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 British Essayists: Spectator - Página 123editado por - 1823Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Hugh Blair - 1820 - 538 páginas
...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 every...his pleasures; so that he looks upon the world, as At were, in another light, and discovers in it a multitude of charms that conceal themselves from the... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1822 - 272 páginas
...greater satisfaction in the prospect of fields and , meadows, than another does in the possession. It gives him, indeed, a kind of property in every...of nature administer to his pleasures: so that he ' look* upon the world, as it were in another light, and discovers in it a multitude, of charms 'hat... | |
| John Platts - 1822 - 844 páginas
...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 every...conceal themselves from the generality of mankind. A river is traced to its fountain ; a flower to its seed ; an animal to its embryo ; and an oak to... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1822 - 320 páginas
...a greater satisfaction in the prospect, of fieldsand mtadows, than another doet in the possession.. It gives him, indeed, a kind of property in every...unculti-vated parts of nature administer to his pleasures } sothat he looks upon the world, as it were, in another light, and discovers in it a multitude of... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1822 - 164 páginas
...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 every...thing he sees ; and, makes the most rude, uncultivated part? of nature administer to his pleasures : so that he looks upon the world, as it were, in another... | |
| 1840 - 520 páginas
...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 every thing he sees, and makes the most rude, uncultivated part of nature administer to his pleasures ; so that he looks upon the world, as it were, in another... | |
| W. JILLARD HORT - 1822 - 156 páginas
...satisfaction in the. prospect of fields and meadows, than another experiences in their possession. It gives him, indeed, a kind of property in every thing he sees, and makes the rudest and most uncultivated parts of nature administer to his pleasure. Thus he beholds this world... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1823 - 320 páginas
...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 every...conceal themselves from the generality of mankind." ' This sentence is easy, flowing, and harmonious. We must, however, observe a slight inaccuracy. It... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1823 - 468 páginas
...fields and meadows, than another does in the " possession. It gives him, indeed, a kind of pro" perty in every thing he sees; and makes the " most rude uncultivated parts of nature adminis" ter to his pleasures ; so that he looks upon the " world, as it were, in another light, and... | |
| 1824 - 406 páginas
...satisfaction in the prospect of fields and meadows than another docs in the possession of them ; it gives him a kind of property in every thing he sees, and makes the most rude and uncultivated parts of nature administer to his pleasures, so that he looks on the world, as it... | |
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