| Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 554 pages
...before I devious roam, And deep-enamour'd into latent springs Presume to peep at coy virgin Naiads. sight is the most perfect and most delightful of all...with the largest variety of ideas, converses with its objects at the greatest distance, and continues the longest in action without being tired or satiated... | |
| 1803 - 436 pages
...Untrodden yet: 'tis sweet to visit first Untouch'd and virgin streams, and quench my thirst. CREECH. OUR sight is the most perfect and most delightful...with the largest variety of ideas, converses with its objects at the greatest distance, and continues the longest in action without being tired or satiated... | |
| 1803 - 376 pages
...Untrodden yet: 'tis sweet to Visit first Untouch'd and virgin streams, and cjaench my thirst. • CuiicH. OUR sight is the most perfect and most delightful of all our senses. It fills the mind with the largesl variety of ideas, converses with its objects at the great est distance, and continues the longest... | |
| 1804 - 412 pages
...question not but it will be received with candour. ADDISON, ON THE PLEASURES OP THE IMAGINATION. No. 411. OUR sight is the most perfect and most delightful...with the largest variety of ideas, converses with its objects at the greatest distance, and continues the longest in action without being tired or satiated... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1805 - 348 pages
...inversions. The following is an example of natural construction : " Our sight is the most perfect, and the most delightful, of all our senses. It fills the mind...with the largest variety of ideas, converses with its objects at the greatest distance, and continues the longest in action, without being tired, or satiated... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 pages
...inversions. 'The following is an example of natural construction : " Our sight is the most perfect, and the most delightful, of all our senses. It fills the mind...with the largest variety of ideas, converses with its objects at the greatest distance, and continues the losgest in action, without being tired, or satiated... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 pages
...inversions. The following is an example of natural construction : " Our sight is the most perfect, and the most delightful, of all our senses. It fills the mind with the largest variety cf ideas, converses with its objects at the greatest distance, and continues the longest in action,... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1807 - 406 pages
...Essays on the Pleasures of the Imagination, in the Sixth Volume of the Spectator. It begins thus : " Our sight is the most perfect, and most delightful of all " our senses." This is an excellent introductory sentence. It is clear, precise, and simple. The author lays down,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 344 pages
...deep-enamour'd into latent springs Presume to peep at coy virgin Naiads. LUCn. i. 8». OUR sight is tlie most perfect and most delightful of all our senses. It fills the mind with the largest yariety of ideas, converses with its objects at tfie greatest distance, and continues the longest in... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1808 - 330 pages
...reserved for the conclusion. As an instance of this, the following sentence of Addison may be given. " It fills the mind " with the largest variety of ideas ; converses with its " objects at the greatest distance ; and continues the " longest in action without being tired or satiated... | |
| |