 ... passions, a man had better be in a fair than in a wood alone. They may, like petty thieves, cheat us perhaps, and pick our pockets in the midst of company, but like robbers, they use to strip and bind, or murder us when they catch us alone. This is...  Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley - Stran 87avtor: Abraham Cowley - 1772Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Richard Griffith, Elizabeth Griffith - 1767 - 326 strani
...petty thieves, pick our pockets in the midft " of company ; but like robbers, they ufe to ftrip, " bind, or murder us, when they catch us alone: ««...to retreat from men, and fall into the " hands of the devil." I therefore congratulate you, and fhould endeavour to condole myfelf, did not your happinefs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 514 strani
...the world to fte the vanity of it, and enough virtue to defpife all vanity ; if the mind be poffeffed with any luft or paflions, a man had better be in...the punifhment of parricides among the Romans, to be lowed into a bag, with an ape, a dog, and a ferpent. The firft work therefore that a man muft do, to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 520 strani
...company ; but, like robbers, they ufe to ftrip and bind, or murder usf, * De amore fuo, lxxxiik when •when they catch us alone. This is but to retreat...like the punifhment of parricides among the Romans, tp lie fowed into a lag, with an ape, a dog, and a fcrpent. The firft work therefore that a man muft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 418 strani
...the midft of company ; but, like robbers, they ufe to ftrip and bind, or murder us, i they catch as alone. This is but to retreat from men, and fall into...the punifhment of parricides among the Romans, to be (owed into * bag, with an ape, a dog, and a. krpent. The firft work therefore that a man muft do, to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 424 strani
...of company ; but, like robbers, they ufe to ftrip and bind, or murder us, '* De amorc fuo, Jxxxiii. when they catch us alone. This is but to retreat from...and fall into the hands of devils. It is like the puni(hment of parricides among the Romans, to be fowed into a bag, with an ape, a dog, and a ferpent.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 strani
...thieves, 'dut us perhaps, and pick our pockets, in the midft. of company; but, like robbers, to drip and bind, or murder us, when they catch us alone. This is but tc» JMitit front men, and fall into the hands of devils. It is like the pnnifhment of parricdcs imor.g... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 290 strani
...cheat us perhaps, and pick our pockets, in the midst of company; but, like robbers, they use to strip and bind, or murder us, when they catch us alone....and fall into the hands of devils. It is like the punishment of parricides among the Romans, to be sowed into a bag, with an ape, a dog, and a serpent.... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 strani
...thieves, cheat us, and pick our pockets in the midst of company ; but like robbers they will strip and bind, or murder us, when they catch us alone....and fall into the hands of devils. It is like the punishment of parricides among the Romans, to be sowed into a bag, with an ape, a dog, and a serpent.... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 286 strani
...cheat us perhaps, and pick our pockets, in the midst of company; but, like robbers, they use to strip and bind, or murder us, when they catch us alone....and fall into the hands of devils. It is like the punishment of parricides among the Romans, to be sowed into a bag, with an ape, a dog, and a serpent.... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 284 strani
...cheat us perhaps, and pick our pockets, in the midst of company; but, like robbers, they use to strip and bind, or murder us, when they catch us alone....retreat from men, and fall into the hands of devils, Jf is like the punishment of parricides among the Romans, to be sowed into a bag, with an ape, a dog,... | |
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