 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 478 σελίδες
...pleafure of complaining. The greateft difficulty that occurs, in ana-* lyfmg his character, is to difcover by what depravity of intellect he took delight in revolving ideas, from which almoft every other mind fhrinks with difguft. The ideas of pleafure, even when criminal) may folicit... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 σελίδες
...still retained the pleasure of complaining. 3Ra The The greatest difficulty that occurs, in analysing his character, is to discover by what depravity of...almost every other mind shrinks with disgust. The ideas o( pleasure, even when criminal, may solicit the imagination; but what has disease, deformity, and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 562 σελίδες
...Swift still retained the pleasure of complaining. The greatest difficulty that occurs, in analysing his character, is to discover by what depravity of...took delight in revolving ideas, from which almost erery other mind shrinks with disgust. The ideas of pleasure, even when criminal, may solicit the imagination... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 530 σελίδες
...honour, has justly condemned this part of his conduct. The principal difficulty that occurs in analysing his character is, to discover by what depravity of...which almost every other mind shrinks with disgust. Delany, in his vindication, asserts that ' his mind was not tainted by this gross corruption before... | |
 | 1817 - 536 σελίδες
...influence. "The greatest difficulty that occur* in analysing hit ('Swiff tj character, it to ditcover by what depravity of intellect he took delight in revolving ideas from vf.ii ti almost every other mind shrinks with disgust. Joansos. "Peace it the happy natural state of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 404 σελίδες
...Swift still retained the pleasure of complaining. The greatest difficulty that occurs, in analysing his character, is to discover by what depravity of...in revolving ideas, from which almost every other tnind shrinks with disgust. The ideas of pleasure, even when criminal, may solicit the imagination... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 532 σελίδες
...Swift still retained thr pleasure of complaining. The greatest difficulty that occurs, in analysing his character. is to discover by what depravity of intellect he took delight i'. revolving ideas from which almost every other mind shrinks whh disgust The ideas of pleasure, even... | |
 | George Crabb - 1826 - 768 σελίδες
...practised in defiance of all decorum ; ' The greatest difficulty that occurs in analyzing his (Swift's) character, is to discover by what depravity of intellect...which almost every other mind shrinks with disgust.' JOHNSON. That is a corrupt state of society in which vice has secretly insinuated itself into all the... | |
 | George Crabb - 1826 - 736 σελίδες
...a corrupt influence. The greatest difficulty that occur* in analyzing hi« (Swift's) character, ie to discover by what depravity of intellect he took delight in revolving idean Irom which ulinu« every other mind shrink« with disguot. Johnson. Peace is the happy natural... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 722 σελίδες
...Swift still retained the pleasure of complaining. Tne greatest difficulty that occurs, in analysing his character, is to discover by what depravity of...revolving ideas from which almost every other mind shrinks P b with disgust. The ideas of pleasure, even when criminal, may solicit the imagination ; but what... | |
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The greatest difficulty that occurs, in analy2ing his character, is to discover by what depravity of intellect he took delight in revolving ideas, from which • almost every other mind shrinks with disgust. 
