 Yielding to immoral pleasure corrupts the mind, living to animal and trifling ones debases it ; both in their degree disqualify it for its genuine good, and consign it over to wretchedness. Whoever would be really happy, must make the diligent and regular...  Select British Classics - Page 2821803Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 380 pages
...languor of indolence, or the flutter " of light amusements. Yielding to immoral " pleasure corrupts the mind, living to animal and " trifling ones debases...really " happy, must make the diligent and regular exer" cise of his superior powers his chief attention,* " adoring the perfections of his Maker, expressing... | |
 | 1806 - 348 pages
...light amusements. Yielding to immoral " pleasure corrupts the mind, living to animal and " trifting ones debases it ; both in their degree " disqualify...really " happy, must make the diligent and regular exer" cise of his superior powers his chief attention, " adoring the perfections of his Maker, expressing... | |
 | Elizabeth Carter, Montagu Pennington - Authors, English - 1807 - 664 pages
...languor of indolent repose, or the flutter of light amusements. Yielding to immoral pleasures corrupts the mind ; living to animal and trifling ones, debases...attention, adoring the perfections of his Maker, expressing good-will to his fellow-creatures, and cultivating in•\vard rectitude. To his lower faculties he... | |
 | Montagu Pennington - 1808 - 442 pages
...languor of indolent repose, or the flutter of light amusements. Yielding to immoral pleasures corrupts the mind; living to animal and trifling ones, debases...attention, adoring the perfections of his Maker, expressing good-will to his fellowcreatures, and cultivating inward rectitude. To his lower faculties he must... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 372 pages
...languor of indolence, or the flutter of " light amusements. Yielding to immoral pleasure " corrupts the mind, living to animal and trifling " ones debases...it " for its genuine good, and consign it over to wretch" edness. Whoever would be really happy must " make the diligent and regular exercise of his... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 376 pages
...it; both in their degree disqualify it ' for its genuine good, and consign it over to wretch' edness. Whoever would be really happy must ' make the diligent and regular exercise of his su' perior powers his chief attention, adoring the per' fections of his Maker, expressing good-will... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English essays - 1809 - 352 pages
...the languor of indolence, or the flutter of light amusements. Yielding to immoral pleasure corrupts the mind, living to animal and trifling ones debases...attention, adoring the perfections of his Maker, expressing good-will to his fellow-creatures, cultivating inward rectitude. To his lower faculties he must allow... | |
 | 1810 - 464 pages
...the flutter " of light amusements. Yielding to immoral plea" sure corrupts the mind, living to animal trifling " ones debases it; both in their degree disqualify...must make the diligent and regular exercise of his " superiour powers his chief attention, adoring the per" fections of his Maker, expressing good-will... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 pages
...flutter " of light amusements. Yielding to immoral plea** sure corrupts the mind, living to animal trifling " ones debases it; both in their degree disqualify...must make the diligent and regular exercise of his " superiour powers his chief attention, adoring the per" fections of his Maker, expressing good-will... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...or the flutter of light amusements. Yielding to immoral pleasure corrupts the mind, living to animal trifling ones debases it ; both in their degree disqualify...perfections of his Maker, expressing good- will to his fellow-creatures, cultivating inward rectitude. To his lower faculties he must allow such gratifications... | |
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