 He who has nothing external that can divert him, must find pleasure in his own thoughts, and must conceive himself what he is not ; for who is pleased with what he is ? He then expatiates in boundless futurity, and culls from all imaginable conditions...  Works - Seite 390von Samuel Johnson - 1811Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 Seiten
...conditions that which for the prefent moment he mould moft defire, amufes his defires with impofiible enjoyments, and confers upon his pride unattainable dominion. The mind dances from fcene to fcene, unites all pleafures in all combinations, and riots in delights, which nature and fortune,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 Seiten
...himself what he is not; for who is pleased withwhat he is? He then expatiates in boundles fu^ turiky., and culls from all imaginable conditions that which for the present moment he shouldmost desire, amuses his desires with impossible enjoyments, and confers upon his pride unattainable... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 Seiten
...thoughts, and must conceive himself what he is not ; for who is pleased with what he is? He then expatiates in boundless futurity, and culls from all imaginable...bestow. " In time, some particular train of ideas fixe* the attention, all other intellectual gratifications are rejected, the mind, in weariness or... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1808 - 430 Seiten
...and must conceive himself what he is not; for who is pleased with what he is? He then expatiates iu boundless futurity, and culls from all imaginable...to scene, unites all pleasures in all combinations, riots in delights which nature and fortune, with all their bounty, cannot bestow. In tiine some particular... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 210 Seiten
...thoughts, and must conceive himself what he is not; for who is pleased with what he is ? He then expatiates in boundless futurity, and culls from all imaginable...delights which nature and fortune, with all their beauty, cannot bestow. " In time some particular train of ideas fixes the attention, all other intellectual... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 Seiten
...am) must conceive himself what he is not ; for who is pleased with what he is? lie then expatiates in boundless futurity, and culls from all imaginable conditions that which for the present moment h« should most desire, amuses his desires with impossible enjoyments, and confers upon his pride unattainable... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 230 Seiten
...thoughts, and must conceive himself what he is not; for who is pleased with what he is ? He then expatiates in boundless futurity, and culls from all imaginable...nature and fortune, with all their bounty, cannot bestov/. " In time, some particular train of ideas fixes the attention, all other intellectual gratifications... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 194 Seiten
...thoughts, and must conceive himself what he is not; for who is pleased with what he is? He then expatiates in boundless futurity, and culls from all imaginable...desire, amuses his desires with impossible enjoyments, aii<! confers upon his pride unattainable dominion. The mind dances from scene to scene, unites all... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1815 - 272 Seiten
...thoughts, and must conceive himself what he is not ; for who is pleased with what he is? He then expatiates in boundless futurity, and culls from all imaginable...unattainable dominion. The mind dances from scene lo scene, unites all pleasures in all combinations, and riots in delights, which nature and fortune,... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1817 - 194 Seiten
...and must conceive himself what he is not ; for who is pleased with what he is ? He then expatiates in boundless futurity, and culls from all imaginable...the present moment he should most desire, amuses his desir3s with impossible enjoyments, and confers upon his pride unattainable dominion. The mind dances... | |
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