 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...conversion of sinners, propriety and elegance are less than nothing. No. 91. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1760. IT is common to overlook what is near, by keeping the eye fixed upon something remote. In the same manner, present opportunities are neglected, and attainable good is slighted,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 484 pages
...of sinners, propriety and elegance are less than nothing. NUMB. 91. SATURDAY, January 12, 1760. 1 T is common to overlook what is near, by keeping the eye fixed upon something remote. In the same manner present opportunities are neglected, and attainable good is slighted,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 pages
...conversion of sinners, propriety and elegance are less than nothing. No. 91. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1759IT is common to overlook what is near, by keeping the eye fixed upon something remote. In the same manner, present opportunities are neglected, and attainable good is slighted,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 428 pages
...conversion of sinners, propriety and elegance are less than nothing. No. 91. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1760. IT is common to overlook what is near, by keeping the eye fixed upon something remote. In the same manner present opportunities are neglected, and attainable good is slighted,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 430 pages
...conversion of sinners, propriety and elegance are less than nothing. No. 91. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1760. IT is common to overlook what is near, by keeping the eye fixed upon something remote. In the same manner present opportunities are neglected, and attainable good is slighted,... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 690 pages
...sin. ners, propriety and elegance are less than nothing. . -*. N° 91. SATURDAY, JANUARY It, 1760. IT is common to overlook what is near, by keeping the eye fixed upon something remote. In the same manner present opportunities are neglected, and attainable good is slighted,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 612 pages
...conversion of sinners, propriety and elegance are less than nothing. NUMB. 91. SATURDAY, January 12, 1760. IT is common to overlook what is near, by keeping the eye fixed upon something remote. In the same manner present opportunities are neglected, and attainable good is slighted,... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 378 pages
...settle into habit, and habitual peculiarities are quickly ridiculous. N°91. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1760. IT is common to overlook what is near, by keeping the eye fixed upon something remote. In the same manner present opportunities are neglected, and attainable good is slighted,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 702 pages
...conversion of sinners, propriety and elegance are less than nothing. N°91. SATURDAY, January 12, 1760. IT is common to overlook what is near, by keeping the eye fixed upon something remote. In the same manner present opportunities are neglected, and attainable good is slighted,... | |
 | 1835 - 224 pages
...themselves to-day, may, themselves, prove feasts for the worms to-morrow. — Boyle. REMOTE VIEWS. — It is common to overlook what is near, by keeping the eye fixed on something remote. In the same manner present opportunities are neglected, and attainable good is... | |
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IT is common to overlook what is near, by keeping the eye fixed upon something remote. In the same manner present opportunities are neglected, and attainable good is slighted, by minds busied in extensive ranges, and intent upon future advantages. Life,... 
