 ... poetry. This reasoning is so specious that it is received as true even by those who in daily experience feel it to be false. The interchanges of mingled scenes seldom fail to produce the intended vicissitudes of passion. Fiction cannot move so much...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Sivu 86tekijä(t) Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Several Hands - 1765 - 624 sivua
...yet let it be confidered likewife, that melancholy is often not pleafing, and that the difturbance of one man may be the relief of another ; that different auditors have different habitudes ; and that, upon the whole, all pleafure confins i n. variety.' We do not feel the force of this reafoning... | |
 | 1765 - 600 sivua
...yet let it be confidered likewife, that melancholy is often not pleafing, and that the diilurbaoce of one man may be the relief of another ; that different auditors have different habitudes , and that, upon the whole, all pleafure confifts in variety.' We do not feel the force of this reafoning... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 sivua
...yet let it be confidered likewife, that melancholy is often not pleafing, and that the difturbance of one man may be the relief of another ; that different auditors have different habitudes; and that, upon the whole, all pleafure confifts in variety. The players, who in their edition divided... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 sivua
...yet let it be confidered likewife, that melancholy is often not pleating, and that the difturbance of one man may be the relief of another; that different auditors have different habitudes; and that, upon the whole, all pleafure confifts in variety. The players, who in their edition divided... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 sivua
...yet let it be confidered likewife, that melancholy is often not pleafing, and that the difturbance of one man .may be the relief of another; that different auditors have different habitudes •, and that, upon the whole, all pleafure confifts in variety. The players, who in their edition... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 sivua
...interrupted by unwelcome Levity; yet let it be confidered likewife, that Melancholy is often not pleafing, and that the Disturbance of one Man may be the Relief...; that different Auditors have different Habitudes ; and that, .upon the Whole, all Pleafure confifts in Variety. The Players, who in their Edition divided... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 sivua
...yet let it be confidered likewife, that Melancholy is often not pleafing, and that the Difturbance •of one Man may be the Relief of another ; that different Auditors have different Habitudes ; and that, .upon the Whole, all Pleafure confifts in Variety. The Players, who in their Edition divided... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 sivua
...yet let it be confidered likewife, that Melancholy is often not pleating, and that the Diflurbance of one Man may be the Relief of another ; that different Auditors have different Habitudes ; and that, upon the Whole, all Pleafure confifls in Variety. The Players, who in their Edition divided... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 sivua
...be confidered likewife, that melancholy is ofien not pleafing, and that the difturbance of one m~n may be the relief of another; that different auditors have different habitudes ; and that, imon the whole, all pleafure confifts in variety. The players, who in their edition divided... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 sivua
...interchanges of mingled scenes seldom fail to produce the intended vicissitudes of passion. Fiftion cannot move so much, but that the attention may be...; that different auditors have different habitudes ; and that, upon the whole,' all pleasure consists in variety. The players, who in their edition divided... | |
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