 He had employed his mind chiefly upon works of fiction, and subjects of fancy ; and by indulging some peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - 第 275 頁Samuel Johnson 著 - 1840完整檢視 - 關於此書
 | Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 446 頁
...peculiar habits of thought was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only...delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gafee on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the water-falls of Elysian gardens. * In... | |
 | 1826 - 372 頁
...the most exciting of the whole. He tells us how he " loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters;" how he " delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment;...; to repose by the water-falls of Elysian gardens ;" but never does he seem to have imagined how natural it was for a mind of such a temperament, to... | |
 | William Collins - 1827 - 234 頁
...habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only...and the novelty of extravagance, were always desired by him, but were not always attained. Yet, as diligence is never wholly lost, if his efforts sometimes... | |
 | William Collins - 1827 - 234 頁
...habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only...and the novelty of extravagance, were always desired by him, but were not always attained. Yet, as diligence is never wholly lost, if his efforts sometimes... | |
 | 1827 - 712 頁
...says Dr. Johnson, " was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination, which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only...giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meadows of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the waterfalls... | |
 | William Collins - 1828 - 108 頁
...Wool's Warton, p. 15. * In the Poetical Calender, a Collection of Poems, by Fawkes. and Woty, 1763. a passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved...and the novelty of extravagance, were always desired by him, but not always attained. Yet, as diligence is never wholly lost, if his efforts sometimes caused... | |
 | William Collins - 1828 - 104 頁
...and Woty, ITCH. a passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, ami monsters; he delighted to rove through the meanders...and the novelty of extravagance, were always desired by him, but not always attained. Yet, as diligence is never wholly lost, if his efforts sometimes caused... | |
 | Esq. Thomas Browne - 1829 - 180 頁
...Persia's faith prqfess'd." Soonnees and Sheeahs. Note 8, Page 45. " Of sparkling gems, rich gardens." " He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters; he...golden palaces, to repose by the waterfalls of Elysian gardens.1' JOHNSON'S Life of Collins. NOTES TO ADORIO. Note \, Page 55. " Each high desire of generous... | |
 | A F. Kendall - 1830 - 704 頁
...its government is vested, by a Charter of Queen Elizabeth, in of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only...of golden palaces, to repose by the water-falls of Elysiau gapdens. " This was, however, the character rather of his inclination than his genius; the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 頁
...which ihe mind is reconciled only by a passive acquiescence in pupular traditions. He loved & mi in , genii, giants, and monsters; he delighted to rove...the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the -waterfall* of Elysian gardens." Note a. Stanza i. lb« Baron of Trlermtin. Triermain was a fief of... | |
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