The British Essayists: The MirrorLittle, Brown, 1866 |
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الصفحة 104
... imagination is narrow . As Nature does nothing in vain , is it not probable that , to the constitutions of some people , dreaming may be more necessary , as a mental recreation , than to those of others ? To meditate continually on one ...
... imagination is narrow . As Nature does nothing in vain , is it not probable that , to the constitutions of some people , dreaming may be more necessary , as a mental recreation , than to those of others ? To meditate continually on one ...
الصفحة 114
... imagination ; but with men destitute of that sentiment which they inspire , pleasure will commonly degenerate into grossness , conviviality into intemperance , and mirth into riot . Mr. Melfort is one of my friend Mr. Umphra- ville's ...
... imagination ; but with men destitute of that sentiment which they inspire , pleasure will commonly degenerate into grossness , conviviality into intemperance , and mirth into riot . Mr. Melfort is one of my friend Mr. Umphra- ville's ...
الصفحة 121
... imagination , as to have our at- tention long and earnestly fixed upon it . This makes it appear in stronger and more lively colours . If it be an object of desire , it appears more and more calculated to give pleasure ; if an object of ...
... imagination , as to have our at- tention long and earnestly fixed upon it . This makes it appear in stronger and more lively colours . If it be an object of desire , it appears more and more calculated to give pleasure ; if an object of ...
الصفحة 122
... imagination , and is no longer seen as it is by other men , nor as it would be by the same person , were other objects allowed to have place in his mind , or to divide his attention . From this circumstance in our nature , that fixing ...
... imagination , and is no longer seen as it is by other men , nor as it would be by the same person , were other objects allowed to have place in his mind , or to divide his attention . From this circumstance in our nature , that fixing ...
الصفحة 135
... imagination , and to have an extensive influence upon the disposition and temper . The sensibility and delicacy produced in a mind where these affections are prevalent , is liable to be disgusted with the ordinary commerce of society ...
... imagination , and to have an extensive influence upon the disposition and temper . The sensibility and delicacy produced in a mind where these affections are prevalent , is liable to be disgusted with the ordinary commerce of society ...
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