 | William Davis Gallagher, Otway Curry - Literature - 1839 - 438 pages
...ages will undoubtedly look on this ark of genius with wonder and delight. — Inverness Courier. TRUE happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise^ 1839.] [July, THE PASSION TO GROW RICH. THE desire of advancing one's self in the world is a natural... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1841 - 732 pages
...took down a volume of the Spectator, and made me read from a paper by Addison, as follows : — " True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to...fields and meadows : in short, it feels every thing that it wants within itself, and receives no addition from multitudes of witnesses and spectators.... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1841 - 320 pages
...took down a volume of the Spectator, and made me read from a paper by Addison, as follows : — " True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to...fields and meadows: in short, it feels every thing that it wants within itself, and receives no addition from multitudes of witnesses and spectators.... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1841 - 298 pages
...took down a volume of the Spectator, and made me read from a paper by Addison, as follows :— " True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to...place, from the enjoyment of one's self; and in the next^from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions: it loves shade and solitude,... | |
 | Henry Davis - 1844 - 224 pages
...qualifications, as they contributed to advance the pleasure and sentiments of the company.— [No. 280.] 19 True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to...arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's-self ; and, in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions: it... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 1864 - 1126 pages
...consist? in the multiplicity of nprceabte consciousness.*' — Johnson. Addison's derinitiou is ; " True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to...the next, from the friendship and conversation of a lev select companions . . . In short, it feels everything it wants within it«elf, and receives no... | |
 | Maxims - 1852 - 242 pages
...if we escape the example of bad men, we likewise want the counsel and conversation of the good. True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to...friendship and conversation of a few select companions. He who sets up for forgiving all injuries, will have nothing else to do. He who appears to be weak,... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - Quotations, English - 1853 - 442 pages
...very few great ones, alas ! are let on long leases. — Sharp. HAPPINESS, TRUE AND FALSE. — True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to...fountains, fields and meadows : in short, it feels everything it wants within itself, and receives no addition from multitudes of witnesses and spectators.... | |
 | 1853 - 524 pages
...displayed, are able to fetch down the most airy coquette from the wildest of her flights and rambles. True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to...select companions; it loves shade and solitude, and natuially haunts groves and fountains, fields and meadows; in short, it feels everything it wants within... | |
 | Spectator The - 1853 - 1118 pages
...displayed, are able to fetch down the most airy coquette from the wildest of her flights and rambles. True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to...arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one s self; and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions ; it loves... | |
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True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise : it arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self; and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions. 
