 Delightful scenes, whether in nature, painting, or poetry, have a kindly influence on the body as well as the mind ; and not only serve to clear and brighten the imagination, but are able to disperse grief and melancholy, and to set the animal spirits...  The Spectator - Seite 651729Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Benjamin Martin - 1735 - 412 Seiten
...great and violent Labour of the Brain, Deligbt" ful Scenes, whether in Nature, Painting, or Poe" try, have a kindly Influence on the Body, as well " as the Mind ; and not only ferae to clear and *« brighten the Imagination, but are able to difperfe " Grief x The PREFAC E. «'... | |
 | 1767 - 334 Seiten
...pleafures of the fancy are more conducive to health, than thofe of the underilanding, which are worked out by dint of thinking, and attended with too violent a labour of the brain. Delightful fcenes, whether in nature, painting, or poetry, nave a kindly influence on the body, as well as the... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1784 - 412 Seiten
...converfafion, to''.b'e admitted, with propriety, into a po.* lifhed compofition. Delightful' fcenes, whether in nature, painting, or poetry, have a kindly influence on the body, as well as the mind; anci not only ferve to clear and brighten the imagination, but are able to difperfe grief and melancholy,... | |
 | 1786 - 670 Seiten
...worked out by dint of thinking, and attended wiih too violent a labour of the brain. Delightful fcenes, whether in nature, painting, or poetry, have a kindly...mind, and not only ferve to clear and brighten the imaЕТЧЗООП, but are able to difperfe g;'ief and melancholy, and to let the animal fpirits in... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1793 - 518 Seiten
...of the ** fancy are more conducive to health than thofe " of the underftanding, which are worked out by " dint of thinking, and attended with too violent " a labour of the brain." On this fentence nothing occurs deferving of remark, except that " worked out by dint of think" ing,"... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1802 - 328 Seiten
...pleafures of the fancy art more conducive to health than thofe of the undemanding, which are worked out by dint of thinking, and attended with too 'violent a labour of the brain. Worked out by dint of thinking is a phrafe, which borders too nearly on the flyle of common con verfauon,... | |
 | 1803 - 376 Seiten
...pleasures of the fancy Arc more conducive to health, than those of the understanding, which are worked out by dint of thinking, and attended with too violent...influence on the body, as well as the mind, and not only serve to clear and brighten the imagination, but are able to disperse grief and melancholy, and to... | |
 | 1804 - 412 Seiten
...pleasures of the fancv are more conducive to health than those of the understanding, which are worked out by dint of thinking-, and attended with too violent...influence on the body as well as the mind, and not only serve to clear and brighten the imagination, but are able to disperse grief and melancholy, and to... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 Seiten
...those of the understanding, which are worked out by dint of thinking, and attended with too voilent a labour of the brain. Delightful scenes, whether...influence on the body, as well as the mind ; and not only serve to clear and brighten the imagination, but are able to disperse grief and melancholy, and to... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1805 - 280 Seiten
...be admitted into polifhed compofition. Delightful fiefies, -whether in nature, painting, or pcetry, have a kindly influence on the body, as -well as the mind, and not onlyfervt to clear and brighten the imagination but are able to difperfe grief and melancholy, and... | |
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