 | John Wilson Croker - 1842 - 546 pages
...— " Disorders of intellect," he remarks, " happen mach more often than superficial observers wilt easily believe. Perhaps, if we speak with rigorous...found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes tyrannise, and force him to hope or feat beyond the limits of sober probability. All power of fancy... | |
 | Marmaduke Blake Sampson - 1843 - 26 pages
...individual in whom an harmonious balance of all the mental powers is to be found, and consequently, if we speak with rigorous exactness, 'no human mind is in its right state;' but societies by their laws define what they consider to be the proper manifestations of the mind,... | |
 | 1844 - 456 pages
...individual in whom an harmonious balance of all the mental powers is to be found, and consequently, if we speak with rigorous exactness, ' no human mind is in its right state ;' but societies by their laws define what they consider to be the proper manifestations of the mind,... | |
 | 1844 - 444 pages
...individual in whom an harmonious balance of all the mental powers is to be found, and consequently, if we speak with rigorous exactness, ' no human mind is in its right state ;' but societies by their laws define what they consider to be the proper manifestations of the mind,... | |
 | Elisha P. Hurlbut - 1845 - 232 pages
...individual in whom an harmonious balance ot all the mental powers is to be found, and consequently, if we speak with rigorous exactness, .no human mind is in its right slate ;. but societies by their laws define wluot thty consider to be the proper manifestations of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1846 - 194 pages
...Imlac, "happen much more often than superficial observers will easily beliefe. Perhaps , if we speack with rigorous exactness, no human mind is in its right...found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes tyrannise, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of sober probability. All power of fancy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1846 - 416 pages
...CHAPTER XLIV. THE DANGEROUS PREVALENCE OF IMAGINATION. (( DISORDERS of intellect , answered Imlac , happen much more often than superficial observers will easily believe. Perhaps, if ve speak with rigorous exactness , no human mind is in its right state. There is no man whose imagination... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1851 - 228 pages
...CHAPTER XLIV. THE DANGEROUS PREVALENCE OF IMAGINATION. " DISORDERS of intellect," answered Imlac, " happen much more often than superficial observers...predominate over his reason, who can regulate his attentioa wholly by his will, and whose ideas will come and go at his command. No man will be found... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1853 - 588 pages
...conclusions as to the prevalence of partial insanity. "Disorder« of intellect," answered Imlac, " happen much more often than superficial observers...not sometimes predominate over his reason, who can regálate his attention wholly by his will, and whose ideas will come and go at his command. No man... | |
 | lady Emily Charlotte M. Ponsonby - 1854 - 334 pages
...This at least is the opinion he puts into the mouth of his sage in Easselas. "Perhaps," says Imlac, "if we speak with rigorous exactness, no human mind is in its right state, All power of fancy over reason is a degree of insanity, but while this power is such as we can control... | |
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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... 
