 Seneca cannot raise the spirits, when a pint of claret will ? It might, methinks, somewhat abate the insolence of human pride to consider, that it is but increasing or diminishing the velocity of certain fluids in the animal machine, to elate the soul...  Sketches of the Philosophy of Life - Seite 270von Sir Thomas Charles Morgan - 1819 - 466 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Melmoth - 1758 - 478 Seiten
...methinks, fomewhat abate the infolence of human pride to confider, that it is but increafing or diminiming the velocity of certain fluids in the animal machine, to elate the foul with the gayeft hopes, or fink her into the deepeft defpair ; to deprefs the hero into a coward.,... | |
 | William Melmoth - 1769 - 476 Seiten
...methinks, fomewhat abate the infolence of human pride to confider, that it is but increafing or diminifhing the velocity of certain fluids in the animal machine, to elate the foul with the gayeft hopes, or fink her into the deepeft defpair ; to deprefs the hero into a coward,... | |
 | 1787 - 528 Seiten
...Inmcwhït abate the infblence of human pride to coi i filler, that it is but increaling or diminiflnng the velocity of certain fluids in the animal machine, to elate the foul with the gayeft hopes, or fmk her into the deepeft del'pair; to depiets the hero into a coward,... | |
 | William Melmoth - 1815 - 314 Seiten
...those of matter ; and that a page of Seneca cannot raise the spirits, when a pint of claret will ? It might, methinks, somewhat abate the insolence of...gayest hopes, or sink her into the deepest despair ; to depresi the hero into a coward, or advance the coward into a hero. It is to some such mechanical cause... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1824 - 596 Seiten
..." It is but increasing," says an ingenious writer, " or diminishing the velocity of certain fluids, to elate the soul with the gayest hopes, or sink her into the deepest despair ; to depress the hero iifto a coward, or advance the coward into a hero." Now this being the case, who shall say that there... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 412 Seiten
...illuminate the whole decoration, to the astonishment and admiration of the ignorant audience. Chesterfield. It might, methinks, somewhat abate the insolence of...diminishing the velocity of certain fluids in the animal ma hiñe, to elate the soul with the gayest hopes, or sink her into the deepest despair ; to depress... | |
 | Kitchiner - 2006 - 349 Seiten
...digestion by swilling cold Soda Water — we hold to be other Vulgar Errors. » " It is but IRCEEASIHO or diminishing the velocity of certain fluids in the...— to elate the Soul with the gayest hopes, — or to sink her into the deepest despair ; to depress the HERO into a Coward — or advance the Coward... | |
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