 | Samuel Johnson - 1763 - 292 pages
...fictitious, or approximates it however remote, by placing us, for a time, m the condition of him whofe fortune we contemplate; fo that we feel, while the...proportion as we can more readily adopt the pains or pleafure propofed to our minds, by recognifing them as once our own, or confidering them as naturally... | |
 | M. S. - 1780 - 232 pages
...which* we know to be fiftitious : — or in the words of an elegant periodical writer, . * " Our paQions are therefore more " ftrongly moved, in proportion as we " can more readily adopt the pains or « pleafure propofed to our minds, b'y reJ* cognifing them at once our own, o^ ** confidcring them... | |
 | 1785 - 596 pages
...condition of him whofe fortune we contemplate; fo that we feel, while the deception lafts, whatevtr motions would be excited by the fame good or evil...proportion as we can more readily adopt the pains or pleafure propoled to our minds, by recogniiingthem as once our own, or conlidering them as naturally... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...however fictitious, or approximates it however remote, by placing us, for a time, in the condition of him whole fortune we contemplate ; fo that we feel,...the fame good or evil happening to ourfelves. Our paflions are therefore more ftrongly moved, in proportion as we can more readily-adopt the pains or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...however fictitious, or approximates it however remote, by placing us, for a time, in the condition of him whole fortune we contemplate ; fo that we feel,...the fame good or evil happening to ourfelves. Our paflions afe therefore more ftrongly moved, in proportion as we can more readily adopt the pains or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pages
...however ficYitious, or approximates it however rem'otq, by placirg us, for a time, in the condition of him whole fortune we contemplate; fo that we feel,...would be excited by the fame good or evil happening tdourftlves. Our pa'ffions are therefore more ftrongly moved, in proportion as we can more readily... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pages
...fictitious, or approximates it however remote, by placing us, for a time, in the condition of him whofe fortune we contemplate; fo that we feel, while the...the fame good or evil happening to ourfelves. Our paflions are therefore more ftrongly moved, in proportion as we can more readily adopt the pains or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...fictitious, or approximates it however remote, by placing us, for a time, in the condition of him whofe fortune we contemplate ; fo that we feel, while the...proportion as we can more readily adopt the pains or pleafure propofed to our minds, by recognifing them as once our own, or confidering them as naturally... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...fictitious, or approximates it however remote, by placing us, for a time, in the condition of him whofe fortune we contemplate ; fo that we feel, while the...the fame good or evil happening to ourfelves. Our pa (fions are therefore more ftrongly moved, in proportion as we can more readily adopt the pains or... | |
 | 1803 - 290 pages
...be excited by the same good or evil happening to ourselves. Our passions are therefore more strongly moved, in proportion as we can more readily adopt the pains or pleasure proposed to our minds, by recognising them as once our own, or considering them as naturally... | |
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Our passions are therefore more strongly moved, in proportion as we can more readily adopt the pains or pleasure proposed to our minds, by recognising them as once our own, or considering them as naturally incident to our state of life. 
