 | John Abercrombie - 1846 - 300 pages
...imagination out upon the wing, is often the sport of those who delight too much in silent speculation. He who has nothing external that can divert him must...own thoughts, and must conceive himself what he is not,—for who is pleased with what he is? He then expatiates in boundless futurity, and culls from... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1851 - 228 pages
...the power of fiction, and send imagination out upon the wing, is often the sport of those who delight too much in silent speculation. When we are alone, we are not always busy ; the labor of excogitation is too violent to last long; the ardor of inquiry will sometimes give way to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1857 - 452 pages
...the power of fiction, and send imagination out upon the wing, is often the sport of those who delight too much in silent speculation. When we are alone, we are not always busy; the labor of excogitation is too violent to last long; the ardor of inquiry will sometimes give way to... | |
 | John Abercrombie - 1859 - 302 pages
...imagination out upon the wing, is often the sport of those who delight too much in silent speculation. He who has nothing external that can divert him must...own thoughts, and must conceive himself what he is not,—for who is pleased with what he is ? He then expatiates in boundless futurity, and culls from... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1876 - 430 pages
...imagination out upon the wing, is often the sport of those who delight too much in silent epcculation. When we are alone we are not always busy ; the labour of excogitation ia too violent to last long ; the ardour of inquiry will sometimes give way to idleness or satiety.... | |
 | Bayard Tuckerman - 1882 - 348 pages
...the power of fiction, and send imagination out upon the wing, is often the sport of those who delight too much in silent speculation. When we are alone, we are not always busy ; tbe labour of excogitation is too violent to last long ; the ardour of inquiry will sometimes give... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1886 - 186 pages
...are alone we are not always busy; the labor of excogitation is too violent to last long ; the ardor of inquiry will sometimes give way to idleness or...divert him must find pleasure in his own thoughts, Excogitation : the act of contriving or finding out anything by thinking. and must conceive himself... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1887 - 216 pages
...the power of fiction, and send imagination out upon the wing, is often the sport of those who delight too much in silent speculation. When we are alone...divert him, must find pleasure in his own thoughts, and 20 must conceive himself what he is not ; for who is pleased with what he is ? He then expatiates in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1895 - 256 pages
...are alone we are not always busy ; the labor of excogitation is too violent to last long; the ardor of inquiry will sometimes give way to idleness or...who has nothing external that can divert him, must 25 find pleasure in his own thoughts, and must conceive himself what he is not; for who is pleased... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1898 - 228 pages
...power of fiction, and send imagination lout upon the wing, is often the sport of those who delight too much in silent speculation. When we are alone...; the ardour of inquiry will sometimes give way to iidleness or satiety. He who has nothing external that can divert him, must find pleasure in his own... | |
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He who has nothing external that can divert him, must find pleasure in his own thoughts, and must conceive himself what he is not; for who is pleased with what he is? 
