| 1764 - 706 ページ
...fancy; and, by indulging fome peculiar habits of thought, waseminerttly delighted with thole flights of imagination which pafs the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only by a paflive acquiefcence in popular traditions. He loved faries, genii, giants, and ' ' , leaft he pteferved... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1764 - 616 ページ
...fancy ; and, by indulging fome peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with thofe flights of imagination which pafs the bounds of nature, and...rove through the meanders of inchantment, to gaze en tho magnificence of golden palaces, to repofe by the waterfalls of Elyfian gardens. This was, however,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 ページ
...Fancy ; and by indulging fome peculiar Habits of Thought, was eminently delighted with thofe Flights of Imagination which pafs the Bounds of Nature, and...Meanders of Inchantment, to gaze on the Magnificence of gol en Palaces, to repofe by the Waterfalls of Elyfian Gardens. This was however the Character rather... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 ページ
...Fancy ; and by indulging fome peculiar Habits of Thought, was eminently delighted with thofe Flights of Imagination which pafs the Bounds of Nature, and...Acquiefcence in popular Traditions. He loved Fairies, Genii, Giant?, and Monfters ; he delighted to rove through the Meanders of Inchantment, to gaze on the Magnificence... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 ページ
...Fancy ; and by indulging fome peculiar Habits of Thought, was eminently delighted with thofe Flights of Imagination which pafs the Bounds of Nature, and to which the Mind is reconciled only by a paflive Acquiefcence in popular Traditions. He loved Fairies, Genii, Giants, and Monfters ; he delighted... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 522 ページ
...fancy ; and, by indulging fome peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with thofe flights of imagination which pafs the bounds of nature, and...the magnificence of golden palaces, to repofe by the water- falls of Elyfian gardens. . " This was however the character rather of his inclination than... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 244 ページ
...fancy ; and by indulging fome peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with thofe flights of imagination which pafs the bounds of nature, and...popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monflers; he delighted to rove through the meanders of inchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 258 ページ
...fancy; and by indulging fome peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with thofe flights of imagination which pafs the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is recon<ciled only by a paflive acquiefoence in popular traditions- He loved fairies-, genii, giants, and monfters; he delighted... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 504 ページ
...fancy; and, by indulging fome peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with thofe flights of imagination which pafs the bounds of nature, and...through the meanders of inchan.tme.nt, • to gaze oh the magnificence ot golden palaces, to repofe by the water-falls of Elyfian gardens. " This was... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 ページ
...fancy ; and, by indulging fome peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with thofe flights of imagination which pafs the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only by a paflive acquiefcence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monfters ; he delighted... | |
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