 There is so much infelicity," said the poet, " in the world, that scarce any man has leisure from his own distresses to estimate the coiriparative happiness of others. Knowledge is certainly one of the means of pleasure, as is confessed by the natural...  Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia: A Tale - Page 49by Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 205 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 324 pages
...of the means of pleafure, as is conftffcd by the natural defire which every mind feels of increafing its ideas. Ignorance is mere privation, by which nothing can be produced : it is a vacuity in which .th.e foul fits motionlefs and torpid for waat want of attraction ; and, without knowing why, we always rejoice... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...of the means of pleafure, as is confeficd by the natural defire which every mind feels of increafing its ideas. Ignorance is mere privation, by which nothing can be produced : it is a vacuity in which the foul fits motionlefs and torpid for want of attraction; and, without knowing why, we always rejoice... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...the means of pleafure, as is confeflcd by the natural defirc •which every mind feels of increafing its ideas. Ignorance is mere privation, by which nothing can be produced : it is a vacuity in which the foul fits motionlefs and torpid for want of attraction -, and, without knowing why, we always rejoice... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...of the means of pleafure, as is confefled by the natural defire which every mind feels of increafing its ideas. Ignorance is mere privation, by which nothing can be produced : it is a vacuity in which the foul fits motionlefs and torpid for want of attraction; and, without knowing why, we always rejoice... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 pages
...of the means of pleafure, as is confefled by the natural defire which every mind feels of increafing its ideas. Ignorance is mere privation, by which nothing can be produced : it is a vacuity in which the foul fits motionlefs and torpid for want of attraction ; and, without knowing why, we always rejoice... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...of the great success which those called Methodists' have. JOHNSON. ' Sir, it is owing to their 1 ' Knowledge is certainly one of the means of pleasure,...desire which every mind feels of increasing its ideas . . . without knowing why we always rejoice when we learn, and grieve when we forget.' Rasselas, ch.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...of the great success which those called Methodists' have. JOHNSON. ' Sir, it is owing to their ' ' Knowledge is certainly one of the means of pleasure,...desire which every mind feels of increasing its ideas . . . without knowing why we always rejoice when we learn, and grieve when we forget.' Rasselas, ch.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 pages
...of the means of pleafure, as is confeffed by the natural defire which every mind feels of increafing its ideas. Ignorance is mere privation, by which nothing can be produced : it is a vacuity in which the foul fits motionlefs and torpid for want of attraction ; and, without knowing why, we always rejoice... | |
 | 1803 - 228 pages
...the most heroic virtue. KNOWLEDGE. KNOWLEDGE IS A TREASURE, OF WHICH STUDY IS THE KEY. L.NOWLEDGE is one of the means of pleasure, as is 'confessed by...natural desire which every mind feels of increasing its ideai. Ignorance is mere privation, by which nothing can be produced ; it is a vanity in which the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 pages
..."in the world, that scarce any man has leisure from his own distresses to estimate the comparative happiness of others. Knowledge is certainly one of...by which nothing can be produced; it is a vacuity [u which the soul sits motionless and torpid for of attraction; and, without knowing why, we always... | |
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