 This quality of looking forward into fulurity seems the unavoidable condition of a being, whose motions are gradual, and whose life is progressive; ashis powers are limited, he must use means for the attainment of his ends, and intend first what he performs...  The Rambler - Page 8by Samuel Johnson - 1809Full view - About this book
 | Richard Graves - English poetry - 1805 - 204 pages
...advances from this ftage of exigence, he is perpetually varying the horizon of his prospects, he muft always discover new motives of action, new excitements of fear, and allurements of desire. All endeavours ought to be used for the prevention of a disease, forwhich, when it has attained its... | |
 | 1806 - 348 pages
...unavoidable condition of a being whose 'motions are gradual, and whose life is progressive : as his powers are limited, he must use means for the attainment...performs last ; as by continual advances from his lirst stage of existence, he is perpetually varying the horizon of his prospers, he must always discover... | |
 | Richard Graves - English poetry - 1806 - 200 pages
...advances from this ftage ofexiftence, he is perpetually varying the horizon of his prospects, he mufl always discover new motives of action, new excitements of fear, and allurements of desire. All endeavours ought to be used for the prevention of a disease, forwhich, when it has attained its... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 376 pages
...unavoidable condition of a being, whose motions 'are gradual, and whose life is progressive : as his powers are limited, he must use means for the attainment...The end therefore which at present calls forth our j efforts, will be found, when it is once gained, to be (only one of the means to some remoter end.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...unavoidable condition of a being, whose motions are gradual, and whose life is progressive: as his powers are limited, he must use means for the attainment of his ends, and intend first what he performs as by continual advances from bis first stage of existence, he is perpetually varying the horizon of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 394 pages
...unavoidable condition of a being, whose motions 'are gradual, and whose life is progressive : as his powers are limited, he must use means for the attainment of his ends, and intend first what he performs kst} as by continual advances from his first ef existence, he is perpetually varying tlve horizon of... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 466 pages
...the unavoidable condition of a being whose motions are gradual and whose life is progressive : as his powers are limited, he must use means for the attainment...stage of existence, he is perpetually varying the holrizon v>i' his prospects, he must always discover new motives of action, new excitements of fear,... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 638 pages
...unavoidable condition of a being, whose motions are gradual, and whose life is progressive : as his powers are limited, he must use means for the attainment...continual advances from his first stage of existence, hfe is perpetually varying the horizon of his prospects, he must alw*"™ new motives of action, new... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 630 pages
...unavoidable condition of a being, whose motions arc gradual, and whose life is progressive : as his l ende, and intend first what he performs last; as by continual advances from his first stage of existence,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 630 pages
...unavoidable condition of a being, whose motions arc gradual, and whose life is progressive: as his powers are limited, he must use means for the attainment of his ends, and intend first what he performs lasj ; as by continual advances from his first stage of existence, he is perpetually varying the horizon... | |
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