 | Samuel Johnson - 1792
...poffibility; reality was a fcene too narrow for his mind. He fent his faculties out upon difco.very, into, worlds where only imagination can travel, and delighted to form new modes of exiftence, and furnim fentiment and action to fuperior beings, to trace the co.unfels of Hell, or accompany... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796
...delight was to sport in the wide regions of possibility t reality was a scene too narrow for his mind. He sent his faculties out upon discovery, into worlds...trace the counsels of hell, or accompany the choirs of heaven. But he could not be always in other worlds : he must sometimes revisit earth, and tell of things... | |
 | 1796
...poffibility ; reality was a Icene too narrow for his mind. He fent hit faculties out upon difcovery, into worlds where only imagination can travel, and delighted to form new modes of exiflence, and furnifh fentiment and aftion to fuperior beings, to trace the counfelsof hell, or accompany... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 239 páginas
...poffiJ>ility ; reality was a fcene too narrow for his mind. He fent his faculties out upon difcovery, into worlds where only imagination can travel, and delighted to. form new modes of exiftence, and furniih fentiment• and action to fuperior beings, to trace the counfels of hell, or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800
...was to sport in the wide regions of possibility ; reality was a scene too narrow for his niiaa. He sent his faculties out upon discovery, into worlds...delighted to form new modes of existence, and furnish senB' ment and action to superior beings, to trace the councils of hell, or acconw pany the choirs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801
...poffibihty ; reality was a fcene too narrow for his mind. He fent his faculties out upon difcovery, into worlds where only imagination can travel, and delighted to form new modes of exiftence, and furnifh fenti ment and acYion to fuperior beings, to trace the counfels of Hell, or... | |
 | 1802
...poffibility ; reality was a icene too narrow for his mind. He fent his faculties out upon difcovery, into worlds where only imagination can travel ; and delighted to form new modes of exigence, and furnifh fentiment and action to raperior beings, to trace the counfels of hell, or accompany... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804
...delight was to sport in the wide regions of possibility; reality was a scene too narrow for his mind. He sent his faculties out upon discovery, into worlds...delighted to form new modes of existence, and furnish senti-< ment and action to superior beings, to trace the councils of hell, or accompany the choirs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 312 páginas
...delight was to sport in the wide regions of possibility ; reality was a scene too narrow for his mind. He sent his faculties out upon discovery into worlds...sentiment and action to superior beings, to trace the councils of hell, or accompany the choirs of heaven. " But he could not always be in other worlds :... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806
...delight was to sport in the wide regions of possibility; reality was a scene too narrow for his mind. He sent his faculties out upon discovery, into worlds...trace the counsels of Hell, or accompany the choirs of Heaven. But he could not be always in other worlds; he must sometimes revisit earth, and tell of things... | |
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To paint things as they are requires a minute attention, and employs the memory rather than the fancy. Milton's delight was to sport in the wide regions of possibility; reality was a scene too narrow for his mind. He sent his faculties out upon discovery,... 
