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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius - Page 110
by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846
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Select British Classics, Volume 6

English literature - 1803 - 290 pages
...the mansions of rest. In a short time we ' remit our fervour, and endeavour to find some miti* gation of our duty, and some more easy means of ' obtaining the same end. We then relax our vigour, 4 and resolve no longer to be terrified with crimes at ' a distance, but rely upon our own constancy,...
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Beauties of British Prose

Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...diligence, and travel on a while in the straight " road of piety towards the mansions of rest. In a " short time we remit our fervour, and endeavour to...then. " relax our vigour, and resolve no longer to be terri" fied with crimes at a distance, but rely upon our " own constancy, and venture to approach what...
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The Rambler, by S. Johnson, Volume 2

1806 - 346 pages
...diligence, and " travel on a while in the straight road of piety " towards the mansions of rest. In a short time " we remit our fervour, and endeavour to...terrified with crimes at a distance, but rely " upon our cwn constancy, and venture to ap" proach what we resolve never to touch. We " thus enter the bowers...
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The British Essayists, Volume 20

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 308 pages
...diligence, and travel on a while in the straight " road of piety towards the mansions of rest. In a " short time we remit our fervour, and endeavour to...then " relax our vigour, and resolve no longer to be terri" fied with crimes at a distance, but rely upon our own " constancy, and venture to approach what...
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The British Essayists;: Rambler

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 308 pages
...diligence, and travel on 3 while in the straight " road of piety towards the mansions of rest. In a " short time we remit our fervour, and endeavour to...our duty, and some more " easy means of obtaining tlie same end. We then " relax our vigour, and resolve no longer to be terri" fied with crimes at a...
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The Rambler [by S. Johnson and others]. [Another], Volume 1

1810 - 464 pages
...diligence, and travel on a " while in the straight road of piety towards the " mansions of rest In a short time we remit our " fervour, and endeavour to...mitigation of " our duty, and some more easy means of obtain" ing the same end. We then relax our vigour, " and resolve no longer to be terrified with crimes...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 pages
...diligence, and travel on a *' while in the straight road of piety towards the " mansions of rest. In a short time we remit our " fervour, and endeavour to...mitigation of " our duty, and some more easy means of obtain" ing the same end. We then relax our vigour, " and resolve no longer to be terrified with crimes...
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The American Orator, Or, Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry: Comprehending ...

Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...with diligence, and travel on a while in the straight road of piety towards the mansions of rest. In a short time we remit our fervour, and endeavour to...at a distance, but rely upon our own constancy, and venttlre to approach what we resolved never to touch. We then enter the bowers of ease, and repose...
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The Arts and Sciences Abridged: With a Selection of Pieces, from Celebrated ...

Charles Peirce - Textbooks - 1811 - 266 pages
...direct road of* piety towards the mansions of rest. In a short timewe remit our fervor, and endeavor to find some mitigation of our duty, and some more...means of obtaining the same end. We then relax our vigor, and resolve no longer to l>e terrified with crimes at a distance ; but rely upon our own constancy,...
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Works, Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 394 pages
...straight road of piety, toward* the mansions of rest^ Jn a short time we remit our fervor, and endeavor to find some mitigation of our duty, and some more...means of obtaining the same end. We then relax our vigor, and resolve no longer to be terrified with crimes at a distance, but rely upon our own constancy,...
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