always preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The latter I consider as an act, the former as an habit of the mind. Mirth is short and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent. Those are often raised into the greatest transports of mirth who are subject to... The British Essayists: The Spectator - Strana viipodľa Alexander Chalmers - 1802Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| William Scott - 1817 - Počet stránok 416
...and vigor ; if exercise dissipates a growing distemper, tempe ranee starves it.' Spectator. 8. I have always preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The latter I consider as an act, the former as a habit of the mind. Mirth is short and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent. These are often... | |
| James Ferguson - 1819 - Počet stránok 342
...tide comes rolling in, Let a fierce unruly joy The settled quiet of thy mind destroy. ANON. I HAVE always preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The latter...raised into the greatest transports of mirth, who are o-Hpct to the greatest depressions of melancholy. l ie contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not •... | |
| William Scott - 1820 - Počet stránok 408
...preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The latter 1 consider as an act, the former as a habit of the wind. Mirth is short and transient, cheerfulness fixed and...On the contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not give the mind such an exquisite gladness, prevents us from falling into any depths of sorrow. Mn th... | |
| William Scott - 1820 - Počet stránok 398
...cheerfulness to mirth. The latter I consider at an act, the former as a habit of the mind. Mirth is thort and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent. Those...On the contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not t;ive the mind such an exquisite gladness, prevents us from failing into any depths of sorrow. Mirth... | |
| William Scott - 1820 - Počet stránok 434
...and vigor) U exercise dissipates a growing distemper, temperance starves it. tSfifctator. 8. I have always preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The latter I consider as an act, the former as a V-abit of the mind. Mirth is short and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent; Those are often... | |
| Moral essays - 1821 - Počet stránok 188
...through one stage of it; and who will be always ^resetvt,\a comfort her in her ON CHEERFULNESS. I HAVE always preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The latter I consider as an act, the former as a halnt of the min'd. Mirth is short and transient; cheerfulness is fixed and permanent They are often... | |
| James Ferguson - 1823 - Počet stránok 372
...tide comes rolling in, Let a fierce unruly joy The settled quiet of thy mind destroy. . ANON. I HAVE always preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The latter...¿On the contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not give the mind such an exquisite gladness, prevents us from falling into any depths of sorrow. Mirth... | |
| William Scott - 1823 - Počet stránok 396
...and vigour; if exercise dissipates a growing distemper, temperance starves it,—Spectator. 8. I have always preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The latter I consider as an act, the former as a habit of the mind. Mirth is short and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent. Those are often... | |
| British essayists - 1823 - Počet stránok 806
...full tide comes rolling in, Let a fierce, unruly, joy The settled quiet of thy mind destroy. I HAVE always preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The latter I consider as an act, the former as a habit of the mind. Mirth is short and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent. Those are often... | |
| Charles Buck - 1823 - Počet stránok 614
...considered as an act; cheerfulnesi a habit of the mind. JtßrtH is short and transient ; chccrfulneti fixed and permanent. " Those are often raised into the greatest transports of mil tii who are subject to the greatest depressions of melancholy ; on the contrary, cheerfulness,... | |
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