 The good and evil of Eternity are too ponderous for the wings of wit; the mind sinks under them in passive helplessness, content with calm belief and humble adoration.  The Annual Register - Page 4571799Full view - About this book
 | History - 1796 - 692 pages
...poetical pleafure muft be iucii as human imagination can at leaft conceive, and poetical terror fuch as human ftrength and fortitude may combat. The good...for the wings of wit ; the mind finks under them in pafiive helplfflnels, content with calm belief and humble adoration. Known truths, however, may take... | |
 | History - 1799 - 770 pages
...human imagination can at leaft conceive, and poetical terror fu:h as human ftrengt h and fort iuide may combat. The good and evil of eternity are too...for the wings of wit ; the mind finks under them in paffive hclplcllhefí, content with calm belief and humble adoration." We could feleft here and there... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...imagination can at least conceive, an poetical terrour sueh as human strength and fortitude may combat. Th good and evil of Eternity are too ponderous for the wings of wit , tin mint rks under them in passive helplessness, content witk calm belief and adoration. Known nuths,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...poetical pleafure muft be fuch as human imagination can at leaft conceive; and poetical terrour fuch as human ftrength and fortitude may combat. The good...too ponderous for the wings of wit ; the mind finks tinder them in paffive helpleflhefs, content With calm belief and humble adoration. Known truths, however,... | |
 | History - 1802 - 684 pages
...imagination can at lead conceive, and poetical terror fuch •as human 1 1, runt h and fortitude nay combat. The good and evil of eternity are too ponderous...for the wings of wit ; the mind finks under them in paffive helpleiineis, content with cafan belief and humble adoration. Known truths, however, may take... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...at least conceive, and poetical terrour such as human strength and fortitude may combat. The 5001! and evil of Eternity are too ponderous, for the- wings of wit ; th»' mind mind sinks under them in passive helplessness, content with calm belisf and humble adoration.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 336 pages
...human imagination can at least conceive ; and jpoetical terror such as human strength and for. trtude may combat. The good and evil of Eternity are too ponderous for the wings of wit ; the mind sinks under them in passive helplessness, content with calm belief and humble adoration. Known truths,... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...imagination can at least conceive, and poetical terror such as human strength and fortitude may comhat. The good and evil of Eternity are too ponderous for the wings of wit : the mind sinks under them in passive helplessness, content with calm belief and humble adoration. Known truths,... | |
 | John Milton, Henry John Todd - 1809 - 414 pages
...poetical pleafure muft be fuch as human imagination can at k-aft conceive, and poetical terrour fuch as human ftrength and fortitude may combat. The good...for the wings of wit ; the mind finks under them in paffive lielpkffud's, content with -calm belief and humble adoration. Known truths, however, may take... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...must be such as human imagination can at least conceive ; and poetical terrour such as human strength and fortitude may combat. The good and evil of Eternity are too ponderous for the wings of wit j the mind sinks under under them in passive helpnessness, content with calr£ belief and humble adoration.... | |
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