 When an offer was made to Themistocles of teaching him the art of memory, he answered, that he would rather wish for the art of forgetfulness. He felt his imagination haunted by phantoms of misery which he was unable to suppress, and would gladly have...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Strana 170podľa Samuel Johnson - 1816Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | British essayists - 1802 - Počet stránok 220
...away. When an offer was made to Tkemistocles of teaching him the art of memory, he answered, that he would rather wish for the art of forgetfulness. He...: the hero and the sage are, like vulgar mortals, overburthened by the weight of life; all shrink from recollection, and all wish for an art of forgetfulness.... | |
 | 1803 - Počet stránok 196
...away. When an offer was made to Themistocles of teaching him the art of memory, he answered, that he would rather wish for the art of forgetfulness. He felt his imagination haunted by the phantoms of misery which he was unable to suppress, and would gladly have .calmed his thoughts... | |
 | Thomas Beck - 1809 - Počet stránok 226
...MEMOftT." When an offer was mada to Themistocles of teaching him the art of Memory, he answered that he would rather wish for the art of Forgetfulness ; he...misery which he was unable to suppress, and would have gladly calmed his thoughts with some oblivious antidote.— .Johnsaifs Idler. ROGE RS! thy Mem'... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - Počet stránok 428
...art of memory, he answered, that he .' ' * N would would rathct wish for the art of forgctfulness. He felt his imagination haunted by phantoms of misery...forgetfulness. NUMB. 45. SATURDAY, February 24, 1759. 'T'HEIlE is in many minds a kind of vanity exerted to the disadvantage of themselves; a desire to be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - Počet stránok 386
...away. When an offer was made to Themistocles of teaching him the art of memory, he answered, that he would rather wish for the art of forgetfulness. He...recollection, and all wish for an art of forgetfulness. vOL. vII. No. 45. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY, 24, 1759. 1 HERE is in many minds a kind of vanity exerted to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - Počet stránok 386
...away. When an offer was made to Themistocles of teaching him the art of memory, he answered, that he would rather wish for the art of forgetfulness. He...we all resemble one another; the hero and the sage arc, like vulgar mortals, overburdened by the weight of life ; all shrink from recollection, and all... | |
 | 1810 - Počet stránok 430
...Themistocles, that when an offer was made to him of teaching him the art of memory, he answered, that he would rather wish for the art of forgetfulness. He...phantoms of misery, which he was unable to suppress j and would gladly have calmed his thoughts with some oblivious antidote. In this we all resemble one... | |
 | Gregor von Feinaigle - 1813 - Počet stránok 516
...many a candidate would be found for the sweet oblivious antidote. In this (says the great moralist) we all resemble one another ; the hero and the sage...shrink from recollection, and all wish for an art offorgetfulness. Before we take leave of this interesting art, the following jew tf esprit will be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - Počet stránok 420
...away. When an offer was made to Themistocles of teaching him the art of memory, he answered, that he would rather wish for the art of forgetfulness. He...recollection, and all wish for an art of forgetfulness. No. 4,5. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1759. THERE is in many minds a kind of vanity exerted to the disadvantage... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - Počet stránok 430
...away. When an offer was made to Themistocles of teaching him the art of memory, he answered, that he would rather wish for the art of forgetfulness. He...recollection, and all wish for an art of forgetfulness. No. 45. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1759. THERE is in many minds a kind of vanity exerted to the disadvantage... | |
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