
 | Giuseppe Baretti - 1772 - 490 páginas
...right and on the left. Thofe conditions which flatter hope and attract defire, are fo conftituted, that as we approach one, we recede from another. There are goods fo oppofed, that we cannot feize both ; but by too much prudence may pafs between them at too great... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 324 páginas
...between them ' at too great a diftance to reach either. This is often the fate of long confideration ; he does nothing who endeavours to do more than is allowed to humanity. Flatter not yourfelf with contrarieties of pleafure. Of the bleff. ings fet before you make your choice, and be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 páginas
...that we cannot feize both, but, by too much prudence, may pafs between them at too great a diftance to reach either. This is often the fate of long consideration...do more than is allowed to humanity-. Flatter not yourfelf with contrarieties of pleafure. Of the bleflings fet before you make your choice, and be content.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 páginas
...between them at too great a diftance to reach either. This is often the fate of long confideration ; he does nothing who endeavours to do more than is allowed to humanity. Flatter not yourfelf with contrarieties of plcafure. Of the blefiings fet before you make your choice, and be content.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 páginas
...hand and on the left.' Thofe conditions, which flatter hope and attract defire, are fo conftituted, that, as we approach one, we recede from another. There are goods fo oppofed that we cannot feize both, but, by too much prudence, may pafs between them at too great... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 318 páginas
...between them at too great a diftance to reach either. This is often the fate of long confideration ; he does nothing who endeavours to do more than is allowed to* humanity. Flatter not yourfelf witlv contrarieties of pleafure. Of the blefTings fet before you make your choice, and be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 páginas
...hand and on the left.' Thofe conditions, which flatter hope and attract defire, are fo conftituted, that, as we approach one, we recede from another. There are goods fo oppofed that we cannot feize both, but, by too much prudence, may pafs between them at too great... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 páginas
...which flatter hope and attract defire, are fo conftii. . . f . • •.*. 4 • V • ' . •• tuted, that as we approach one, we recede from another. There are goods fo oppofed that we cannot feize both, but, by too much prudence, may pafs between them at too great... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 páginas
...the mouth of Imlac, 'That nature sets her Gifts on the right hand and on the left.' Those conditions which flatter hope and attract desire, are so constituted,...recede from another. There are Goods so opposed that AVC cannot seize both, but, by too much prudence, may pass between them at too Great a distance to... | |
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Every hour, answered the princess, confirms my prejudice in favour of the position so often uttered by the mouth of Imlac, ' That nature sets her gifts on the right hand and on the left.' Those conditions, which flatter hope and attract desire, are so... 
