 Above all things, let him never touch a romance or novel: these paint beauty in colours more charming than nature, and describe happiness that man never tastes. How delusive, how destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss! They teach the youthful...  Letters from a Father to His Sons in College - Side 219af Samuel Miller - 1843 - 344 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Samuel Miller - 1805 - 432 sider
...following strong terms, which are the more remarkable, as he had himself written , a novel : — " Above all things, never let your' son touch- a romance...nature; and describe happiness that man never tastes. Howdelusive, how destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss 1 They teach the youthful mind... | |
 | 1843 - 628 sider
...directions relative to the education of his son. ' Above all things let him never touch a romance or a novel : these paint beauty in colours more charming...destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss /' '' This extract is sufficiently exact and circumstantial to be its own witness. I have, therefore,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 sider
...carefully inculcated, let him be designed for whatever calling he will. Above all things, let him never aposiopesis of modern tragedy. The fifth act began,...trumpets sounding, mobs hallooing, carpets spreading, afler beauty and happiness which never existed ; to despise the little good which fortune has mixed... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 564 sider
...carefully inculcated, let him be designed for whatever calling he will. " Above all things, let him never touch a romance or novel : these paint beauty in colours...the youthful mind to sigh after beauty and happiness that never existed ; to despise the littte good which fortune has mixed in our cup, by expecting more... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1837 - 572 sider
...carefully inculcated, let him be designed for whatever calling he will. "Above all things, let him never touch a romance or novel; these paint beauty in colours...the youthful mind to sigh after beauty and happiness that never existed ; to despise the little good which fortune has mixed in our cup, by expecting more... | |
 | 1837 - 536 sider
...carefully inculcated, let him be designed for whatever calling he will. "Above all things, let him never touch a romance or novel; these paint beauty in colours...the youthful mind to sigh after beauty and happiness that never existed ; to despise the little good which fortune has mixed in our cup, by expecting more... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 558 sider
...years afterwards, regarding the education of his son, " let him never touch a romance or novel; those paint beauty in colours more charming than nature,...destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss !" The respectable families in Ballymahon were not numerous. One of these, in which he spent many agreeable... | |
 | sir James Prior - 1837 - 550 sider
...years afterwards, regarding the education of his son, " let him never touch a romance or novel; those paint beauty in colours more charming than nature,...destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss I" The respectable families in Ballymahon were not numerous. One of these, in which he spent many agreeable... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 550 sider
...afterwards, regarding the education of his son, " let him never touch a romance or a novel ; those paint beauty in colours more charming than nature,...destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss 1" The respectable families in Ballymahon were not numerous. One of these, in which he spent many agreeable... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 554 sider
...afterwards, regarding the education of his son, " let him never touch a romance or a novel ; those paint beauty in colours more charming than nature,...destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss I" The respectable families in Ballymahon were not numerous. One of these, in which he spent many agreeable... | |
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