 In a prison, the awe of the public eye is lost, and the power of the law is spent ; there are few fears, there are no blushes. The lewd inflame the lewd, the audacious harden the audacious. Every one fortifies himself as he can against his own sensibility,...  the works of samuel johnson - Side 1531823Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1761 - 308 sider
...publick eye is loft, and the power of the law is fpent ; there are few fears, there are no blufhes. The lewd inflame the lewd, the audacious harden the audacious. Every one fortifies himfelf as he can againft his own fenfibility, endeavours to practife on others the arts which are... | |
 | 1762 - 578 sider
...public eye is loft, and the power of the law is fpent ; there are few fears, there are no blulhes. The lewd inflame the lewd, the audacious harden the audacious. Every one fortifies himfelf as he can againft his own fenfibility, endeavours to praftife on others, the arts which are... | |
 | 1775 - 868 sider
...public eye is loft, and the power of the law is fpent ; there are few fears, there are no blufhes. The lewd inflame the lewd, the audacious harden the audacious. Every one fortifies himfelf as he can againft his own fenfibilily, endeavours to practife on others the arts which are... | |
 | 1776 - 646 sider
...of his aiTociates by Cmilitude of manners. " Thus (orne i:nk amidrt their mifery, and others furvive only to propagate villainy. It may be hoped that our lawgivers will at length t.iku away from u$ this po.ver of ilarving and depraving one another : But, if there be any reafun... | |
 | Jonas Hanway - 1781 - 302 sider
...public eye is loft ; and the " power of the law is fpent : There are. "few fears; there are no llujhes. The " lewd inflame the lewd ; the audacious. " harden the audacious. Every one for-* •• tifics I f 3* ] «« tifics himfclf,as he can, againft.hisown «< fenfibility, and endeavour!... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 442 sider
...thepublick eye is loft, and the power of the law is fpent ; there . are few fears, there are np blufhes. The lewd inflame the lewd, the audacious harden the audacious. Every one fortifies himfelf as he can againft his own fenfibility, endeavours to pracYife on others the arts which are... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 sider
...thepublick eye is loft, and the power of the law is fpent ; there are few fears, there are no blufhes. The lewd inflame the lewd, the audacious harden the audacious. Every one fortifies himfelf as he can againft his own fenfibility, endeavours to praclife on others the arts which are... | |
 | 1792 - 528 sider
...kindnefs of his aifociates by fimilitude ofmanners. Thus fome fink amidft their mifery, and others furvive only to propagate villainy. It may be hoped that our lawgivers will fome time take away from us this power of ftarvingand depraving one another. But, if there be any reafon... | |
 | 1759 - 760 sider
...public eye is loft, and the power of the law is (pent ; there are few fears, there are no biuflies. The lewd inflame the lewd, the audacious harden the audacious. Every one fortifies himfelf as he can againft his own fenfibility, endeavours to pratfiife on others the arts which are... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 sider
...publick eye is loft, and the power of the law is fpent ; there are few fears, there are no blufhes. The lewd inflame the lewd, the audacious harden the audacious. Every one fortifies himfelf as he can againft his own fenfibility, endeavours to pra&ife on others the arts which are practifed... | |
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