| Early English newspapers - 1764 - 706 pages
...fancy; and, by indulging fome peculiar habits of thought, waseminerttly delighted with thole flights of imagination which pafs the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only by a paflive acquiefcence in popular traditions. He loved faries, genii, giants, and ' ' , leaft he pteferved... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1764 - 616 pages
...fancy ; and, by indulging fome peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with thofe flights of imagination which pafs the bounds of nature, and...rove through the meanders of inchantment, to gaze en tho magnificence of golden palaces, to repofe by the waterfalls of Elyfian gardens. This was, however,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...Fancy ; and by indulging fome peculiar Habits of Thought, was eminently delighted with thofe Flights of Imagination which pafs the Bounds of Nature, and...Meanders of Inchantment, to gaze on the Magnificence of gol en Palaces, to repofe by the Waterfalls of Elyfian Gardens. This was however the Character rather... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...Fancy ; and by indulging fome peculiar Habits of Thought, was eminently delighted with thofe Flights of Imagination which pafs the Bounds of Nature, and...Acquiefcence in popular Traditions. He loved Fairies, Genii, Giant?, and Monfters ; he delighted to rove through the Meanders of Inchantment, to gaze on the Magnificence... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...Fancy ; and by indulging fome peculiar Habits of Thought, was eminently delighted with thofe Flights of Imagination which pafs the Bounds of Nature, and to which the Mind is reconciled only by a paflive Acquiefcence in popular Traditions. He loved Fairies, Genii, Giants, and Monfters ; he delighted... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 522 pages
...fancy ; and, by indulging fome peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with thofe flights of imagination which pafs the bounds of nature, and...the magnificence of golden palaces, to repofe by the water- falls of Elyfian gardens. . " This was however the character rather of his inclination than... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 244 pages
...fancy ; and by indulging fome peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with thofe flights of imagination which pafs the bounds of nature, and...popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monflers; he delighted to rove through the meanders of inchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Criticism and interpretation - 1781 - 258 pages
...fancy; and by indulging fome peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with thofe flights of imagination which pafs the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is recon<ciled only by a paflive acquiefoence in popular traditions- He loved fairies-, genii, giants, and monfters; he delighted... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 504 pages
...fancy; and, by indulging fome peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with thofe flights of imagination which pafs the bounds of nature, and...through the meanders of inchan.tme.nt, • to gaze oh the magnificence ot golden palaces, to repofe by the water-falls of Elyfian gardens. " This was... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 676 pages
...fancy ; and, by indulging fome peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with thofe flights of imagination which pafs the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only by a paflive acquiefcence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monfters ; he delighted... | |
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