 | 1758 - 282 pages
...ebb and flow, of one genius that awakened in the Spring, and another that ripened in the Autumn, of one mind expanded in the Summer, and of another concentrated in the Winter, is no lefs dangerous than to tell children of Bugbears and Goblins. Fear will find every houfe haunted, and... | |
 | 1761 - 308 pages
...ebb and flow, of one genius that awakened in the Spring, and another that ripened in the Autumn, of one mind expanded in the Summer, and of another concentrated in the Winter, is no lefs dangerous, than to tell children of Bugbears and Goblins. Fear will find every houfe haunted,... | |
 | 1787 - 528 pages
...ebb and flow, of one genius that awakened in the Spring, and another that ripened in the Autumn, of one mind expanded in the Summer, and of another concentrated in the Winter, is no lefs dangerous than to tell children of bugbears and goblins. Fear will find every houfe haunted, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 pages
...the autumn, of one mind expanded in the fummer, and of another concentrated in the winter, is no lefs dangerous than to tell children of bugbears and goblins. Fear will find every houfe haunted, and idlenefs will wait for ever for the moment of illumination. This diftinction of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 442 pages
...the autumn, of one mind expanded in the fummer, and of another concentrated in the winter, is no lefs dangerous than to tell children of bugbears and goblins. Fear will find every houfe haunted, and idlenefs will wait for ever for the moment of illumination. This diftinction of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pages
...the autumn, of one mind expanded in the fummer, and of another concentrated in the winter, is no lefs dangerous than to tell children of bugbears and goblins. Fear will find every houfe haunted, and idlenefs will wait for ever for the moment of illumination. This diftinction of... | |
 | English literature - 1758 - 748 pages
...every day is after producing and reading a procuraof another concentrated in the winter, is no lefs dangerous than to tell children of bugbears and goblins. Fear will find every houfe haunted, and idletie a «nil wait for ever for the moment of illumination. i his dittinction... | |
 | William Mudford - 1802 - 166 pages
...ebb and flow ; of one genius that awakened in the spring, and another that ripened in the autumn ; of one mind, expanded in the summer, and of another concentrated...dangerous than to tell children of bugbears and goblins." — Idler. .. ,. Here Johnson manifestly contradicts himself, and shews either the weakness of opinion,... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 220 pages
...ebb and flow, of one genius that awakened in the spring, and another that ripened in the autumn, of one mind expanded in the summer, and of another concentrated in the winter, is no less dangerous than E2 to tell children of bugbears and goblins. Fear will find every house haunted ; and idleness will... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...wind for the only blessings which nature has put into our power, tranquillity and benevolence.—This distinction of seasons is produced only by imagination operating on luxury. To temperance,every 1756. day is bright; and every hour is propitious to diligence. £•'1^ He that shall... | |
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This distinction of seasons is produced only by imagination operating on luxury. To temperance every day is bright, and every hour is propitious to diligence. 
