 | Samuel Johnson - 1759 - 184 pages
...dominion. The mind dances from fcene to fcene, unites all pleafures in all combinations, and riots in delights which nature and fortune, with all their...particular train of ideas fixes the attention, all other intelleftual gratifications are rejeded, the mind, in wearinefs or leifure, recurs conftantly to the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 324 pages
...combinations, and riots in delights, which nature and fortune, with all their bounty, cannot bellow. ** In time, fome particular train of ideas fixes the...the favourite conception, and feafts on the lufcious falfehood,whenever (he is offended with the bitternefs of truth. By degrees the reign of fancy is confirmed;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...dominion. The mind dances from fcene to icene, unites all pleafures in all combinations, and riots in delights, which nature and fortune, with all their...the favourite conception, and feafts on the lufcious falfehobd, whenever fhe is offended with the bitternefs of truth. By degrees the reign of fancy is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...dominion. The mind dances from fcene to fcene, unites all pleafures in all combinations, and riots in delights, which nature and fortune, with all their...attention, all other intellectual gratifications are rejefted, the mind, in wearinefs or leifure, recurs conftantly to ^he favourite conception, and feafts... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 318 pages
...dominion. The mind dances from fcene to fcene, unites all pleafures in all combinations, and riots in delights, which nature and fortune, with all their...all other intellectual gratifications are rejected ; themind, in wearinefs or leifure, recurs conftantly to the favourite conception, and feafts on the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 pages
...dominion. The mind dances from fcene to fcene, unites all pleafures in all combinations, and riots in delights, which nature and fortune, with all their...the attention, all other intellectual gratifications arc rejected, the mind, in wearinefs or leifure, recurs conftantly to the favourite conception, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 pages
...dominion. The mind dances from fcene to fcene, unites all pleafures in all combinations, and riots in delights, which nature and fortune, with all their bounty, cannot beftow. " In time,f'ome particular train of ideas fixes the attention, all other intellectual gratifications are... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 pages
...and riots in delights which nature and fortune, with all their bounty, cannot bestow. In time some particular train of ideas fixes the attention, all...other intellectual Gratifications are rejected, the mind,in weariness or leisure,recurs constantly to the favourite conception, and feasts on the luscious... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1805 - 394 pages
...unattainable dominion. The mind dances from fcene to fcene, unites all pleafures in all combinations, riots in delights which nature and fortune, with all their...particular train of ideas fixes the attention ; all other intelle&ual gratifications are reje&ed ; the mind, in wearinefs or leifure, recurs conftantly to the... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1808 - 430 pages
...combinations, riots in delights which nature and fortune, with all their bounty, cannot bestow. In tiine some particular train of ideas fixes the attention ; all...intellectual gratifications are rejected ; the mind, in weariness or leisure, recurs constantly to the favourite conception, and feasts on the Inscious falsehood... | |
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In time, some particular train of ideas fixes the attention; all other intellectual gratifications are rejected ; the mind, in weariness or leisure, recurs constantly to the favourite conception, and feasts on the luscious falsehood whenever she is offended... 
