 ... will own, in the intervals of recollection, how often he has suffered from the insipidity or the pain of his enjoyments ; and that, if it were not for the fear of being laughed at, it were sometimes worth while, even on the score of pleasure, to be...  The British Essayists;: Mirror - Page 287by Alexander Chalmers - 1807Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1780 - 740 pages
...worth while, even on the fcore of pleafure, to be virtuous. Sir Ed-aiard , to whom I had the pleafure of being introduced at Florence, was a character much beyond that which diftinguifhes the generality of Enplim travellers of fortune. His ftory was known to fome of his countrymen... | |
 | Periodicals - 1781 - 364 pages
...worth while, even on the icore of pleafure, to be virtuous. Sir Ed-ward , to whom I had the pleafure of being introduced at Florence, was a character much beyond that which diftinguifhes the generality of Englifh travellers of fortune. His ftory was known to fome of his countrymen... | |
 | 698 pages
...while, even on the (core of pleafure, to be •virtuous. Sir Edward • ", to whom I had the pleafure of being introduced at Florence, was a character much beyond that which diftinguifhes the generality of Englifh traveller! of fortune. Hiť ftory was known to fome of his... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - English essays - 1783 - 340 pages
...worth while, even on the fcore of pleafure, to be virtuous. Sir Edward , to whom I had the pleafure of being introduced at Florence^ was a character much beyond that which diftinguifhes the generality of Englifh travellers of fortune. His ftory was known to fomeof his countrymen... | |
 | English literature - 1787 - 470 pages
...LOUISA г OR, THE FAIR PIEDMONTESE. BY MR. M'KENZIE. SIR Edward Archer, to whom I had the pleafure of being introduced at Florence, was a character much beyond that which diftinguilhes the generality of Englilh travellers of fortune. His ftory was known to ibmc of his countrymen... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 244 pages
...of being laughed at, it were sometimes worth while, even on the score of pleasure, to be virtuous. Sir Edward , to whom I had the pleasure of being introduced...to some of his countrymen who then resided in Italy ; froin one of whom, who could now and then talk of something beside pictures and. operas, I had a... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 354 pages
...of being laughed at, it were sometimes worth while, even on the score of pleasuae, to be virtuous. Sir Edward to whom I had the pleasure of being introduced...character much beyond that which distinguishes the general!-, ty of English travellers of fortune. His story was known to some of his countrymen, who... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1808 - 492 pages
...of being laughed at, it were sometimes worth while,' even on the score of pleasure, to be virtuous. Sir Edward , to whom I had the pleasure of being introduced...of whom, who could now and then talk of something beside pictures and operas, I had a particular recital of it. He had been first abroad at an early... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1815 - 290 pages
...of being laughed at, it were sometimes worth while, even on the score of pleasure, to be virtuous. Sir Edward •-, to whom I had the pleasure of being...pictures and operas, I had a particular recital of it. He had been first abroad at an early period of life. Soon after, the death of his father had left him... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1819 - 358 pages
...of being laughed at, it were sometimes worth while, even on the score of pleasure, to be virtuous. Sir Edward , to whom I had the pleasure of being introduced...pictures and operas, I had a particular recital of it. He had been first abroad at an early period of life, soon alter the death of his lather had leu him... | |
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