 | 1759 - 812 pages
...fomalimes predominate over hit reaion, wh« can regulate his attention wholly by hit will, and whofe ideas will come and go at his command. No man will be found in whofe nrind airy notions do not fomeiiroes tyrannize, and force him to hope or fear beyond the. limits... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...fometimes predominate over his reafon, who can regulate his attention wholly by his will, and whofe ideas will come and go at his command. No man will be found in whofe mind airy notions do not fometimes tyrannize, and force him to hope or ifear beyond the limits... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...fometimes predominate over his reafon, •who can regulate his attention wholly b^ his will, and whofe ideas will come and go at his command. No man will be found in whofe mind airy notions do not fometimes tyrannize, and force him to hope or fear feu beyond the limits... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...fometimes predominate over his reafon, who can regulate his attention wholly by his will, and whofe ideas will come and go at his command. No man will be found in whofe mind airy notions do pot fometimes tyrannize, and force him to hope or fear fear beyond the limits... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 318 pages
...fometimes predominate over his reafon, who can regulate his attention wholly by his will, and whofe ideas will come and go at his command. No man will be found in whofe mind airy notions do not fome* times tyrannize, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 pages
...fometimes predominate over his reafon, who can regulate his attention wholly by his will, and whofe ideas will come and go at his command. No man will be found in whofe mind airy notions do not fometimes tyrannize, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 pages
...fometimes predominate over his reafon, who can regulate his attention wholly by his will, and whofe ideas will come and go at his command. No man will be found in whofe mind airy notions do not fometimes tyrannize, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 pages
...contracted. CHAP. XIX. THE DANGEROUS PREVALENCE OF IMAGINATION. "DISORDERS of intellect," answered Imlac, "happen much more often than superficial observers...his attention wholly by his will, and whose ideas will.come and go at his command. No man will be found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes tyrannise,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...CHAP. XLIV. THE DANGEROUS PREVALENCE OF IMAGINATION. " DISORDERS of intellect," answered Imlac, i* happen much more often than superficial observers...found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes tyrannize, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of sober probability. All power of fancy... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 pages
...tropic by his direction; that the clouds at his call had poured their waters, * Rasselas, chap. 02. and the Nile had overflowed at his command. This tremendous...found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes tyrannize, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of sober probability. All power of fancy... | |
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DISORDERS of intellect," answered Imlac, "happen much more often than superficial observers will easily believe. Perhaps, if we speak with rigorous exactness, no human mind is in its right state. There is no man whose imagination does not sometimes predominate... 
