 He can converse with a picture, and find an agreeable companion in a statue. He meets with a secret refreshment in a description, and often feels a greater satisfaction in the prospect of fields and meadows, than another does in the possession.  The Spectator - Side 137redigert av - 1810Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Hugh Blair - 1784 - 412 sider
...greater fa" tisfaElion in the profpeft of fields and mea~ dows, than another does in the pojfeffion* It gives him, indeed, a kind of property 'in every thing he fees ; and makes the moji fv.de uncultivated parts of nature adminijler to his pleafures : So that... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1793 - 518 sider
...greater fatisfaflion in the " proipeft of fields and meadows, than another " does in the poflellion. It gives him, indeed, a " kind of property in every thing he fees ; and " makes the moft rude, uncultivated parts of nar " ture adminifter to his pleafures : ib... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1801 - 500 sider
...qualification only of a man. The other inftance of negligence, is towards the end of the paragraph — fo that he looks upon the world, as it were , in another light. — - By another light, Mr. Addifon means, a light different from that in which other men view the... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1802 - 328 sider
...thing he. foes ; and makes the mojl rude uncultivated parts of nature admm'ijler to his pieafures : So that he looks upon the world, as it 'were, in another light, and difco'oers in it a multitude of charms that conceal themf.hcs from the generality of manfaJ. This fentence... | |
 | 1803 - 376 sider
...converse with a picture, and find an agreeable companion in a statue. He meets with a secret refreshment in a description, and often feels a greater satisfaction...his pleasures : so that he looks upon the world, as ii were in another light, and discovers in it a multitude of charms, that conceal themselves from the... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1805 - 280 sider
...a greater fatisfacJion in the profpecj of fields and meadows, than another does in the poffefftttn. It gives him, indeed, a kind of property in every thing he fees ; and makes the mojl rude uncultivated farts of nature admintfler /? his pleafure : fo that he... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 346 sider
...converse with a picture, and find an agreeable companion in a statue. He meets with a secret refreshment in a description, and often feels a greater satisfaction...pleasures : so that he looks upon the world as it were ia another light, and discovers in it a multitude of charms, that con. ceal themselves from the generality... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1807 - 406 sider
...greater satisfaction in the pros" pect of fields and meadows, than another does in the posses*' sion. It gives him, indeed, a kind of property in every...sees ; and makes the most rude uncultivated parts of na*' ture administer to his pleasures : so that he looks upon the " world, as it were, in another light,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1808 - 330 sider
...converse -with a picture, and find an agreeable campanion in a statue. He meets with a secret refreshment in a description ; and often feels a greater satisfaction...prospect of fields and meadows, than another does in the possesfhn. It gives him, indeed, a kind of property in •very thing he sees ; and makes the most rude... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1811 - 464 sider
...with a picture, and find an " agreeable companion in a statue. He meets " with a secret refreshment in a description ; and *' often feels a greater satisfaction...of " fields and meadows, than another does in the pos" session. It gives him, indeed, a kind of property " in every thing he sees ; and makes the most... | |
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