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" I here fetched a deep sigh; Alas, said I, man was made in vain! How is he given away to misery and mortality! tortured in life, and swallowed up in death! The Genius, being moved with compassion towards me, bid me quit so uncomfortable a prospect; Look... "
The Spectator - Page 287
1729
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The Moral Miscellany: Or, a Collection of Select Pieces, in Prose and Verse ...

English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...defpair, love, with the like cares and paflions that infeft human life. I here fetched a deep iigh, Alas, 'faid I, man was made in vain! how is he given...fwallowed up in death ! The genius being moved with compaffion towards me, bid me quit fo uncomfortable a profpeft. Look ro more, faid, he, on man in the...
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The Arminian Magazine: Consisting of Extracts and Original ..., Volume 8

John Wesley - Biography - 1785 - 718 pages
...Defpair, and Love, with the like cares and paffions that infeft human life. I here fetched a deep figh. Alas, faid I, man was made in vain! how is he given...away to mifery and mortality ! tortured in life and fWallowcd up in" death ! The genius being moved with compaffion towards me, bid me quit fo uncomfortable...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 4

1786 - 694 pages
...deipair, love, with the like cares and * partions that infcft human life.' I here fetched a deep figh; 'Alas,' faid I, ' man was made in vain ! How ' is he given away to mifery and mor' tality ? tortured in life, and fwallowed ' up in death!* The genius being moved with compaifion...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...deipair, love, with the like cares and paffions that infeft human life. I here fetched a deep figh : Alas, faid I, man was made in vain ! how is he given...genius being moved with companion towards me, bid me ([uit io uncomfortable a profpeel. Look no more, faid he, on man in the firft ilagc of his cxillc-nce,...
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The Prose epitome; or, Extracts, elegant, instructive, and entertaining ...

Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...the like cares and paillons that intuit human life. I here fetched a deep figh : Alas, feid I, ttan was made in vain ! how is he given away to mifery...fwallowed up in death ! The genius being moved with сотраШоп towards me, bid me quit fo uncomfortable a profpeft. Look no more, faid he, on man...
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Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical ..., Volume 2

Addison (pseud.) - Anecdotes - 1794 - 564 pages
...defpair, love, with the like cares and paffions that infeft human life. I here fetched a deep figh; alas, faid I, Man was made in vain! How is he given...fwallowed up in death! The genius being moved with compaffion towards me, bid me quit fo uncomfortable a profpect.— ' Look no more, faid he, on man...
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The Spectator, with Illustrative Notes: To which are Prefixed, the ..., Volume 3

1794 - 450 pages
...with the like cares and passions that infest hitman life. ' I here fetched a deep sigh. Alas, said I, man was made in vain ! how is he given away to misery and mortality ! tortured in life, and swallowed up in death! The Genius being moved with compassion...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 1

English literature - 1797 - 680 pages
...deipair, love, with the like cares and paffions that infeft human life. I here fetched a deep figh : Alas, faid I, man was made in vain! how is he given...fwallowed up in death ! The genius being moved with compaflion towards me, bid me quit fo uncomfortable a prcfpeft. Look no more, faid he, on man in the...
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A Real Treasure for the Pious Mind

Devotional literature - 1797 - 110 pages
...that infeft h.uiman life. I here fetched a deep figh ; Alas ! faid I, man was rhude ia vain ! hexw is "he given away to mifery and mortality ! tortured in life, and fwalknved up in death ! The geruus being moved with compaflion towards me, bid me quit fo uncomfortable...
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The Beauties of the Spectators, Tatlers, and Guardians: Connected ..., Volume 2

Joseph Addison - English imprints - 1801 - 364 pages
...cares and. paffions that infeft human life. " I here fetched a deep figh ;. alas, faid I, man was Blade in vain !• How is he given away to mifery and mortality...fwallowed up in death ! The genius being moved with compaffion towards me, bid me quitfo uncomfortable a profpect. Look no more, faid ne, on man in the...
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