 He had employed his mind chiefly upon works of fiction, and subjects of fancy ; and by indulging some peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Pagina 275door Samuel Johnson - 1840Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 556 pagina’s
...habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only...monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantaient, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the water-falls of Elysian... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pagina’s
...habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only...monsters; he delighted to rove through the meanders of inchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the water-falls of Elysian... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 pagina’s
...habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only...fairies, genii, giants, and monsters; he delighted te rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 pagina’s
...habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only...his inclination than his genius ; the grandeur of wiklncss, and the novelty of extravagance, were always desired by him but not always attained. Yet,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 540 pagina’s
...habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only...however, the character rather of his inclination than hi* genius; the grandeur of wildness, and the novelty of extravagance, were always desired by him,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 538 pagina’s
...habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only...and the novelty of extravagance, were always desired by him, but were not always attained. Yet as diligence is never wholly lost ; if his efforts sometimes... | |
 | 1813 - 536 pagina’s
...habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only...of golden palaces, to repose by the water-falls of Eiysian gardens. This was, however, the character rather of his inclination than his genius; the grandeur... | |
 | 1839 - 894 pagina’s
...which the mind is reconciled only by passive acquiescence in popular tradition. He loved fairies and genii, giants and monsters ; he delighted to rove...and the novelty of extravagance, were always desired by him, but were not always attained. Yet, as diligence is never wholly lost, if his efforts sometimes... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 464 pagina’s
...habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only...and the novelty of extravagance, were always desired by him, but not always attained. Yet, as diligence is never wholly lost, if his efforts sometimes caused... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1819 - 364 pagina’s
...habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only...enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, lo repose by the water-falls of Elysian gardens. " This was however the character rather of his inclination... | |
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