 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 pagina’s
...the power of fiction, and send imagination out upon the wing, is often the sport of those who delight too much in silent speculation. When we are alone we are not always busy - f the labour of excogitation is too violent to last long; the ardour of inquky will sometimes give... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pagina’s
...power of fiction, and send, imagination out upon the wing, is often the sport of those who delight too much in silent speculation. When we are alone...violent to last long ; the ardour of inquiry will sonjetimes give way to idleness or satiety. He who has nothing external that can divert him, must find... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1808 - 430 pagina’s
...celebrated writer, f< and send imagination out upon the wing, is often the sport of those who delight too much in silent speculation. When we are alone,...inquiry will sometimes give way to idleness or satiety. lie who has nothing external that can divert him, must find pleasure in his own thoughts, and must... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 pagina’s
...the power of fiction, and send imagination out upon the wing, is often the sport of those who delight too much in silent speculation. When we are alone...in his own thoughts, and must conceive himself what lit is not; for who is pleased with what he is? He then expatiates in boundless futurity, and culls... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 pagina’s
...the power of fiction, and send imagination out upon the wing, is often the sport of those who delight too much in silent speculation. When we are alone...divert him, must find pleasure in his own thoughts, am) must conceive himself what he is not ; for who is pleased with what he is? lie then expatiates... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 pagina’s
...the power of fiction, and send imagination out upon the wing, is often the sport of those who delight too much in silent speculation. When we are alone...the labour of excogitation is too violent to last l°ng; the ardour of inquiry will sometimes give way to idleness or satiety. He who has nothing external... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 458 pagina’s
...the power of fiction, and send imagination out upon the wing, is often the sport of those who delight too much in silent speculation. When we are alone...inquiry will sometimes give way to idleness or satiety. lie who has nothing external that can divert him, must find pleasure in his own thoughts, and must... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 230 pagina’s
...the power of fiction, and send imagination out upon the wing, is often the sport of those who delight too much in silent speculation. When we are alone we are not always busy ; the labor of excogitation is too violent to last long ; the ardor of inquiry will sometimes give way to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 428 pagina’s
...the power of fiction, and send imagination out upon the wing, is often the sport of those who delight too much in silent speculation. When we are alone...violent to last long ; the ardour of inquiry will someumes give way to idleness or satiety. He who has nothing external that can divert him must find... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 194 pagina’s
...the power of fiction, and send imagination out upon the wing, is often the sport of those who delight too much in silent speculation. When we are alone...is too violent to last long; the ardour of inquiry wilt sometimes give -way to idleness or satiety. He who has nothing external that can diVbl'i. him,... | |
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He who has nothing external that can divert him, must find pleasure in his own thoughts, and must conceive himself what he is not; for who is pleased with what he is? 
