 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 Pamphleteer - Página 545editado por - 1815Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1835 - 618 páginas
...audacious harden the audacious. Every one fortifies himself as he can against his own sensibility, and endeavours to practise on others the arts which are...their misery, and others survive only to propagate villany. It may be hoped that our law-givers will at length take away from us this power of starving... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 334 páginas
...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, endeavours to prictise on others the arts which are practised on himself; and gains the kindness of his associates... | |
 | 1843 - 698 páginas
...audacious harden the audacious. Everyone fortifies himself as he can against Ins own sensibility, and endeavours to practise on others the arts which are practised on himself, and gains the kindness of bis associates by similitude of manners. Thus some sink amidst Iheir misery, and others survive only... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 624 páginas
...harden the audacious. Every one fortifies himself as he can against his own sensibility, efldeavours to practise on others the arts which are practised...their misery, and others survive only to propagate villany. It may be hoped, that our lawgivers will at length take away from us this power of starving... | |
 | John Field - 1848 - 192 páginas
...enter here." — Dante, f Lieher's preface to Penitentiary System, &c. audacious harden the audacious. Every one fortifies himself as he can against his...kindness of his associates by similitude of manners." — Tiie Idler, No. 38. These statements, I fear, were applicable to the prisons of England of that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1855 - 328 páginas
...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...associates by similitude of manners. Thus some sink amid their misery, and others survive only to propagate villany. It may be hoped that lawgivers will... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1889 - 286 páginas
...encouraged.' " — Boswdl's Johnson, ii. 10. The lewd inflame the lewd, the audacious harden the audacious. Every one fortifies himself as he can against his...gains the kindness of his associates by similitude of manners.1 Thus some sink amidst their misery, and others survive only to propagate villainy. It may... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1889 - 316 páginas
...encouraged.' " — Boswell's Johnson, ii. 10. The lewd inflame the lewd, the audacious harden the audacious. Every one fortifies himself as he can against his...gains the kindness of his associates by similitude of manners.1 Thus some sink amidst their misery, and others survive only to propagate villainy. It may... | |
 | Octavius Francis Christie - 1924 - 296 páginas
...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...their misery, and others survive only to propagate villany. It may be hoped, that our lawgivers will at length take away from us this power of starving... | |
 | John Bender - 1987 - 355 páginas
...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...their misery, and others survive only to propagate villainy.9 The old jails, which continued at mid-century on their traditional multivalent pattern,... | |
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