 I can now behold the Court with an impartial eye, and see plainly that it is made up of fraud and titles and flattery, and many other such empty, imaginary, painted pleasures ; pleasures that are so empty as not to satisfy when they are enjoyed.  Rambles, by Patricius Walker - Page 262by William Allingham - 1873Full view - About this book
 | 1828
...of his life, and entering into a solemn covenant for their performance. ' I now look back (he said) upon my aspiring thoughts, and think myself more happy than if I had attained what I so ambitiously thirsted for ; and I can now behold the Court with an impartial eye, and see plainly... | |
 | Religion - 1812 - 954 pages
...fcioo into the Jiving of Bemerton. On the tame evening, he observed to a fn< ml, " I now look back on my aspiring thoughts, and think myself more happy than if I had attained what I so. ambitiously thirsted after. I can now view, the court with an impartial eye, anil see that it is... | |
 | Christian biography - 1810 - 594 pages
...keep them. And the same night that he had his induction, he said to Mr. Woodnot, " I now look back upon my aspiring thoughts, and think myself more happy than if I had attained wha,t then I so ambitiously thirsted for. And, I can now behold the court with an impartial eye, and see... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - 1816 - 552 pages
...vow to labour to keep them. And the same night that he had his induction, he said, " I now look back upon my aspiring thoughts, and think " myself more happy than if I had attained what I so " ambitiously thirsted for; and I can now behold the " court with an impartial eye, and see plainly... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - Christian biography - 1816 - 596 pages
...vow to labour to keep them. And the same night that he had his induction, he said, " I now look back upon my aspiring thoughts, and think " myself more happy than if I had attained what I so " ambitiously thirsted for ; and I can now behold .the " court with an impartial eye, and see plainly... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1817 - 740 pages
...keep them. ^nd Uie same night that lie had his induction, he said to Mr. Woodnot ; " I now look back upon " my aspiring thoughts, and think myself more - happy than if I had attained what then I so am" bitiously thirsted for : And I can now behold " the court with an impartial eye, and... | |
 | English literature - 1832 - 348 pages
...keep them. And the same night that he had his induction, he said to Mr. Woodnot ; " I now look back upon my aspiring thoughts, and think myself more happy than if I had attained what then I so ambitiously thirsted for : and I can now behold the court with an impartial eye, and see... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1832 - 348 pages
...keep them. And the same night that he had his induction, he said to Mr. Woodnot ; "I now look back upon my aspiring thoughts, and think myself more happy than if I had attained what then I so ambitiously thirsted for : and I can now behold the court with an impartial eye, and see... | |
 | 1840 - 420 pages
...avow to labour to keep them." On the night after his induction, he said to a friend, " I look back upon my aspiring thoughts, and think myself more happy than if I had attained what then I so ambitiously thirsted for. I can now behold the Court with an impartial eye, and see plainly... | |
 | Fashion - 1867 - 740 pages
...his induction we find him using the following language in a letter to a friend : " I now look back upon my aspiring thoughts, and think myself more happy...attained what I then so ambitiously thirsted for. And now I can behold the court with an impartial eye, and see that it is made up of graced titles and... | |
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