 | 1751 - 224 pages
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1763 - 292 pages
...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 anguifh is generally his folly. IT is neceflary to that perfection of which our prefent ftate is capable,... | |
 | 1785 - 596 pages
...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 pages
...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 - English literature - 1787 - 472 pages
...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 anguifh is generally his folly. It is neceflary to that perfection of which our prefent flate is capable,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 460 pages
...from ourfelves; the dart of death indeed falls from heaven, but we poifon it by our own mifconducct; to die is the fate of man, but to die with lingering anguifh is generally his folly. It is neceflary to that perfection of which our prefent ftate is capable,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 586 pages
...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.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 596 pages
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 458 pages
...from ourfelves; the dart of death indeed falls from heaven, but we poifon it by our own m;fconduct : to die is the fate of man, but to die with lingering anguifh is generally his folly. It is neceflary to that perfection of which our prefent ftate is capable,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 458 pages
...ourfelves; the dart of death indeed falls from heaven, but we poifon it by our own Hftif-. conduct : to die is the fate of man, but to die with lingering anguifh is generally his folly. It is neceflary to that perfection of which our prefent ftate is capable,... | |
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Exercise cannot secure us from that dissolution to which we are decreed ; but while the soul and body continue united, it can make the association pleasing, and give probable hopes that they shall be disjoined by an easy separation. It was a principle... 
