 | 1762 - 578 pages
...awake, they voluntarily difmifs the images from their minds. The examples and events of hiflory prefs, indeed, upon the mind with the weight of truth ; but when they are repofited in the memory, they are oftener employed for (hew than ufe, and rather diverfify converfation... | |
 | Several Hands - 1774 - 642 pages
...the ingenious Author of the IDLER, No. 84.. ' The examples,' fays he, ' and events of hiftory prefs, indeed, upon the mind, with the weight of truth ; but when they are repofited in the memory, they arc oftener employed for (hew than ufe, and rather diverfify converfation... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 442 pages
...awake, they voluntarily difmifs the images from, their minds. The examples and events of hiftory prefs, indeed, upon the mind with the weight of truth ; but when they are repofited in the memory, they are oftener employed for fhew than ufe, and rather diverfify converfation... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 pages
...awake, they voluntarily difmifs the images from their minds. The examples and events of hiftory prefs, indeed, upon the mind with the weight of truth ; but when they are repofited in the memory, they are oftener employed for fhew than ufe, and rather diverfify converfation... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pages
...awake, they voluntarily difmifs the images from their minds. The examples and events of hiftory prefs, indeed, upon the mind with the weight of truth ; but when they are repofited in the memory, they are oftener emplpyed for fhew than ufe, and rather diverfify converfation... | |
 | 1787 - 528 pages
...awake, they voluntarily dil'mifs the images from tneir minds. The examples and events of hiftory preis, indeed, upon the mind with the weight of truth ; but when they are repoiitcd in the memoiy, they are oftcner employed for fhsw than ule, and rather elivcriify conveilation... | |
 | 1802 - 522 pages
...but how it is writ en j or those that are weary of themselves may have recpurse to it as a pleasing dream, of which, when they awake, they voluntarily...reposited in the memory, they are oftener employed for shew than use, and rather diversify conversation than regulate life ; few are engaged in such scenes... | |
 | 1803 - 222 pages
...but how it is written ; or those that are weary of themselves, may have recourse to it as a pleasing dream, of which, when they awake, they voluntarily...reposited in the memory, they are oftener employed for shew than use, and rather diversify conversation than regulate life. Few are engaged in such scenes... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 410 pages
...but how it is written ; or those that are weary of themselves, may have recourse to it as a pleasing dream, of which, when they awake, they voluntarily...The examples and events of history press, indeed, vpon the mind with the weight of truth; but when they are reposited in the memory, they are oftentr... | |
 | John Dyer Collier - 1808 - 202 pages
...romance, which are adapted to those only, " who, Weary of themselves, have recourse to it as a pjeasing dream of which, when they awake, they voluntarily dismiss the images from their minds." The habits of retirement in which Mr. Abraham Newland indulged, supply few singular incidents, curious... | |
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... it may perhaps be sometimes read as a model of a neat or elegant style, not for the sake of knowing what it contains, but how it is written ; or those that are weary of themselves may have recourse to it as a pleasing dream, of which, when they awake,... 
