... us, and disease and anxiety obstruct our way. We then look back upon our lives with horror, with sorrow, with repentance ; and wish, but too often vainly wish, that we had ' not forsaken the ways of virtue. Happy are they, my son, who shall learn... New Elegant Extracts: A Unique Selection, Moral, Instructive, and ... - Page 265by Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827Full view - About this book
| English secretary - 1772 - 268 pages
...learn not to defpair, but fball rernember, that though the Day is paft, and their Strength is wafted, there yet remains one Effort to be made; that Reformation is never hopelefs, nor fincere Endeavours ever unaffilted ; that the Wandorer may at length return after all... | |
| 1778 - 264 pages
...learn not to defpair, but fhall remember, that though the day is pall, and their ftrength is wafted, there yet remains one effort to be made ; that reformation is never hopelefs, nor fincere endeavours ever unaffifted ; that the wanderer may at length return after all... | |
| 1785 - 596 pages
...example not todefpair, but (hall remember, that though the day is paft, and their ftrtngth is wafted, there yet remains one effort to. be made; that reformation is never hopelcfs , nor fincere endeavours ever unaililtcd; that the wanderer may at length return after all... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...not to defpair, but fhall remember, " that though the day is paft, and their ftrength is " wafted, there yet remains one effort to be made ; *' that reformation is never hopelefs, nor fincere en" deavours ever unaflifted, that the wanderer may " at length return after... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787
...not to defpair, but fhall remember, " that though the day is paft, and their ftrength is " wafted, there yet remains one effort to be made ; " that reformation is never hopelefs, nor fincerc enct deavours ever vnaflifted, that the wanderer may " at length return after... | |
| Periodicals - 1788 - 404 pages
...example not to defpair, but fhall remember, that though the day is paft, and theirftrength is wafted, there yet remains one effort to be made ; that reformation is/ never hopelefs, nor fmcere endeavours ever unaflifted, that the wanderer may at length return after all his... | |
| 1789 - 276 pages
...one effort to be made j that reformation is never hopelefs, nor fincere endeavours ever unaffifted ; that the wanderer may at length return after all his errors ; and that he who implores ftrength and courage from above, fhall find danger and difficulty give way before him.... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...example not todefpair, but fhall remember, that thosigh the day is pall, aud their itrength vs waited, there yet remains one effort to be made ; -that reformation is never hopelefs,, nor fmeere endeavours ever unaflifled ; that the wanderer may at length return after all-... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...example net to defpair, but ihall remember, that though the day is pail, and their Itrength is walled, there yet remains one effort to be made ; that reformation is never hopelcfs, nor iincere endeavours ever unaflitled ; that the wanderer may at length return, after all... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pages
...not to defpair, but fhall remember, xt that though the day is paft, and their ftrength is " wafted, there yet remains one effort to be made ; " that reformation is never hopelefs, nor fincere en*« deavours ever unaffifted, that the wanderer may at " length return after... | |
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