 ... make the association pleasing, and give probable hopes that they shall be disjoined by an easy separation. It was a principle among the ancients, that acute diseases are from heaven, and chronical from ourselves: the dart of death indeed falls from...  Rambler - Sivu 86tekijä(t) Samuel Johnson - 1801Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | 1751 - 224 sivua
...from ourfelves. The dart of death indeed falls from heaven, but we poifon it by our own mifcondiicl . To die, is the fate of man ; but to die with lingering anguifh, is generally his folly. It is indeed neceflary to that perfection of which our prefent flate is capable, that the mirid and body... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1763 - 292 sivua
...from ourfelves ; the dart of death indeed falls from heaven, but we poifon it by our own mifconduft ; to die is the fate of man, but to die with lingering...our prefent ftate is capable, that the mind and body ihould both be kept in action; that neither the faculties of the one nor of the other be fuffered to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 sivua
...our poft at a fiege, but to omit it in old age, is to fleep at an attack. Ditto, ditto, p. i4i. Tadie is the fate of man, but to die with lingering anguifh, is generally his folly. Ditto, ditto, p. i78. To rejoice in tortures is the privilege of a -martyr—to meet death with intrepidity... | |
 | 1785 - 596 sivua
...from ourfeh-es; the dart of death indeed fall.? from Heaven, but we poilbn it by our own milconduct; to die is the fate of man, but to die with lingering aitguim is generally his tolly. It i> ncdtHaiy to tlut yu fvtlion of which which our prefent ftatc... | |
 | 1786 - 588 sivua
...from ourfclves ; the dart of death indeed falls from heaven, but we poifon it by our«wn mifconduct : to die is the fate of man; but to die with lingering anguiQt is generally his folly." Vide RAMBLBR, vol; II. N« 85. MR. URBAN, Feb. 16. AS I find thar... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 472 sivua
...from ourfelves; the dart of death indeed fails from heaven, but we poifon it by our own mifconduct; to die is the fate of man, but to die with lingering...neceflary to that perfection of which our prefent flate is capable, that the mind and body fhould both be kept in action ; that neither the faculties... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 596 sivua
...with an explanation, which will effectually remove fo erroneous an idea. The paflage is as follows: " To die, is the fate of man; but to die with lingering anguifh is generally his folly." I confefs, I have joined in the wifh of the letter-writer, but have not had the pleafure of feeing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 586 sivua
...from ourfelves ; the dart of death indeed falls from heaven, but we poifon it by our own mifconduct : to die is the fate of man ; but to die with lingering anguifh is generally his folly." Vide RAMBLER, vol.11. N* 85. LETTER XXXIII. To MR. NICHOLS. SIR, Off. 10, 1782. WHILE I am at Brighthelmftone,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 sivua
...ourfelves; the dart of death, indeed, falls from Heaven, but we poifon it by our own mifconduct: to die it the fate of man ; but to die with lingering anguifh is generally his folly." our own mifconduct and intemperance. To die, &c.'—This, Sir, you fee, is aU true, and all blamelefs.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 sivua
...ourfelves ; the dart of death, indeed, falls, from Heaven, but we poifon it by our own mifconduft : to die is the fate of man ; but to die with lingering anguifli is generally bis folly." our own mifconduct and intemperance. To die, &c.' — This, Sir,... | |
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