 | Thomas Sheridan - 1756 - 434 pages
...may be lengthened by care, tho' death can not ' be ultimately defeated: tongues, like govern* ments, have a natural tendency to degeneration ; * we have...long preferved our conftitution, let us ' make fome flruggles for our language.' But furely tho' the confideration of the changeable and perifhable nature... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1768 - 1002 pages
...irrefiftible, what remains but to acquiefce with filtnce, as in the other insurmountable diftieSTes of humanity ? it remains that we retard what we cannot...repel, that we palliate what we cannot cure. Life maybe lengthened by care, though Heath cannot be ultimately defeated : tongue?, like governments, have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 392 pages
...irrefiftible what remains but to acquieice with Silence, . as in the other infurmountable Diftreffes of Humanity ? It remains that we retard what we cannot...defeated : Tongues, like Governments, have a natural 7'endency to Degeneration ; we have Jong preserved our Conftitution, let us make fome Struggles for... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...irrefiftible what remains but to acquiefce with Silence, as in the other infurmountable Diftrefles of Humanity ? It remains that we retard what we cannot...be ultimately defeated : Tongues, like Governments, fcave a natural Tendency to Degeneration } we have long preferved our Conftitutkm, let us make fonie... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...Humanity ? It remains that we retard what we cannot repel, tn?.t we palliate what we cannot cure. Lifemay be lengthened by Care, though Death cannot be ultimately...a natural Tendency to Degeneration ; we have long prefervcd our Conftitution, let us make fomc Straggles for our Langnage. jfcn Hope of giving Longevity... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...irrefiftible what remaiits but to acquiefce with Silence, as in the other infurmountable Diftrefles of Humanity ? It remains that we retard what we cannot...repel, that we palliate what we cannot cure. Life may he lengthened by Care, though Death cannot be ultimately defeated: Tongues, like Governments, have... | |
 | 1774 - 372 pages
...irrefiftible, what remains but to acquiefce with Silence, as in the other infurmountable Diftrefles of Humanity ? It remains that we retard what we cannot repel, that we palliate what we cannot cure. Lifa may be lengthened by Care, though Death cannot be ultimately defeated : Tongues, like Governments,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 1000 pages
...the other infurmountable diurefles of humanity ? it remains that we retard what we cannot repelí, that we palliate what we cannot cure. Life may be...have a natural tendency to degeneration; we have long preferred our conftitutionjfet us make fome ftruggles for our language. In hope of giving longevity... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 1018 pages
...the other infurmountab'e diftreiTcs of humanity ? it remains that we retard what we cannot repelí, that we palliate what we cannot cure. Life may be...tongues, like governments have a natural tendency to ocgeneration; we have long preferved our conftitution.Tet us make fome ftruggles for our language.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 454 pages
...irrefiftible, what remains but to acquiefce with filence, as in the other infurmoun table diftrefles of humanity ? It remains that we retard what we cannot...language. In hope of giving longevity to that which its owrt nature forbids to be immortal, I have devoted thi» book, the labour of years, to the honour of... | |
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If the changes that we fear be thus irresistible, what remains but to acquiesce -with silence, as in the other insurmountable distresses of humanity ? It remains that we retard what we cannot repel, that we palliate what we cannot cure. 
