| 1839 - 606 páginas
...Never tell me of any special work of art you aro meditating ; I'set my face against it in (oto. For if once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon...robbing ; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-bre»king, and from that to incivility and procrastination. Once begin upon this downward path,... | |
| 1839 - 584 páginas
...meditating ; I set my face npninst it intolo. For if once aman indulges himself in murder, very soon be comes to think little of robbing ; and from robbing...that to incivility and procrastination. Once begin upon this downward path, you never know where you nro to stop. Many a man has dated his ruin from some... | |
| 1871 - 878 páginas
...particular sentences ; such as the well-known remark that " if a man once indulges himself in murder, he comes to think little of robbing ; and from robbing...and from that to incivility and procrastination." One laughs at this whimsical inversion ; but I don't think one laughs very heartily ; and certainly... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1851 - 284 páginas
...Never tell me of any special work of art you are meditating — I set my face against it in toto. For if once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon...that to incivility and procrastination. Once begin upon this downward path, you never know where you are to stop. Many a man has dated his ruin from some... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1851 - 280 páginas
...Never tell me of any special work of art you are meditating — I set my face against it in toto. ^For if once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon...Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination.y Once begin upon this downward path, you never know where you are to stop. Many a... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1854 - 404 páginas
...Never tell me of any special work of art you are meditating — I set my face against it in toto. For, if once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon...that to incivility and procrastination. Once begin upon this downward path, you never know where you are to stop. Many a man has dated his ruin from some... | |
| 1855 - 528 páginas
...Charles Lamb ! No one but de Quincy could or would have penned such a sentence as this : — " For if once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbery ; and from robbery he comes next to drinking and sabbath-breaking ; and from that to incivility... | |
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