 Here the heart softens and vigilance subsides ; we are then willing to inquire whether another advance cannot be made, and whether we may not, at least, turn our eyes upon the gardens of pleasure. We approach them with scruple...  Select British Classics - Pagina 621803Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 308 pagina’s
...them with scruple and hesitation ; we enter them, ' eyes upon the gardens of pleasure. We approach ' but enter timorous and trembling, and always hope ' to pass through them without losing the road of vir' to which we propose to return. But temptation suc' tue, which we, for a while, keep in our sight,... | |
 | 1810 - 464 pagina’s
...then wil" ling to inquire whether another advance cannot be " made, and whether we may not, aWeast, turn our " eyes upon the gardens of pleasure. We approach...return. But " temptation succeeds temptation, ^and one com" pliance prepares us for another;" we in time lose " the happiness of innocence, and solace our... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pagina’s
...always hope to pass through • them without loosing the road of virtue, Which, for a while, • we' keep in our sight, and to which, we propose to return....temptation succeeds temptation, and one compliance preipares us for another ; we, in! time lose the happiness of inno.cence, and solace our disquiet with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 pagina’s
...vigilance subsides; we are then wil" ling to inquire whether another advance cannot be " made, and whether we may not, at least, turn our " eyes upon the gardens of pleasure. We approach (i them with scruple and hesitation ; we enter them, " but enter timorous and trembling; and always... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - 1811 - 606 pagina’s
...vigilance subsides ; we are then willing to enquire whether another advance may not be made, and whether we may not, at least, turn our eyes upon the gardens...them without losing the road of virtue, which we, for awhile, keep in our 514 SIS sight, and to which we propose to return! But temptation succeeds temptation,... | |
 | Charles Peirce - 1811 - 266 pagina’s
...subsides ; we are then willing to inquire whether another advance cannot be made, and whether we may noti at least, turn our eyes upon the gardens of pleasure....through them without losing the road of virtue, which, for a while, we keep in our sight, and to which we purpose to return. But temptation succeeds temptation.... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pagina’s
...vigilance subsides > ive are then willing to enquire whether another advance cannot be made, and whether we may not at least, turn our eyes upon the gardens...hope to pass through them without losing the road to virtue, which for a while we keep in our sight, and to which we propose to return. But temptation... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1811 - 286 pagina’s
...leaft, turn our eyes upon the gardens of pleafure. We approach them with fcruple and hefitation -t we enter them, but enter timorous .and trembling •, and always hope to pafs through them without lollng the road of virtue, which, for a while, we keep in our fight, and... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pagina’s
...vigilance subsides ; we are then willing to inquire whether another advance cannot be made, and whether we may not, at least, turn our eyes upon the gardens...through them without losing the road of virtue, which, for a while, we keep iu our sight, and to which we purpose to return. But temptation succeeds temptation,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 pagina’s
...vigilance subsides ; we are then willing to inquire whether another advance cannot be made, and whether we may not, at least, turn our eyes upon the gardens...through them without losing the road of virtue, which, for a while, we keep in our sight, and to which we purpose to return. But temptation succeeds temptation,... | |
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