 ... surprised to find how little there is in it either of natural feeling or real satisfaction. Many a fashionable voluptuary, who has not totally blunted his taste or his judgment, will own, in the intervals of recollection, how often he has suffered...  The British Essayists - Page 307edited by - 1807Full view - About this book
 | 1780 - 740 pages
...intervals of recollection, how often he has fuffered from the infipidity or the pain of his enjoyments; and that, if it were not for the fear of being laughed at, it were fometimee worth while, even on the fcore of pleafure, to be virtuous. Sir Ed-aiard , to whom I had... | |
 | 1781 - 364 pages
...intervals of recollection, how often he has fuffered from the infipidity, or the pain of his enjoyments ; and that, if it were not for the fear of being laughed at, it were fometimes worth while, even on the icore of pleafure, to be virtuous. Sir Ed-ward , to whom I had the... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1783 - 340 pages
...intervals of recolle&ion, how often lie has fuffered from the infipidity, or the pain of his enjoyments ; and that, if it were not for the fear of being laughed at, it were fometimes worth while, even on the fcore of pleafure, to be virtuous. Sir Edward , to whom I had the... | |
 | 698 pages
...recolleflion, how often he his fuffered from the infipidity, or l.'ie paia of bi* enjoymemsi acd tha', if 563 it were not for the fear of being laughed at, it were (bmetimes worth while, even on the (core of pleafure, to be •virtuous. Sir Edward • ", to whom... | |
 | 1787 - 470 pages
...LOUISA г OR, THE FAIR PIEDMONTESE. BY MR. M'KENZIE. SIR Edward Archer, to whom I had the pleafure of being introduced at Florence, was a character much beyond that which diftinguilhes the generality of Englilh travellers of fortune. His ftory was known to ibmc of his countrymen... | |
 | 1803 - 354 pages
...intervals of recollection, how often he has suffered from the insipidity or the pain of his enjoyments; and that, if it were not for the fear of being laughed...it were sometimes worth while, even on the score of pleasuae, to be virtuous. Sir Edward to whom I had the pleasure of being introduced at Florence, was... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1815 - 302 pages
...intervals of recollection, how often he has suffered from the insipidity or the pain of his enjoyments; and that, if it were not for the fear of being laughed...while, even on the score of pleasure, to be virtuous. thing beside pictures and operas, I had a particular recital of it. He had been s first abroad at an... | |
 | 1822 - 356 pages
...intervals of recollection, how often he has suffered from the insipidity or the pain of his enjoyments ; and that, if it were not for the fear of being laughed at, it were sometimes worth while, «ven on the score of pleasure, to be virtuous. Sir Edward , to whom I had the pleasure of being introduced... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 412 pages
...intervals of recollection, how often he has suffered from the insipidity or the pain of his enjoyments ; and that, if it were not for the fear of being laughed...story was known to some of his countrymen who then * Garlands of flowers for the neck. resided in Italy ; from one of whom, who could uow and theu talk... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 408 pages
...intervals of recollection, how often he has suffered from the insipidity or the pain of his enjoyments ; and that, if it were not for the fear of being laughed...story was known to some of his countrymen who then * Garland: of flowers for the neck. res/ded in Italy ; from one of whom, who could 110% and then talk... | |
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