 | British essayists - 1802 - 220 страници
...expectation, or has any other effect than that of producing a moral sentence, or peevish exclamation. He that embarks in the voyage of life, will always...impulse of the wind, than the strokes of the oar ; and many knowledge in bulky volumes, and our girls forsake their samplers to teach kingdoms wisdom, it... | |
 | 1803 - 196 страници
...expectation, or has any other effect than that of producing a moral sentence, or peevish exclamation. He that embarks in the voyage of life, will always...impulse of the wind, than the strokes of the oar ; and many founder in the passage while they lie waiting for the gale that is to waft them to their wish.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 страници
....reminded of its shortness. Idler, vol. 2, y. 28z. He that embarks in the voyage of life, will tilways wish to advance rather by the impulse of the wind, than the strokes of the oar ; and many founder in their passage while they lie waiting for the gale, Ibid, vol. i, p. 7. A minute analysis... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 страници
...expectation, or has any other effect than that of producing a moral sentence, or peevish exclamation. He that embarks in the voyage of life, will always wish to advance rather by tae impulse of the wind, than the strokes of the oar ; and many founder in the passage, while they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 страници
...expectation, or has any other effect than that of producing a moral sentence or peevish exclamation. He that embarks in the voyage of life, will always...impulse of the wind than the strokes of the oar; and many founder in the passage, while they lie waiting for the gale that is to waft them to their wish.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 484 страници
...expectation, or has any other effect than that of producing a moral sentence, or peevish exclamation. He that embarks in the voyage of life, will always...impulse of the wind, than the strokes of the oar ; and many founder in the passage, while they lie waiting for the gale that is to waft them to their wish.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 страници
...expectation, or has any other effect than that of producing a moral sentence or peevish exclamation. He that embarks in the voyage of life, will always...impulse of the wind than the strokes of the oar ; and many founder in the passage, while they lie waiting for the gale that is to waft them to their wish.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 428 страници
...expectation, or has any other effect than that of producing a moral sentence, or peevish exclamation. He that embarks in the voyage of life, will always...impulse of the wind, than the strokes of the oar ; and many founder in the passage, while they lie waiting for the gale that is to waft them to their wish.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 430 страници
...expectation, or has any other effect than that of producing a moral sentence, or peevish exclamation. He that embarks in the voyage of life, will always...impulse of the wind, than the strokes of the oar ; and many founder in the passage, while they lie waiting for the gale that is to waft them to their wish.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 582 страници
...expectation, or has any other effect than that of producing a moral sentence, or peevish exclamation. He that embarks in the voyage of life, will always...impulse of the wind, than the strokes of the oar ; and many founder in the passage, while they lie waiting for the gale that is to waft them to their wish.... | |
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He that embarks in the voyage of life, will always wish to advance rather by the impulse of the wind than the strokes of the oar... 
