 HOPE, who was the constant associate of the voyage of life. Yet all that HOPE ventured to promise, even to those whom she favoured most, was, not that they should escape, but that they should sink last; and with this promise every one was satisfied, though...  The British Essayists;: Rambler - Page 262by Alexander Chalmers - 1808Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1763 - 292 pages
...fink laft ; and with this promife every one was fatisfied, though he laughed at the reft for feeming to believe it. HOPE, indeed, apparently mocked the...credulity of her companions ; for, in proportion as their vellels grew leaky, fhe redoubled her afl'u ranees of fafety •, and none were more bufy in making... | |
 | English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...fink laft; and with this promife every one was fatisfied, though he laughed at the reft for feeming to believe it. HOPE, indeed, apparently mocked the...credulity of her companions ; for in proportion as their veffels grew leaky, me redoubled her afiurances of fafety, and none were more bufy in making provifions... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 460 pages
...fink lafb; and with this prpmife every one was fatisfied, though he laughed at the reft for feeming to believe it. HOPE, indeed, apparently mocked the...credulity of her companions ; for in proportion as their veflels grew leaky, fhe redoubled her affurances of fafety ; and none were more bufy in making provjfions... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 472 pages
...promife every one was fatisfied, though he laughed at the reft for feeming to believe it. HOPE,indeed, apparently mocked the credulity of her companions ; for in proportion as their veflels grew leaky, fhe redoubled her afTurances of lafety ; and none were more bufy in making provifions,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...fink ¡all ; and with this promife every one was fatisficd, though he laughed at the reft for feeming to believe it. Hope, indeed, apparently mocked the Credulity of her companions ; for, in proas LUvu reuclt grew Itwky, ¡lie redoubled her aflurances of fafety ; and none were more bufy in... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...laft ; and with this promife every one «¿•. unified, though he laughed at the rtft for fecming to believe it. Hope, indeed, apparently mocked the credulity of her companions ; for, in proportion a.« their vcffeis grew \t3kj -, ¿be redoubted beriaùnacct of/árcty; and none were more bufy in... | |
 | Mr. Addison - Anecdotes - 1796 - 634 pages
...fink laft; and with this prcmife every one was fatisfied, though he lauqhed at the reft for feeming to believe it. Hope, indeed, apparently mocked the...credulity of her companions; For in proportion as their veffels grew Jeaky, (he redoubled her affurances of fafety; and none were more bufy in making provifions... | |
 | English literature - 1797 - 680 pages
...fink laft; and with this promife every one was fatisficd, though he hugruil at the reft for fecming to believe it. Hope, indeed, apparently mocked the...credulity of her companions ; for, in proportion as their veffeb grew leaky, (he 7 redoubled her aflurances of fafety ; ana none were more bufy in making provifmns... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 458 pages
...fittk laft ; and with this promife every one was fatisfied, though he laughed at the reft for feeming to believe it. HOPE, indeed, apparently mocked the...credulity of her companions ; for in proportion as their veffels grew leaky, me redoubled her aflurances of fafety ; and none were more bufy in making provifions... | |
 | 1801 - 326 pages
...fink laft ; and with this promife every one was fatisfied, though he laughed at the reft, for feeming to believe it. HOPE, indeed, apparently mocked the...credulity of her companions -, for in proportion as their veflels grew leaky, fhe redoubled her aiTurances of fafety ; and none were more bufy in making provifions... | |
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