...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 he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination. Once begin upon this downward path,...

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...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 he comes next to drinking and sabbath-breaking ; and from that to incivility and procrastination." One laughs at this whimsical inversion...

...nothing to do with it. 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...robbing ; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination. Once begin upon this downward path,...

...nothing to do with It. Never tell me of any sui'ri:.! work of art you are meditating — I «et roy HU-II against it in toto. For if once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to inint little of robbing; and from robbing ho comes next to drinking nnd Sabbath-breaking, and JJnni...

...with it. Never tell me of nny specml work of iirt you are mfditalir.g — l »et my face, against it m toto. For if once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comee to think little of robbing ; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking,...

...my face against it i» loto. For if one« a man Indulges himself in murder, very- soon he comes (o think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and fabbuth-breakiug, and from that to Incivility and procrastination. Once begin upon this downward path,...

...nothing to do with it. 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...robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination. Once begin upon this downward path,...

...unlike, to 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...

...work of art you are meditating-rI set my fa? against it in toto. For, if once a man indulges himseh. in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination. Once begin upon this downward path,...