... with some other prey. But this is only one of the innumerable artifices practised in the universal conspiracy of mankind against themselves ; every age and every condition indulges some darling fallacy ; every man amuses himself with projects which... The British Essayists: Adventurer - Página 126editado por - 1823Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 460 páginas
...for some reason why his life should be protracted, and the voracity of death continued to be pacified with some other prey. But this is only one of the...and which, therefore, he resolves to pursue without daringto examine them. Whatever any man ardently desires, he very readily believes that he shall some... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1888 - 356 páginas
...conspiracy of mankind against themselves ; 1 The refusal to see the approach of death. Wit and Wisdom 78 179 every age and every condition indulges some darling...resolves to pursue without daring to examine them. Ad-venturer, NO. 69. THE utmost excellence at which humanity can arrive is a constant and determinate... | |
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