 If a bottle of brandy stood at one hand, and the pit of hell yawned at the other, and I were convinced that I would be pushed in as sure as I took one glass, I could not refrain.  Psychology - الصفحة 440بواسطة William James - 1892 - عدد الصفحات: 478عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | William James - 2007 - عدد الصفحات: 713
...between me and it, I could not refrain from passing before that cannon in order to get the mm ;" " If a bottle of brandy stood at one hand and the pit...this case : " A few years ago a tippler was put into aa almshouse in this State. Within a few days he had devised various expedients to procure ram, but... | |
 | 1858 - عدد الصفحات: 662
...preserved in entire integrity. " I can no longer resist " temptation" were the words of a dipsomaniac. " If a bottle " of brandy stood at one hand, and the...as sure as I took one glass, I could not refrain." And thus, • Th« well known " Agipcmone, or Abode of Love" transaction. with the most perfect consciousness... | |
 | George Miller Beard - 1874 - عدد الصفحات: 650
...friend, your remarks are just ; they are indeed too true ; but I can no longer resist the temptation. If a bottle of brandy stood at one hand, and the pit...hell yawned at the other, and I were convinced that I would be pushed in as sure as I took one glass, I could not refrain." The late Professor R D. Mussey,... | |
 | 1868 - عدد الصفحات: 204
...are indeed too true, but I can no longer resist temptation. If a bottle of brandy stood at one end and the pit of hell yawned at the other, and I were convinced that I should be pushed in as soon as I took one glass, I COULD KOI КЕГКАШ." How my heart ached as I thought of Eustace tossing... | |
 | Clark Bell - 1887 - عدد الصفحات: 566
...received the admission that all was, alas ! too true ; but, said he : "I can no longer resist temptation ; if a bottle of brandy stood at one hand and the pit of hell yawned at the other, and if 1 were convinced I would be pushed in as sure as I took one glass, I could not refrain." Prof. Mussey,... | |
 | 1921 - عدد الصفحات: 242
...hand, and the pit of hell yawned on the other, and I were convinced I should be pushed in as surely as I took one glass, I could not refrain ! ' Such statements abound in dipsomaniacs' mouths." While such individuals are decidedly the exception even among northern peoples, they are numerous anjong... | |
 | Connecticut Temperance Union - 1870 - عدد الصفحات: 116
...love of an infinite redemption, often prove unavailing. "If a bott e of brandy," said an inebriate, "stood at one hand, and the pit of hell yawned at the other, and I knew that I should be pushed in as soon as I took one glass, I could not refrain." DICTATE OF WISDOM.... | |
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