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
| Hugh Gawthrop - 1862 - Počet stránok 222
...please. I have always preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The latter I consider as an art, the former as a habit of the mind. Mirth is short and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent. Those are often raised to the greatest transports of mirth, who are subject to the greatest depressions of melancholy. On... | |
| George Vandenhoff - 1862 - Počet stránok 462
...act," 1 the former" 1 as a habit of the mind." 1 - Mirth" 1 is short and transient," cheerfulness" 1 fixed and permanent."- Those are often raised into the greatest transports of mirth" 1 who are subject to the greatest depression of melancholy:""- on the contrary" 1 , cheerfulness,"... | |
| Great Britain. Committee on Education - 1864 - Počet stránok 200
...parted wave no furrow from the keeV, So dies ia Aiunan hearts the thoughts o? D CHEERFULNESS. 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... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1867 - Počet stránok 334
...a calm death — an immense fame and affection afterwards for his happy and spotless name.* "I have always preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The latter...transports of mirth who are subject to the greatest depression of melancholy: on the contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not give the mind such an exquisite... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1867 - Počet stránok 476
...have ulw ays preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The latter l consider as an act, the former as an halat of the mind. Mirth is short and transient, cheerfulness...transports of mirth who are subject to the greatest depression of melancholy: on the contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not give the mind such an exquisite... | |
| William Fleming - 1867 - Počet stránok 450
...I consider nd an act, the former as a habit of the mind. Mirth is short and transient, cheeifulness fixed and permanent. Those are often raised into the...transports of mirth who are subject to the greatest depression of melancholy : on the contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not give the mind such an... | |
| Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1868 - Počet stránok 526
...faDs below it. Dryden is read with frequent astonishment; and Pope with perpetual delight. 9. 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... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - Počet stránok 410
...deathbed, to ask him whether the Christian religion was true."—Dr. YOUNG. Spends Anecdotes. " I have always preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The latter...transports of mirth who are subject to the greatest depression of melancholy : on the contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not give the mind such an... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - Počet stránok 414
...deathbed, to ask him whether the Christian religion \vas true."—Dr. YOUNG. Spcnfc's Anecdotes. " I have always preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The latter...transports of mirth who are subject to the greatest depression of melancholy : on the contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not give the mind such an... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - Počet stránok 410
...Spencc's ntcdota. " I have always preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The latter I" consider as an t, the former as an habit of the mind. Mirth is short and transient, cheerfulness ed and permanent. Those are often raised into the greatest transports of mirth »o are subject to the... | |
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