 It fills the mind with the largest variety of ideas, converses with its objects at the greatest distance, and continues the longest in action without being tired or satiated with its 5 proper enjoyments.  A Catechism of Natural Theology - Page 56by Ichabod Nichols - 1829 - 184 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 pages
...inversions. The following is an example of natural construction : " Oi'.r sight is the most perfect, and the most delightful, of all our senses. It fills the mind...variety of ideas, converses with its objects at the gVeatest distance, and continues the longest in action, without being tired, or satiated with its proper... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 pages
...inversions. The following is an example of natural construction : " Our sight is the most perfect, and the most delightful, of all our senses. It fills the mind with the largest variely of ideas, converses with its objects at the greatest distance, and continues the longest in... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 346 pages
...before I devious roam> And deep-enumour'd into latent springs Presume to peep at coy virgin Naiads. OUR sight is the most perfect and most delightful...largest variety of ideas, converses with its objects at tha greatest distance, and continues the longest in action without being tired or satiated with its... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1807 - 290 pages
...prevail. The following sentence is a beautiful example of strict conformity to this rule. " Our sight fills the mind with the largest variety of ideas, converses with its objects a: the greatest distance, and continues the longest in action, without being tired or satiated with... | |
 | 1807 - 530 pages
...sentence is a beautiful example of strict conformity to this rule. " Our sight fills the mind with ihe largest •variety of ideas, converses with its objects at the greatest distance, and con'.inuco the longest in action, without bfing tired or satiated with its proper enjoyment." This... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1807 - 406 pages
...Essays on the Pleasures of the Imagination, in the Sixth Volume of the Spectator. It begins thus : " Our sight is the most perfect, and most delightful of all " our senses." This is an excellent introductory sentence. It is clear, precise, and simple. The author lays down,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1808 - 330 pages
...perfect and delightful there is no contrast, such a repetition is unnecessary. He proceeds : It Jills the mind with the largest variety of ideas, converses...action, without being tired or satiated •with its Jirnfler enjoyments. This sentence is remarkably harmonious, and well constructed. It is entirely perspicuous.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 344 pages
...before I devious roam, And deep-enatnour'd into latent springs Presume to peep at coy virgin Naiads. OCR sight is the most perfect and most delightful of all our senses. It fills the mind with the largest rariety of ideas, converses with its objects at tfie greatest distance, and continues the longest in... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1809 - 346 pages
...construction : " Our sight is the most perfect, and the most delightful, of all our senses. It His the mind with the largest variety of ideas, converses...longest in action, without being tired, or satiated with Us proper enjoyments. The sense of feeling can, indeed, give us a notion of extension, shape, and all... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1809 - 330 pages
...inversions. The following is an example of natural construction : " Our sight is the most perfect, and the most delightful, of all our senses. It fills the mind...converses with its objects at the greatest distance, and contmues the longest in action, without being tired, or satiated with its proper enjoyments. The sense... | |
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