 Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer them as they can; and conquered they must be, or neither wisdom nor happiness can be attained; but those who are not yet subject to their influence may, by timely caution, preserve their freedom;...  The Meteor; or, General censor - Page 1221817Full view - About this book
 | British essayists - 1802 - 220 pages
...are sufficient to give hope, but not security ; to animate the contest, but not to promise victory. Those who are in the power of evil habits, must conquer...tyrant, whom they will very vainly resolve to conquer. N°. 28. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1758. TO THE IDLER. SIR, IT it very easy for a man who sits idle at... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 196 pages
...are sufficient to give hope, but not security ; to animate the contest, but not to promise victory. Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer...tyrant, whom they will very vainly, resolve to conquer. No. XXVIII. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 175&. TO THE IDLER. " Si IV " IT is very easy for a man who sits... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...are sufficient to give hope, but not security ; to animate jthe contest, but not to promise victory. Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer...tyrant, whom they will very vainly resolve to conquer. NUMB. 28. SATURDAY, October 28, 1758. To the IDLER. SIR, TT is very easy for a man who sits idle at... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...are sufficient to give hope, but not security ; to animate the contest, but not to promise victory. Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer...tyrant, whom they will very vainly resolve to conquer. No. 28. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1758. TO THE IDLER. SIR, JT is very easy for a man who sits idle at home,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...are sufficient to give hope, but not security ; t« animate the contest, but not to promise victory. Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer...those who are not yet subject to their influence may, oy timely caution, preserve their freedom ; they may effectually resolve to escape the tyrant, whom... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 484 pages
...are sufficient to give hope, but not security ; to animate the contest, but not to promise victory. Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer...tyrant, whom they will very vainly resolve to conquer. NUMB. 28. SATURDAY, October 28, 1758. To the IDLER. SIR, IT is very easy for a man who sits idle at... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...the most resolute resolver, though furnished for the assault with all the weapons of philosophy. — Those who are in the power of evil habits, must conquer...whom they will very vainly resolve to conquer. Idler. 86.— On Cruelty to Inferior Animals. MAN is that link of the chain of universal existence, by which... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 428 pages
...are sufficient to give hope, but not security ; to animate the contest, but not to promise victory. Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer...tyrant, whom they will very vainly resolve to conquer. No. 28. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1758. To the IDLER. SIR, IT is very easy for a man who sits idle at home,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 430 pages
...are sufficient to give hope, but not security ; to animate the contest, but not to promise victory. Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer...tyrant, whom they will very vainly resolve to conquer. No. 28. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1758. To the IDLER. SIR, IT is very easy for a man who sits idle at home,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 582 pages
...are sufficient to give hope, but not security ; to animate the contest, but not to promise victory. Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer...tyrant, whom they will very vainly resolve to conquer. NUMB. 28. SATURDAY, October 28, 1758. TO THE IDLER. SIR, IT is very easy for a man who sits idle at... | |
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