 Above all things, let him never touch a romance or novel ; these paint beauty in colours more charming than nature, and describe happiness that man never tastes. How delusive, how destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss ! They teach the youthful...  The American Journal of Education - Σελίδα 353επεξεργασία από - 1863Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 614 σελίδες
...pictures of consummate bliss ! They teach the youthful mind to sigh alter beauty and happiness that never existed — to despise the little good which...our cup, by expecting more than she ever gave ; and, iu general, take the word of a man who has seeu the world, and who has studied human nature more by... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 592 σελίδες
...happiness that man never tastes. How delusive, how destructive, arc those pictures of consummate bliss ! They teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty...happiness which never existed ; to despise the little pood which fortune has mixed in our cup, by expecting more than she ever gave." — GOLDSMITH to hit... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 472 σελίδες
...expecting more than she ever gave ; and in general, take the word of a man who has seen the world, and who has studied human nature more by experience than precept ; take my word for it, that books teach us very little of the world. The greatest merit in a state of poverty would only serve... | |
 | John Forster - 1855 - 528 σελίδες
...How delusive, how destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss. They teach the youthful miud to sigh after beauty and happiness which never existed...despise the little good which fortune has mixed in onr cup, by expecting more than she ever gave ; and in general, take the word of a man who has seen... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 580 σελίδες
...that man never tastes. How delusive, how destructive, are those pictures of consummate bliss ! — They teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty...existed ; to despise the little good which fortune has m xed in our cup, by expecting more ban she ever gave." — See Life, ch. Vu\.\ gignations, and even... | |
 | 1857 - 794 σελίδες
...youthful mind to sigh after beauty and happiness that never existed ; to despise the little good that fortune has mixed in our cup, by expecting more than...take the word of a man who has seen the world, and studied it more by experience than by precept ; take my word for it, I say, that such books teach us... | |
 | 1858 - 414 σελίδες
...youthful mind to sigh after beauty and happiness that never existed ; to despise the little good that fortune has mixed in our cup, by expecting more than...take the word of a man who has seen the world, and studied it more by experience than by precept — take my word for it, I say, that such books teach... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1858 - 336 σελίδες
...pictures of consummate bliss ! They teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty and happiness that never existed ; to despise the little good which fortune...cup, by expecting more than she ever gave ; and, in gen. eral, take the word of a man who has seen the world, and who has studied human nature more by... | |
 | William Hawkins - 1861 - 710 σελίδες
...happiness that never existed, — to despise the little good that fortune [we would rather say, Providence] has mixed in our cup, by expecting more than she ever...take the word of a man who has seen the world, and studied it more by experience than by precept — take my word for it, I say, that such books teach... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1863 - 898 σελίδες
...never touch a romance or novel; those paint beauty in colors more charming than nature, and describe happiness that man never tastes. How delusive, how...experience than precept — take my word for it, I say, that books teach us very little of the world. The greatest merit in a state of poverty would only... | |
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