 ... the active, and elevation to the eminent, all that sparkles in the eye of hope, and pants in the bosom of suspicion, at once became dust in the balance, without weight and without regard. Riches, authority, and praise, lose all their influence when...  The Rambler - Page 305by Samuel Johnson - 1809Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1803 - 290 pages
...authority, , and praise, lose all their influence when they are considered as riches which to-morrow shall be bestowed upon another, authority, which shall...appeared to raise his spirits, or gladden his heart, but A 2 the recollection of acts of goodness ; nor to excite his attention, but some opportunity for the... | |
 | William Giles - Christian life - 1804 - 280 pages
...authority, and praise, los ; all their influence when they are considered as riches which tomorrow «hall be bestowed upon another: authority which shall this...sincere, shall, after a few moments, be heard no more. •: • . j ' In those hours of seriousness and wisdom, every thing that terminated on this side of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 380 pages
...authority, aild praise lose all their influence when they are considered as riches which to-morrow shall be bestowed upon another, authority which shall...or however sincere, shall after a few moments, be beard no more. In those hours of seriousness and wisdom, nothing appeared to raise his spirits, or... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 308 pages
...authority, and praise, lose all their influence when they are considered as riches which to-morrow shall be bestowed upon another, authority which shall...opportunity for the exercise of the duties of religion. Everything that terminated on this side of the grave was received with coldness and indifference, and... | |
 | 1810 - 464 pages
...authority, and praise, lose all their influence when they are considered as riches which to-morrow shall be bestowed upon another, authority which shall...heart, but the recollection of acts of goodness ; nor Jo excite his attention, but some opportunity for the exercise of the duties of religion. Every thing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...authority, and praise, lose all their influence when they are considered as riches which to-morrow shall be bestowed upon another, authority which shall...attention, but some opportunity for the exercise of the dudes of religion. Every thing that terminated on this side of the grave was received with coldness... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 394 pages
...authority, and praise, lose all their influence when they are considered as riches which to-morrow shall be bestowed upon another, authority which shall...however merited, or however sincere, shall, after a few moments,<be heard no more. In those hours of seriousness and wisdom, nothing appeared to raise his... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 352 pages
...riches which to-morrow shall be bestowed opon another, authority which shall this night expire tor ever, and praise which, however merited, or however...excite his attention, but some opportunity for the exereise of the duties of religion. Every thing that terminated on this side of the grave was received... | |
 | George Horne, Lindley Murray - Bible - 1812 - 248 pages
...authority, and praise, lose all their influence, when they are considered as riches, which to-morrow shall be bestowed upon another; authority, which shall...sincere, shall, after a few moments, be heard no more." 8. Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the foolish. 35 Affliction has... | |
 | John Shepherd - 1817 - 570 pages
...when they are considered as " riches, thnt to morrow shall be bestowed upon another; autho*' rity, which shall this night expire for ever ; and praise, which " however merited, and however sincere, shall, after a few mo" ments, be heard no more." — Rambler, No. 54>. the the... | |
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