 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 458 pages
...mattered on the rocks of PLEASURE. Many appeared to have great confidence in their fkill, and fome, indeed, were preferved by it from finking, who had...received only a fingle blow; but I remarked that few veffels lafted long which had been much repaired, nor was it found that the artifts themfelves continued... | |
 | 1801 - 326 pages
...fbattered on the rocks of PLEASURE. Many appeared to have great confidence in their fkill, and fome, indeed, were preferved by it from finking, who had received only a fmgle blow ; but I remarked that few veflels lafted long which had beea much repaired, nor was it found... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 290 pages
...preserved by it from sinking, who had received only a single blow ; but I remarked that few vessels lasted long which had been much repaired; nor was it found that the artists themselves continued afloat longer than those who had least of their assistance. The only advantage... | |
 | 1806 - 468 pages
...mattered on the rocks of PLEASURE. Many appeared to have great confidence in their fkill, and fome, indeed, were preferved by It from finking, who had...remarked that few veflels lafted long which had been much re* paired, nor was it found that the artifts themfelves continued afloat longer than thofe who had... | |
 | Solomon Hodgson - Conduct of life - 1806 - 362 pages
...fhattered on the rocks of Pleafure. Many appeared to have great confidence in their fkill, and fo,me, indeed, were preferved by it from finking, who had received only a tingle 'blow ; but I remarked that few veflels lafted long which had been much repaired, nor was it... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 424 pages
...by it from sinking, •who had received only a si.iplft blow; but I remarked that few vessels lasted long which had been much repaired, nor was it found that the artists themselves continued ailoat longer than those who liad least of their assistance. The only... | |
 | 1806 - 346 pages
...preserved by it from sinking, who had received only a single blow ; but I remarked that few vessels lasted long which had been much repaired, nor was it found that the artists themselves continued afloatlonger than those who had least of their assistance. points which... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1806 - 360 pages
...fhattered on the rocks of Pleafure. Many appeared to have great confidence in their fkill, and feme, indeed, were preferved by it from finking, who had received only a finglc Cngle blow; but I remarked that few veflels lafted long which had been much repaired, nor was... | |
 | 1810 - 462 pages
...preserved by it from sinking, who had received only a single blow ; but 1 remarked that few vessels lasted long which had been much repaired, nor was it found that the artists themselves continued afloat longer than those who had least of their assistance. The only advantage... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 460 pages
...preserved by it from sinking, who had received only a single blow ; but 1 remarked that few vessels lasted long which had been much repaired, nor was it found that the artists themselves continued afloat longer than those who had least of their assistance. The only advantage... | |
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The only advantage which, in the voyage of life, the cautious had above the negligent, was, that they... 
