 In time, some particular train of ideas fixes the attention, all other intellectual gratifications are rejected, the mind, in weariness or leisure, recurs constantly to the favourite conception, and feasts on the luscious falsehood, whenever she is offended...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Page 418by Samuel Johnson - 1820Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 pages
...attention, all other intellectual Gratifications are rejected, the mind,in weariness or leisure,recurs constantly to the favourite conception, and feasts...the luscious falsehood whenever she is offended with th& bitterness of truth. By degrees the reign of fancy is confirmed ; she grows first imperious, and,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...attention, all other intellectual gratifications are rejected, the mind, in weariness or leisure, re. curs constantly to the favourite conception, and feasts on the luscious falsehood, whenever she i» offended with the bitterness of truth. By degree* the reign of fancy is confirmed ; she grows first... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1808 - 430 pages
...tiine some particular train of ideas fixes the attention ; all other intellectual gratifications are rejected ; the mind, in weariness or leisure, recurs...constantly to the favourite conception, and feasts on the Inscious falsehood whenever she is offended with the bitterness of truth. By degrees the reign of fancy... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 pages
...time, some particular train of ideas fixes the attention; all other intellectual gratifications are rejected ; the mind, in weariness or leisure, recurs...confirmed ; she grows first imperious, and in time despotick. Then fictions begin to operate as realities, false opinions fasten upon the mind, and life... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 pages
...time, some particular train of ideas fixes the attention; all other intellectual gratifications are rejected ; the mind, in weariness or leisure, recurs...confirmed ; she grows first imperious, and in time despotick. Then fictions begin to operate as realities, false opinions fasten upon the mind, and life... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 pages
...time, some particular train of ideas fixes the attention; all other intellectual gratifications are rejected ; th.e mind, in weariness or leisure, recurs...confirmed ; she grows first imperious, and in time despotick. Then fictions begin to operate as realities, false opinions fasten upon the mind, and life... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 458 pages
...time, some particular train of ideas fixes the attention, all other intellectual gratifications are rejected, the mind, in weariness or leisure, recurs...confirmed; she grows first imperious, and in time despotick. Then fictions begin to operate as realities, fulse opinions fasten E F. 4 upon upon the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 428 pages
...time, some particular train of ideas fixes the attention, all other intellectual gratifications are rejected, the mind, in weariness or leisure, recurs...confirmed : she grows first imperious, and in time despotick. Then fictions begin to operate as realities, false opinions fasten upon the mind; and life... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 pages
...time, some particular train of ideas fixes the attention, all other intellectual gratifications are rejected, the mind, in weariness or leisure, recurs...confirmed : she grows first imperious, and in time despotick. Then fictions begin to operate as realities, false opinions fasten upon the mind, and life... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 pages
...time, some particular train of ideas fixes the attention, all other intellectual gratifications are rejected, the mind, in weariness or leisure, recurs...confirmed ; she grows first imperious, and in time despotick. Then fictions begin to operate as realities, false opinions fasten upon the mind, and life... | |
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