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" A most incomparable delight to build castles in the air, to go smiling to themselves, acting an infinite variety of parts, which they suppose, and strongly imagine, they act, or that they see done. "
Illustrations of Sterne: With Other Essays and Verses - Page 88
by John Ferriar - 1812
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Selections from the Essays of Elia

Charles Lamb - 1897 - 228 pages
...shall affect him most, amabilis insania and mentis gratissimus error. A most incom25 parable delight to build castles in the air, to go smiling to themselves,...parts which they suppose and strongly imagine they act, or that they see done. So delightsome these toys at first, they could spend whole days and nights...
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The Classic and the Beautiful from the Literature of Three ..., Volume 1

Henry Coppée - 1900 - 544 pages
...them most ; amabilis insania and mentis gratixsimus error. A most incomparable delight it is so to melancholize and build castles in the air, to go smiling...variety of parts, which they suppose and strongly im332 agine they represent or that they see acted ' or done. Blanda quidem ab initio, saith Lemnius,...
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A Little Book of English Prose

Annie Barnett - 1900 - 1060 pages
...affect him most. A most incomparable delight to build castels in the aire, to goe smiling to themselues, acting an infinite variety of parts, which they suppose and strongly imagine they act, or that they see done. So delightsome these toyes are at first, they could spend whole dayes and...
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The World's Great Masterpieces: History, Biography, Science ..., Volume 13

1901 - 638 pages
...shall affect him most, amabilis insania and mentis gratissimus error. A most incomparable delight to build castles in the air, to go smiling to themselves,...parts, which they suppose, and strongly imagine, they act, or that they see done. So delightsome these toys at first, they could spend whole days and nights...
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English Literature: From Milton to Johnson, by Edmund Goose

Richard Garnett - 1903 - 512 pages
...them most ; aimibilis insania, and mentis gratissiinus error. A most incomparable delight it is so to melancholize and build castles in the air, to go smiling...or that they see acted or done. ... So delightsome are these toys at first, they could spend whole days and nights without sleep, even whole years alone...
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From Milton to Johnson

Richard Garnett - 1903 - 504 pages
...them most ; amabilis insania, and mentis gratissitnus error. A most incomparable delight it is so to melancholize and build castles in the air, to go smiling...or that they see acted or done. ... So delightsome are these toys at first, they could spend whole days and nights without sleep, even whole years alone...
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Elia and The last essays of Elia

Charles Lamb - 1913 - 484 pages
...shall affect him most, amabilis insania, and mentis gratissimus error. A most incomparable delight to build castles in the air, to go smiling to themselves,...parts, which they suppose, and strongly imagine, they act, or that they see done. — So delightsome these toys at first, they could spend whole days and...
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The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb, Volume 2

Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb - 1903 - 542 pages
...shall affect him most, amabilis insania, and mentis gratissimus error. A most incomparable delight to build castles in the air, to go smiling to themselves,...parts, which they suppose, and strongly imagine, they act, or that they see done. — So delightsome these toys at first, they could spend whole days and...
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The works of Charles Lamb, ed. by W. Macdonald, Volume 1

Charles Lamb - 1903 - 386 pages
...shall affect him most, amabilis insania, and mentis gratissimus error. A most incomparable delight to build castles in the air, to go smiling to themselves,...parts, which they suppose, and strongly imagine, they act, or that they see done. — So delightsome these toys at first, they could spend whole days and...
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The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb: Elia and The last essays of Elia

Charles Lamb - 1903 - 536 pages
...shall affect him most, amabilis insania, and mentis gratissimua error. A most incomparable delight to build castles in the air, to go smiling to themselves, acting an infinite variety of parts, which thej suppose, and strongly imagine, they act, or that they see done. — So delightsome these toys...
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