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" ... it does not give the mind such an exquisite gladness, prevents us from falling into any depths of sorrow. Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of day-light... "
The Addisonian miscellany, a selection from the Spectator, Tatler, and ... - Page 202
by Joseph Addison - 1801
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The Spectator, Volume 5

1739 - 312 pages
...a Flafh of Lightning, that breaks thro' a Gloom of Clouds, and glitters for a Moment ; Chearfulnefs keeps up a kind of Day-light in the Mind, and fills it with a fteddy and perpetual Serenity. MEN of auftere Principles look upon Mirth as too wanton and dilTolute...
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A Collection of Select Aphorisms and Maxims: With Several Historical ...

Charles Palmer (Deputy Serjeant of the House of Commons.) - 1748 - 342 pages
...flafli of lightening, that breaks thro' a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment. Chearfulnefs keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a fteady and perpetual ferenity. 1 152. It is a pitiful fneaking fort of life, that of a backbiter, always to be pecking at, and feeding...
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The Miscellaneous Works: Apothegms and maxims for the good conduct of life ...

Gorges Edmond Howard - 1782 - 376 pages
...; it makes us happy in ourfelves, agreeable to others, and pleafing to GotJ. Mirth is like a flafh of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds,...glitters for a moment : Cheerfulnefs keeps up a kind of day light in the mind, and fills it with a fteady and perpetual ferenity. A cheerful mirid is not only...
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The Distinction Between Words Esteemed Synonymous in the English Language ...

John Trusler - 1783 - 352 pages
...fuch an exquifite gladnefs, prevents usJrom falling into any depths of forrow. Mirth is like a flam of lightning that breaks through a gloom of clouds,...and fills it with a fteady and perpetual ferenity. j^ffurance, ImpaJence. dffurance is the faculty of pofleffing a man's felf, or of faying and doing...
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The Distinction Between Words Esteemed Synonymous: In the English Language ...

John Trusler - 1783 - 252 pages
...fuch an exquifite gladnefs, prevents us from falling into any depths of forrow. Mirth is like a flam of lightning that breaks through a gloom of clouds,...and fills it with a fteady and perpetual ferenity. jijjurance, Impudence. dffurance is the faculty of pofleffing a man-s felf, or of faying and doing...
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The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English ...

William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pages
...fuch an exquifue gladnefs, prevents us from falling into any depths of forrow. Mirth is like a flam of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds*...and fills it with a fteady and perpetual ferenity. Vr MEN of auftere principles look upon mirth as too wan. ton and diffolute for a ftate of probation,...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 5

1786 - 670 pages
...an exquilite gladnefs, prevents us from falling into any depths of forrow. Mirth is like a flaih ot lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment ; chearfulnefs keeps up a kind of day-light ¡n the mind, and fills it with a fteady ami perpetual...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...flafh of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clomli, and glitters for a moment ; cheerfulnels keeps up a kind of day-light in the mind, and fills it with a fteady and perpetual ferenity. Speftater. 9. At the fame lime that I think difcrction the rhoft ufeful talent a man can be mafter...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...fuch an cxquifne gladnefs, prevents us from falling into any depths of forrow. Mirth is like a flalh of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; chearfulnefs keeps up a kind of day-light in the mind, and alls it with a fleady and perpetual ferenity....
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Elements of Moral Science, Volume 1

James Beattie - 1790 - 460 pages
...friend is always welcome, and one of the greateft comforts of life. Mirth, fays Addifon, is like a flam of lightning that breaks through . a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment : chearfulnefs keeps up a kind of funmine in the foul, and fills it with a fteady and perpetual ferenity....
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