 to tell children of bugbears and goblins. Fear will find every house haunted; and idleness will wait for ever for the moment of illumination. This distinction of seasons is produced only by imagination operating on luxury. To temperance every day is bright,...  The British Essayists: The Idler - Página 20de Alexander Chalmers - 1802Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1761 - 308 páginas
...haunted, and Idlenefs will wait for ever for the moment of illumination. THIS diftinftion of feafons is produced only by imagination operating on luxury. To Temperance every day is bright, and every hour is propitious to Diligence. He that {hall refolutely excite his faculties, or exert his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 442 páginas
...haunted, and idlenefs will wait for ever for the moment of illumination. This diftinction of feafons is produced only by imagination operating on luxury. To temperance every day is bright, and every hour is propitious to diligence. He that fhall refolutely excite his faculties, or exert his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 432 páginas
...haunted ; and idlenefs will wait for ever for the moment of illumination. This diftinction of feafons is produced only by imagination operating on luxury. To temperance every day is bright, and every hour is propitious to diligence. He that fhall refolutely excite his faculties, or exert his... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 páginas
...the wind for the only blessings which nature has put into our power, tranquillity and benevolence. This distinction of seasons is produced only by imagination...on luxury. To temperance, every day is bright; and every hour is propitious to diligence. He that shall resolutely excite his faculties, or exert his... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 páginas
...the wind for the only blessings which nature has put into our power, tranquillity and benevolence. This distinction of seasons is produced only by imagination...on luxury. To temperance, every day is bright; and every hour is propitious to diligence. He that shall resolutely excite his faculties, or exert his... | |
 | 1803 - 196 páginas
...concentrated in the Winter, is no less dangerous than > tell children of bugbears and goblins. Fear will id every house haunted, and idleness will wait for ever...on luxury. To temperance every day is bright, and every hour is propitious to diligence. He that shall resolutely excite his faculties, or exert his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 páginas
...IDLER. paneled in the summer, and of another concentrated in the winter, is no less dangerous than to tell children of ? bugbears and goblins. Fear will...haunted ; and idleness will wait for ever for the moment ii • iT -11 • c i- i of illumination. ,- -n • • This distinction of seasons is produced only... | |
 | 1808 - 598 páginas
...the wind for the only blessings which nature lias put into our power, tranquillity aud benevolence. This distinction of seasons is produced only by imagination...on luxury. To temperance, every day is bright; and every hour is propitious to diligence. He that shall resoJutely excite his faculties, or exert his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 484 páginas
...one mind expanded in the summer, and of another concentrated in the winter, is no less dangerous than to tell children of bugbears and goblins. Fear will...on luxury. To temperance every day is bright, and every hour is propitious to diligence. He that shall resolutely excite his faculties, or exert his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 428 páginas
...one mind expanded in the summer, and of another concentrated in the winter, is no less dangerous than to tell children of bugbears and goblins. Fear will...on luxury. To temperance every day is bright, and every hour is propitious to diligence. He that shall resolutely excite his faculties, or exert his... | |
| |
