He who has nothing external that can divert him, must find pleasure in his own thoughts, and must conceive himself what he is not ; for who is pleased with what he is ? He then expatiates in boundless futurity, and culls from all imaginable conditions... Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia: A Tale - Seite 154von Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 179 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 Seiten
...inquky will sometimes give way to idleness or satiety, lie who has nothing external that can divert him, must find Pleasure in his own thoughts, and must...conceive himself what he is not; for who is pleased withwhat he is? He then expatiates in boundles fu^ turiky., and culls from all imaginable conditions... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 Seiten
...inquiry will sonjetimes give way to idleness or satiety. He who has nothing external that can divert him, must find pleasure in his own thoughts, and must...desire, amuses his desires with impossible enjoyments, and confers upon his pride unattainable dominion. The mind dances from scene to scene, unites all pleasures... | |
| Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1808 - 430 Seiten
...inquiry will sometimes give way to idleness or satiety. lie who has nothing external that can divert him, must find pleasure in his own thoughts, and must...who is pleased with what he is? He then expatiates iu boundless futurity, and culls from all imaginable conditions that which for the present moment he... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 210 Seiten
...inquiry will sometimes give way to idleness or satiety. He who has nothing external that can divert him, must find pleasure in his own thoughts, and must...desire, amuses his desires with impossible enjoyments, and confers upon his pride unattainable dominion. The mind dances from scene to scene, unites all pleasures... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 Seiten
...satiety. He who has nothing external that can divert him, must find pleasure in his own thoughts, a«d must conceive himself what he is not; for who is pleased...desire, amuses his desires with impossible enjoyments, and confers upon his pride unattainable dominion. The mind dances from scene to scene, unites all pleasures... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 Seiten
...satiety. He who has nothing external that can divert him, must find pleasure in his own thoughts, am) must conceive himself what he is not ; for who is pleased with what he is? lie then expatiates in boundless futurity, and culls from all imaginable conditions that which for... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 Seiten
...inquiry will sometimes give way to idleness or satiety. He who has nothing external that can divert him, must find pleasure in his own thoughts, and must conceive himself what lit is not; for who is pleased with what he is? He then expatiates in boundless futurity, and culls... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 230 Seiten
...inquiry will sometimes give way to idleness or satiety. He who has nothing external that can divert him, must find pleasure in his own thoughts, and must...desire, amuses his desires with impossible enjoyments, and confers upon his pride unattainable dominion. The mind dances from scene to scene, unites all pleasures... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 428 Seiten
...inquiry will someumes give way to idleness or satiety. He who has nothing external that can divert him must find pleasure in his own thoughts and must...not ; for who is pleased with what he is ? He then expiates in boundless futurity, and culls from all imaginable conditions that which for the present... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 Seiten
...inquiry will sometimes give way to idleness or satiety. He who has nothing external that can divert him must find pleasure in his own thoughts and must...not ; for who is pleased with what he is ? He then expiates in boundless futurity, and culls from all imaginable conditions that which for the present... | |
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