 I can now look back upon three-score and four years, in which little has been done, and little has been enjoyed ; a life diversified by misery, spent part in the sluggishness of penury, and part under the violence of pain, in gloomy discontent or importunate...  The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Page 324edited by - 1788Full view - About this book
 | 1741 - 776 pages
...to be the general care of humanity to efcape. I can now look batk upon threefcore and lour year, ia which little has been done, and little has been enjoyed; a life direrfified by mifery, Tpeni part in the ll'iggiinnefr of penury, and part under the violence nf pain,... | |
 | Books and bookselling - 1788 - 588 pages
...thoughts which it (èems to be the general care of humanity to efcape. I can now look back upon threefcore and four years, in which little has been done, and little has been enjoyed; a life divcrfified by mifcry, fpcnt part in the fluggiihnefs of penury, and part under the •violence of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1788 - 432 pages
...thoughts which it feems to be the general care of humanity to efcape. I can now look back upon threefcore and four years, in which little has been done, and...gloomy difcontent or importunate diftrefs. But perhaps I am better than I fhould have been if I had been lefs afflicted. With this I will try to be content.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1788 - 434 pages
...thoughts which it feems to be the general care of humanity to efcape. I can now look back upon threefcore and four years, in which little has been done, and...violence of pain, in gloomy difcontent or importunate diftrcfs. But perhaps I am better than I fhould have been if I had been lefs afflided. With this I... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1788 - 610 pages
...been done, and little has been enjoyed; a life diverftfied by miiery, fpent part in the fluggifhncfs of penury, and part under the violence of pain, in gloomy difcontent or importunate diilrefs. But perhaps I am better than I Ihoiild have been it I had been lefs afflicted. With this... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Hester Lynch Piozzi - Authors, English - 1788 - 626 pages
...thoughts which it feems to be the general care of humanity to efcape. I can now look back upon threefcore and four years, in which little has been done, and little has been enjoyed; VOL. I. H a life a life diverfified by mifery, fpent part in the fluggifhnefs of penury, and part under... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 558 pages
...thoughts which it feems to be the general care of humanity to efcape, I can now look back upon threefcore and four years, in which little has been done, and little has been enjoyed; a life diverfmed by mifery, fpent part m the fluggifhnefs of penury, and part under the vio.lence of pain,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 548 pages
...it seems to be the general care of hnmanity to escape. I can now look back npon threescore and fonr years, in which little has been done, and little has been enjoyed ; a life diversified by misery, spent part in thei slnggishness of pennry, and part nnder the violence of pain,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1812 - 402 pages
...thoughts which it seems to be the general care of humanity to escape. I can now look back upon threescore and four years, in which little has been done, and little has been enjoyed; a life diversified by misery, spent part in the sluggishness of penury, and part under the violence of pain,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 560 pages
...thoughts which it seems to be the general care of humanity to escape. I can now look back upon three score and four years, in which little has been done, and little has been enjoyed ; a life diversified by misery, spent part in the sluggishness of penury, and part under the violence of pain,... | |
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