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" ... conclude that no more is to be done. All attraction is increased by the approach of the attracting body. We never find ourselves so desirous to finish as in the latter part of our work, or so impatient of delay, as when we know that delay cannot be... "
The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers - Page 242
by British essayists - 1802
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A Grammar of the Italian Language: With a Copious Praxis of Moral Sentences ...

Giuseppe Baretti - 1778 - 470 pages
...to be done. We never find ourfelves lo defirous to finifh, as in the latter part of our work ; or fo impatient of delay, as when we know that delay cannot be long. This unfcafonable importunity of difcontent may be partly imputed to languour and wearinefs, which muftalways...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 1

1785 - 596 pages
...attracting body. We never find ourfclvcs fo defirous to finifh, as in the latter part of our work, or fo impatient of delay, as when we know that delay cannot be long. Thus unfeafonable importunity of difcontent may be partly imputed to languor and VTEarineis, which...
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The Rambler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 416 pages
...attracting body. We never find ourfelves fo defiroui to finifh, as in the latter part of our work, or fo impatient of delay, as when we know that delay cannot be long. Thus unfeafonable importunity of difcontent may be partly imputed to languor and wearinefs, which muft...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The rambler

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...attracting body. We never find ourfelves fo defirous to finifh, as in the latter part of our work, or fo impatient of delay, as when we know that delay cannot be long. Thus unfeafonable importunity of difcontent may be partly imputed to languor and wearinefs, which muft...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...attracting body. We never find ourfelves fo defirous to finifh, as in the latter part of our work, or fo impatient of delay, as when we know that delay cannot be long. Part of this onfeafonable importunity ofdifcontent maybe juftly imputed to langour and wearinefs, which...
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Select British Classics, Volume 8

1803 - 268 pages
...attained it ; and, because we have already done much, too suddenly conclude that no more is to be done. All attraction is increased by the approach of the...delay, as when we know that delay cannot be long. Thus unseasonable importunity of discontent may be partly imputed to languor and weariness, which must...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 354 pages
...of tlie attracting body. We never find ourselves so desirom to finish, as in the latter part of OUF work, or so impatient of delay, as when we know that delay cannot be long. Thus unseasonable importunity of discontent may be partly imputed to langour and weariness, which must...
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The Rambler [by S. Johnson and others]., Volume 6

1806 - 420 pages
...attracting body. We never find ourfelves fo defirous to finifh, as in the latter part of our work, or fo impatient of delay, as when we know that delay cannot be long. Thus unfeafonable importunity of difcontent may be partly imputed to languor and wearinefs, which muft...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 412 pages
...attained it, and because we have already; done much, too suddenly conclude that no more is to be done. All attraction is increased by the approach of the...delay, as when we know that delay cannot be long. Thus unseasonable importunity of discontent may be portly imputed to languor and weariness, which must...
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The Rambler, Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 278 pages
...attained it, and, because we have already done much, too suddenly conclude that no more is to be done. All attraction is increased by the approach of the...desirous to finish, as in the latter part of our work, or soimpatient of delay, as when we know that delay cannot be long. Thus unseasonable importunity of discontent...
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