 | History - 1802 - 522 pages
...The lewd inflame the lewd ; the audacious harden the audacious. Every oncfortifies himself as liecan against his own sensibility, endeavours to practise...misery, and others survive only to propagate villainy. It may be hopecl that our lawgivers will some time take away from us this power of starving and depraving... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 220 pages
...as he can against his own sensibility, endeavours to practise on others the arts which are practi,ed on, himself ; and gains the kindness of his associates...their misery, and others survive only to propagate villany. It may be hoped, that our lawgivers will at length take away from us this power of starving... | |
 | William Mudford - 1802 - 166 pages
...practise on others the arts which are practised on himself, and gains the kindness of his associates, by a similitude of manners. " Thus, some sink amidst their...misery, and others survive, only to propagate villainy. It may be hoped that our lawgivers will at length take away from us this power of starving and depraving... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 196 pages
...evils: they are filled with "every corruption which poverty and wickedness can generate between them ; with all the shameless and profligate enormities that...of manners. Thus some sink amidst their misery, and other* survive only to propagate villany. It may be hoped, that our lawgivers will at length take away... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...audacious harden the audacious. Every one fortifies himseif as he can' against his own sensibility, and endeavours to practise on others, the arts which are...kindness of his associates by similitude of manners. Ibid. p. zi$. It is nm so dreadful in a high spirit to 6e imprisoned, as it is desirable in a state... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 410 pages
...own sensibility, endeavours to practise on others the arts which are practised on himself; and £ains the kindness of his associates by similitude of manners....misery, and others survive only to propagate villainy. It may be hoped, that our lawgivers will at length take away from us this power of starving and depraving... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...impudence of ignominy, the rage of want, and the malignity of despair. In a prison the awe of the publick eye is lost, and the power of the law is spent; there...of manners. Thus some sink amidst their misery, and other^ survive only to propagate villany. It may be hoped, that our lawgivers will at length take away... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...audacious. Every one fortifies himself as he can against his own sensibility, endeavours to practice on others the arts which are practised on himself;...misery, and others survive only to propagate villainy. It may be hoped, that our lawgivers will at length take away from us this power of starving and depraving... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...audacious. Every one fortifies himself as he can against his own sensibility, endeavours to practice on others the arts which are practised on himself;...misery, and others survive only to propagate villainy. It may be hoped, that our lawgivers will at length take away from us this power of starving and depraving... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...audacious harden the audacious. Every one fortifies himself as he can against his own sensihility, endeavours to practise on others the arts which are...their misery, and others survive only to propagate villany. It may be hoped that our lawgivers will at length take away from us this power of starving... | |
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In a prison the awe of the public eye is lost, and the power of the law is spent; there are few fears, there are no blushes. The lewd inflame the lewd, the audacious harden the audacious. Every one fortifies himself as he can against his own sensibility,... 
