 Habitual evils change not on a sudden: But many days must pass, and many sorrows; Conscious remorse and anguish must be felt, To curb desire, to break the stubborn will, And work a second nature in the soul, Ere Virtue can resume the place she lost: 'Tis...  Clarissa; or, The history of a young lady - Pagina 124door Samuel Richardson - 1820Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Samuel Richardson - 1811 - 418 pagina’s
...Habitual evils change not on a sudden : But many ilays must pass, and many sorrows ; Conscious remorse and anguish must be felt, To curb desire, to break the stubborn will, And work a second nature in the sonl, Ere Virtue can resume the place she lost: 'Tis else dissimulationHe had often read these lines,... | |
 | Marianne Breton - 1817 - 910 pagina’s
...evils are not quickly cliang'd, But many days must pass, and many sorrows ; Conscious remorse :.<id anguish must be felt, To curb desire, to break the stubborn will, AH, I work a second nature in the soul, Ere virtue can resume tlie place she lost ; Tuebe dissimulation."... | |
 | 1847 - 662 pagina’s
...Habitual evils change not on a sudden, But many days must pass, and many sorrows; Conscious remorse and anguish must be felt, To curb desire, to break the...the soul, Ere virtue can resume the place she lost." My own opinion is, that Paine really prayed. Dr. Manley, with whom I had some personal acquaintance,... | |
 | British poets - 1824 - 676 pagina’s
...Habitual evils change not on a sudden, But many days must pass, and many sorrows : Conscious remorse and anguish must be felt, To curb desire, to break the...the soul, 'Ere virtue can resume the place she lost. Rowe's Ulysset. Come, fair repentance, daughter of the skies ! Soft harbinger of soon returning virtue... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - 1824 - 806 pagina’s
...have heard me often admire them, and I repeated them to him : — Conscious remorse and anguish inu.'l be felt, To curb desire, to break the stubborn will,...the soul. Ere Virtue can resume the place she lost ; 'Til else diuimulalion He had often read these lines, he said, but never tosted them before. By his... | |
 | Mary Ann Kelty - 1824 - 976 pagina’s
...Habitual evils change not on a sudden ; But many dayc must pass and many sorrows, Conscious remorse and anguish must be felt, To curb desire— to break the...stubborn will, And work a second nature in the soul." Deeply interested by his fervent zeal, affected with his earnestness, and persuaded that she was improved... | |
 | Mary Ann Kelty - 1824 - 240 pagina’s
...Habitual evils change not on a sudden ; But many days must pass and many sorrows, Conscious remorse and anguish must be felt, To curb desire — to break...stubborn will, And work a second nature in the soul." Deeply interested by his fervent zeal, affected with his earnestness, and persuaded that she was improved... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - 1824 - 874 pagina’s
...mast pass, and many sorrows; Conscious remorse and anguish mutt be felt, To curb desire, to break die stubborn will, And work a second nature in the soul....Ere Virtue can resume the place she lost ; "Tis else d'utlmulatlon. He had often read these lines, he said, but never tailed them before. By his soul, (the... | |
 | Mary Ann Kelty - 1824 - 256 pagina’s
...Habitual evils change not on a sudden ; Bui many days must pass ami man) sorrows, Conscious remorse anil anguish must be felt. To curb desire — to break the stubborn will, And work a second nature in llie soul." Deeply interested by his fervent zeal, affected with his earnestness, and persuaded that... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 pagina’s
...HABITUAL evils change not on a sudden, But many days must pass and many sorrows : Conscious remorse and anguish must be felt To curb desire, to break the...resume the place she lost: 'Tis else dissimulation. ROWE. TRUE courage is not the brutal force Of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve Of virtue and of... | |
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