 ... by indulging some peculiar habits of thought was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only by a passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii,...  The Literature of the Georgian Era - Page 90by William Minto - 1894 - 362 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1791 - 172 pages
...loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of inchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the waterfalls of Elysian gardens. This was however the charafter rather of his inclination than his genius, the grandeur of wildness,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 pages
...paflive acquiefcence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monfters; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repofe by the water-falls of Elyfian gardens. " This was, however, the character rather of his inclination... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...loved fairies, genii, giants and monsters; he delighted to rove through the meanders of inchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the water-falls of Elysiari gardens. " This was however the character rather of his inclination than his genius ; the... | |
 | John Aikin - 1802 - 686 pages
...passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze...to repose by the water-falls of Elysian gardens." Perhaps the preceding quotation is more characteristic of Johnson's style, than of Collins's disposition... | |
 | 1803 - 926 pages
...exalt hij woe. * "HE loved,'* lays Dr Johnfon, " fairies, genii, giants, and monfters : he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment,— to...gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, — to repofe by the waterfalls of Ely fian gai dens." MANY inftances indeed might be adduced to exemplify... | |
 | William Collins - 1804 - 168 pages
...passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze...palaces, to repose by the water-falls of Elysian gardens. "This was, however, the character rather of his inclination than his genius ; the grandeur of wildness,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...ioved fairies, genii, giants and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of inchantmenr, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the water-falls of Elysian gardens. " This was however the character rather of his inclination than his genius ; the grandeur of wildness,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pages
...passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze...palaces, to repose by the water-falls of Elysian gardens. " This was however the character rather of his inclination than his genius ; the grandeur of wildness,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze...on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by thft water-falls of Elysian gardens. " This was however the character rather of his inclination than... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 554 pages
...passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze...of golden palaces, to repose by the water-falls of Rlysian gardens. "This was however the character rather of his inclination than his genius ; the gran,... | |
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