 He can converse with a picture, and find an agreeable companion in a statue. He meets with a secret refreshment in a description, and often feels a greater satisfaction in the prospect of fields and meadows, than another does in the possession. It gives...  The Spectator ... - Page 741803Full view - About this book
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1837 - 376 pages
...meadows, than another does in the possession. It gives him, indeed, a kind of property in everything he sees, and makes the most rude, uncultivated parts...looks upon the world, as it were, in another light, aud discovers in it a multitude of charms that conceal themselves from the generality of mankind.'... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1837 - 242 pages
...refreshment in a description ; and often feels a greater satisfaction in the prospect of fields and meadows than another does in the possession. It gives...property in every thing he sees ; and makes the most jude, uncultivated parts of nature administer to his pleasures : so that he looks upon the world, as... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1837 - 386 pages
...refreshment in a description, and often feels a greater satisfaction in the prospect of fields and meadows, than another does in the possession. It gives him, indeed, a kind of property in everything he sees, and makes the most rude, uncultivated parts of nature, administer to his pleasures;... | |
 | Hugh Blair, Abraham Mills - English language - 1838 - 372 pages
...refreshment in a description ; and often feels a greater satisfaction in the prospects of fields and meadows, than another does in the possession. It gives...rude uncultivated parts of nature administer to his pleasure : so that he looks upon the world, as it were in another light, and discovers in it a multitude... | |
 | William Martin - Readers - 1838 - 368 pages
...refreshment in a description, and often feels a greater satisfaction in the prospect of fields and meadows, than another does in the possession. It gives him, indeed, a kind of property in everything he sees, and makes the most uncultivated parts of nature administer to his pleasures ; so... | |
 | Rembrandt Peale - American literature - 1839 - 276 pages
...refreshment in a description, and often feels a greater satisfaction in the prospects of fields and meadows, than another does in the possession. It gives...conceal themselves from the generality of mankind. Addison. THE PAINTER-POET.* WHEN Kneller had portrayed the fair With gothic taste yet noble air, POPE... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - Intellect - 1839 - 476 pages
...no less a judge than Addison, some remarks to this effect, that a refined imagination "gives a man a kind of property in every thing he sees, and makes...conceal themselves from the generality of mankind." §. 314. Worksof imagination give different degrees of pleasure. Disposed as we are, however, to maintain... | |
 | David Irving - English language - 1841 - 448 pages
...refreshment in a description, and often feels a greater satisfaction in the prospect of fields and meadows, than another does in the possession. It gives...conceal themselves from the generality of mankind. B There are indeed but very few who know how to be idle and innocent, or have a relish of any pleasures... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - Intellect - 1841 - 538 pages
...some remarks to this effect, that a refined imagination " gives a man a kind of property in everything he sees, and makes the most rude, uncultivated parts...conceal themselves from the generality of mankind." § 215. Importance of the imagination in connexion with reasoning. In remarking on the subject of the... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - Intellect - 1841 - 474 pages
...that a refined imagination " gives a man a kind of property in everything he sees, and makes the roost rude, uncultivated parts of nature administer to his...conceal themselves from the generality of mankind," $ 316. Works of imagination give different degrees of pleasure. Disposed as we are, however, to maintain... | |
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