 Our passions are therefore more strongly moved, in proportion as we can more readily adopt the pains or pleasure proposed to our minds, by recognising them as once our own, or considering them as naturally incident to our state of life.  The Rambler. ... - Page 32by Samuel Johnson - 1763Full view - About this book
 | 1750 - 228 pages
...approximates it however remote, by placing us for a time in the condition VoL. III. H of of him whole fortune we contemplate ; fo that we feel, while the...proportion as we can more readily adopt the pains or pleafures propofed to- our minds, by recognifing them as once our own, or confidering them as naturally... | |
 | M. S. - 1780 - 232 pages
...which* we know to be fiftitious : — or in the words of an elegant periodical writer, . * " Our paQions are therefore more " ftrongly moved, in proportion...the pains or « pleafure propofed to our minds, b'y reJ* cognifing them at once our own, o^ ** confidcring them as naturally- incident " to our own, ftate... | |
 | 1785 - 596 pages
...readies the event however ndlitious, or approximates it however remote, by placing us, for a time, in the condition of him whofe fortune we contemplate; fo that we feel, while the deception lafts, whatevtr motions would be excited by the fame good or evil happening to ourfelves. Our paffions are... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...fictitious, or approximates it however remote, by placing us, for a time, in the condition of him whole fortune we contemplate ; fo that we feel, while the...the fame good or evil happening to ourfelves. Our paflions afe therefore more ftrongly moved, in proportion as we can more readily adopt the pains or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...fictitious, or approximates it however remote, by placing us, for a time, in the condition of him whole fortune we contemplate ; fo that we feel, while the...the fame good or evil happening to ourfelves. Our paflions are therefore more ftrongly moved, in proportion as we can more readily-adopt the pains or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pages
...realifes the event however fictitious, or approximates it however remote, by placing us, for a time, in the condition of him whofe fortune we contemplate;...the fame good or evil happening to ourfelves. Our paflions are therefore more ftrongly moved, in proportion as we can more readily adopt the pains or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...realifesr- the event, however fictitious, or approximates it however remote, by placing us, for a time, in the condition of him whofe fortune we contemplate...the fame good or evil happening to ourfelves. Our pa (fions are therefore more ftrongly moved, in proportion as we can more readily adopt the pains or... | |
 | 1803 - 290 pages
...be excited by the same good or evil happening to ourselves. Our passions are therefore more strongly moved, in proportion as we can more readily adopt the pains or pleasure proposed to our minds, by recognising them as once our own, or considering them as naturally... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 pages
...be excited by the same good or evil happening to ourselves. Our passions are therefore more strongly moved, "] in proportion as we can more readily adopt the pains or pleasure proposed to our minds, by recognizing them as once our own, or considering them as naturally... | |
 | 1810 - 464 pages
...would.be excited by the same good or evil happening to ourselves. Our passions are therefore more strongly moved, in proportion as we can more readily adopt the pains or pleasure proposed to our minds, by recognizing them as once our own, or considering them as naturally... | |
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