 | Samuel Johnson - 1759 - 184 pages
...fome particular train of ideas fixes the attention, all other intelleftual gratifications are rejeded, the mind, in wearinefs or leifure, recurs conftantly...conception, and feafts on the lufcious falfehood whenever (he is offended with the bitternefs of truth. By degrees the reign of fancy is confirmed ; fhe grows... | |
 | 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
...unattainable dominion. The mind dances from fcene to icene, unites all pleafures in all combinations, and riots in delights, which nature and fortune, with...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 - 1790 - 318 pages
...unattainable dominion. The mind dances from fcene to fcene, unites all pleafures in all combinations, and riots in delights, which nature and fortune, with...all other intellectual gratifications are rejected ; themind, in wearinefs or leifure, recurs conftantly to the favourite conception, and feafts on the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 458 pages
...riots in delights, which nature and fortune, with all their bounty, cannot beftow. . " In time, tome particular train of ideas fixes the attention, all...conception, and feafts on the lufcious falfehood, whenever me is oflended with the bitternefs of truth. By degrees the reign of fancy is confirmed ; (he grows... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 pages
...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...gratifications are rejected, the mind, in wearinefs or leilure, recurs conftantly to the favourite conception, and feafts on the lufcious falfehood, whenever... | |
 | 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 - 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... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 pages
...riots in delights which nature and fortune, with, all their bounty, cannot bestow. " In time, 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 luscious falsehood,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 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...intellectual gratifications are rejected ; th.e mind, in weariness or leisure, recurs constantly to the favourite conception, and feasts on the luscious 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... 
