 | Lindley Murray - 1809 - 346 σελίδες
...His the mind with the largest variety of ideas, converses with its objects at the greatest distance, and continues the longest in action, without being tired, or satiated with Us proper enjoyments. The sense of feeling can, indeed, give us a notion of extension, shape, and all... | |
 | John Walker - 1810 - 394 σελίδες
...fills the mind with the largest variety of ideas, converses with its objects at the greatest distance, and continues the longest in action without being...except colours ; but at the same time it is very much straightened and confined in its operations to the number, bulb, and distance of its particular objects.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 362 σελίδες
...the mind with the lai> gest variety of ideas, converses with its objects af the greatest distance, and continues the longest in action without being...can indeed give us a notion of extension, shape, and alt other ideas that enter at the eye, except colours ; butatthe same time it is very much strained,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 352 σελίδες
...fills the mind with the largest variety of ideas, converses with its objects at the greatest distance, and continues the longest in action, without being tired or satiated with its proper enjoy mems." This passage follows the order of nature. First, we have the variety of objects mentioned,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 322 σελίδες
...enters ; but a scene appears or presents itself. ' The sense of feeling, can, indeed, give us a nolion of extension, shape, and all other ideas that enter at the eye, except colours.' JExten&ion and sliape can, with no propriety, be called ideas ; they are properties of matter. —... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 662 σελίδες
...fills the mind with the largest variety of ideas, converses with its objects at the greatest distance, and continues the longest in action without being tired, or satiated with ¡is proper enjoyment • • Spect No. 41 1 , On the Pleasures of Imagination. PREFACE. Тнж following... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1811 - 322 σελίδες
...fills the mind with the largest variety of ideas, converses with its objects at the greatest distance, and continues the longest in action, without being...but, at the same time, it is very much straitened and conlined in its operations," &c. But whether we use inversion or not, and in whatever part of the sentence... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1811 - 464 σελίδες
...employed it to avoid the repetition of the word great, whiqh occurs immediately afterwards. ' • '( The sense of feeling can, indeed, give us a " notion...at the " same time, it is very much straitened and con" fined in its operations, to the number, bulk, and " distance of its particular objects." THIS... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 514 σελίδες
...fills the mind with the largest variety of ideas, converses with its objects at the greatest distance, and continues the longest in action without being tired or satiated with its proper enjoyments." A single sentence should rarely consist of more than three members, and the rhythm is most complete,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1813 - 296 σελίδες
...repetition of the word great, whieh oeeurs immediately afterwards. " The sense of feeling ean, indeed, gives us a notion of extension, shape, and all other ideas that enter at the eye, exeept eolors ; but at the same time, it is very mueh strained and eonfincd in its operations to the... | |
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OUR sight is the most perfect and most delightful of all our senses. It fills the mind with the largest variety of ideas, converses with its objects at the greatest distance, and continues the longest in action, without being tired or satiated with its... 
