 He had employed his mind chiefly upon works of fiction, and subjects of fancy; and, by indulging some peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled...  Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces - Página 237por Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 375 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 538 páginas
...some peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only by a passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 410 páginas
...some peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only by a passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted... | |
 | 1839 - 894 páginas
...some peculiar hahits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only by passive acquiescence in popular tradition. He loved fairies and genii, giants and monsters ; he delighted... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 464 páginas
...some peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only by a passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 406 páginas
...some peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only by a passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters; he delighted... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 404 páginas
...some peculiar habilg of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only by a passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved faries, genii, giants, and monsters; he delighted... | |
 | John Moore, Robert Anderson - 1820 - 544 páginas
...some peculiar Mabits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only by a passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 272 páginas
...some pewliar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only by a passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted... | |
 | John Moore - 1820 - 552 páginas
...peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights • of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only by a passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1820 - 476 páginas
...some peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled only by a passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted... | |
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