I was no longer hopeless : I was not a stock or a stone. I had still, it seemed, some of the material out of which all worth of character, and all capacity for happiness are made. Relieved from my ever present sense of irremediable wretchedness, I gradually... Essays on the Philosophy of Theism - Page 187by William George Ward - 1884 - 739 lehteFull view - About this book
| 1873 - 892 lehte
...life than any which the most beneficent activity spent in patching up human institutions and labosky, in books, in conversation, in public affairs ; and...there was once more excitement, though of a moderate kiiul, in exerting myself for my opinions, and for the public good. Thus the cloud gradually drew orf,... | |
| James Simson - 1875 - 222 lehte
...no longer hopeless ; I was not a .stock or a stone." [And then he became what he had been before.] " There was, once more, excitement, though of a moderate...exerting myself for my opinions and for the public good [and 'figuring,' as before]. Thus the cloud gradually drew off, and I again enjoyed life : and [this... | |
| 1873 - 880 lehte
...irremediable wretchedness, I gradually found that the ordinary incidents of life could again give mo some pleasure ; that I could again find enjoyment,...for the public good. Thus the cloud gradually drew orf, and I again enjoyed life : and though I had several relapses, some of which lasted many months,... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1910 - 634 lehte
...wrought a cure which reasoning had failed to effect. Life seemed once more worth living. He found ' enjoyment, not intense, but sufficient for cheerfulness,...in books, in conversation, in public affairs,' and 'excitement, though of a moderate kind,' in working for the public good. He took the lesson to heart.... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1910 - 636 lehte
...wrought a cure which reasoning had failed to effect. Life seemed once more worth living. He found ' enjoyment, not intense, but sufficient for cheerfulness,...in books, in conversation, in public affairs,' and 'excitement, though of a moderate kind,' in working for the public good. He took the lesson to heart.... | |
| Frederick William Roe, George Roy Elliott - 1913 - 530 lehte
...happiness, are made. Relieved from my ever present sense of irremediable wretchedness, I gradually 5 found that the ordinary incidents of life could again give...there was, once more, excitement, though of a moderate 10 kind, in exerting myself for my opinions, and for the public good. Thus the cloud gradually drew... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1913 - 620 lehte
...ever-present sense of irremediable wretchedness, I gradually found that the ordinary incidents of life could give me some pleasure, that I could again find enjoyment,...sky, | in books, in conversation, in public affairs. Thus the cloud gradually drew off, and, though I had several relapses, I never again was as miserable... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1913 - 626 lehte
...ever-present sense of irremediable wretchedness, I gradually found that the ordinary incidents of life could give me some pleasure, that I could again find enjoyment,...sufficient for cheerfulness, in sunshine and sky, J in books, in conversation, in public affairs. Thus the cloud gradually drew off, and, though I had... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1913 - 632 lehte
...irremediable wretchedness, I gradually found ' that the ordinary incidents of life could give me'some pleasure, that I could again find enjoyment, not intense,...sufficient for cheerfulness, in sunshine and sky, J in books, in conversation, in public affairs. Thus the cloud gradually drew off, and, though I had... | |
| Wilfrid Ward - 1914 - 474 lehte
...wrought a cure which reasoning had failed to effect. Life seemed once more worth living. He found " enjoyment, not intense, but sufficient for cheerfulness,...in books, in conversation, in public affairs," and " excitement, though of a moderate kind," in working for the public good. He took the lesson to heart.... | |
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