 Imaginary evils soon become real ones by indulging our reflections on them ; as he, who in a melancholy fancy sees something like a face on the wall or the wainscot, can, by two or three touches with a lead pencil, make it look visible, and agreeing with...  Miscellanies: The Tenth Volume - Σελίδα 235των Jonathan Swift - 1745 - 277 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
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...foon become real ones, by indulging our Reflections on them ; as he, who, in a melancholy Fancy, feeth fomething like a Face on the Wall or the Wainfcot, can, by two or three Touches with a leaden Pencil, make it look vifible and agreeing with what he fancied. Men of great Parts are often... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1755 - 402 σελίδες
...whetted with oil. Imaginary evils foon become real ones by indulging our reflections on them ; as he, who in a melancholy fancy fees fomething like a face on...two or three touches with a lead pencil make it look viable and agreeing with what he fancied. Men of great parts are often unfortunate in the management... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 486 σελίδες
...whetted with oil. IMAGINARY evils foon become real ones, by indulging our refle&ions on them ; as he who in a melancholy fancy fees fomething like a face on...wainfcot, can, by two or three touches with a lead pencil, nake ^.maite VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 301. make it 'look vifible, and agreeing with what he fancied MEN of... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 424 σελίδες
...becomes real ones, by indulging our reflections on them ; as he who in a melancholy fancy fees fometliing like a face on the wall or the wainfcot, can, by two or three touches with a lead pencil, make make it look viflble, and agreeing with what he fancied. Men of great parts are often unfortunate in... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1765 - 308 σελίδες
...with oil. Imaginary evils foon become real ones by indulging our reflexions on them; as he, who ma melancholy fancy fees fomething like a face on the wall or the wainfcot, can, by two or throe touches with a lead pencil, make it look vifible and agreeing with what he fancied. Men of great... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 402 σελίδες
...whetted with oil. Imaginary evils foon become real ones by indulging our reflections on them ; as he, who in a melancholy fancy fees fomething like a face on the wall or the wainJcot, can by two or three touches with a lead pencil make it look viable and agreeing with what... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 400 σελίδες
...whetted with oil. Imaginary evils foon become real one?, by indulging our reflections on them ; as he who in a melancholy fancy fees fomething like a face on...pencil, make it look vifible, and agreeing with what he fancied. Men of great parts are often unfortunate in the management of public bufinefs, becaufe they... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 444 σελίδες
...with oil. Imaginary evils foon become real ones, by indulging our reflections on them ; as he who ia a melancholy fancy fees fomething like' a face on...or three touches with a lead pencil, make it look vifibler and agreeing with what he fancied. Men of great parts are often unfortunate in,, the management... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 454 σελίδες
...whetted with oil. Imaginary evils foon become real ones by indulging our reflections on them ; as he, who in a melancholy fancy fees fomething like a face on...wall or the wainfcot, can, by two or three touches \vitl\ a lead pencil, make it look vifible, and agreeing with what he fancied. Men of great parts are... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 416 σελίδες
...on them ; as he, who in a melancholy fancy sees something like a face on the wall or the wainscot, can, by two or three touches with a lead pencil, make it look visible, and agreeing with what he fancied. Men of great parts are often unfortunate in the majjagement... | |
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