 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.  An Abridgment of Lectures on Rhetoric - Side 102af Hugh Blair - 1818 - 216 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1729 - 320 sider
...every thing he fees, and makes the mod rude uncultivated Parts of Nature adminifter to his Pleafures : So that he looks upon the World, as it were in another Light, and difcovers in it a Multitude of Charms, that conceal themfelves from the generality of Mankind, THERE... | |
 | 1778 - 342 sider
...thing he fees, and makes the moil rude uncultivated parts of nature adminiller to his pleafures : fo that he looks upon the world, as it were in another light, and difcovers in it a multitude of charms, that conceal themfdves from the generality of mankind. There... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1784 - 412 sider
...greater fa" tisfaElion in the profpeft of fields and mea~ dows, than another does in the pojfeffion* It gives him, indeed, a kind of property 'in every thing he fees ; and makes the moji fv.de uncultivated parts of nature adminijler to his pleafures : So that... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1793 - 518 sider
...greater fatisfaflion in the " proipeft of fields and meadows, than another " does in the poflellion. It gives him, indeed, a " kind of property in every thing he fees ; and " makes the moft rude, uncultivated parts of nar " ture adminifter to his pleafures : ib... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1801 - 500 sider
...qualification only of a man. The other inftance of negligence, is towards the end of the paragraph — fo that he looks upon the world, as it were , in another light. — - By another light, Mr. Addifon means, a light different from that in which other men view the... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1802 - 328 sider
...thing he. foes ; and makes the mojl rude uncultivated parts of nature admm'ijler to his pieafures : So that he looks upon the world, as it 'were, in another light, and difco'oers in it a multitude of charms that conceal themf.hcs from the generality of manfaJ. This fentence... | |
 | 1803 - 436 sider
...in a description, .and often feels a greater satisfaction in the prospect of fields and VOL. VI. F meadows, than another does in the possession•. It...in another light, and discovers in it a multitude of charms, that conceal themselves from the generality of mankind. There are indeed but very few who... | |
 | 1803 - 376 sider
...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...his pleasures : so that he looks upon the world, as ii were in another light, and discovers in it a multitude of charms, that conceal themselves from the... | |
 | 1804 - 412 sider
...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...in another light, and discovers in it a multitude of charms, that conceal themselves from the generality of mankind. There are, indeed, but very few... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 sider
...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...in another light, and discovers in it a multitude of charms, that conceal themselves from the generality of mankind. . There are, indeed, but very few... | |
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