 | 1710 - 488 halaman
...fay, this Gentleman could pafs his Time agreeably, if there were not a Hare or a Fox in his County. That calm and elegant Satisfaction which the Vulgar...Delight of Men of Knowledge and Virtue. What we take for Diverfion, which is a kind of forgetting our felves, is but a mean Way of Entertainment, in Comparifon... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1712 - 418 halaman
...fay, this Gentleman could pafs his Time agreeably, if there •were not a Hare or a Fox in his County. That calm and elegant Satisfaction which the Vulgar...Delight of Men of Knowledge and Virtue. What we take for Diverfion, which is a kind of forgetting our felves, is but a mean Way of Entertainment, in Comparifon... | |
 | 1728 - 344 halaman
...Time agreeably, if there were not a Hare or a Fox in his Country. That calm and elegant Satisfa&ion which the Vulgar call Melancholy, is the true and proper Delight of Men of Knowledge and Vurtiw. What we take for Diversion, which is a kind K. 4 of of forgetting ourfelvcs, is but a mean... | |
 | Tatler - 1754 - 338 halaman
...Time agreeably, if there were not a Hare or a Fox in his County. That calm and elegant Satisfaftion which the Vulgar call Melancholy, is the true and...Delight of Men of Knowledge and Virtue. What we take for Diverfion, which is a kind of forgetting ourfelves, is but a mean Way of Entertainment, in Comparifon... | |
 | Index - 1754 - 180 halaman
...Encouragement to well-doing, that when you are once in the Pofleffion of Virtue it is your own for ever. ' That calm and elegant Satisfaction, which the Vulgar...Melancholy, is the true and proper Delight of Men Men of Knowledge and Virtue. What we take for Diverfion is but a mean Way of Entertainment, in Comparifon... | |
 | Mr. Addison - 1797 - 642 halaman
...to fee the follies of ik and virtue enough to defpife all vanity. That calm and elegant fatisfa&ion which the vulgar call melancholy, is the true and...delight of men of knowledge and virtue. What we take for diverfion, is but a mean entertainment, in companion of knowing ourfelves. Sir Henry Wotten who had... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1797 - 626 halaman
...fee the follies of it, and Virtue enough to defpife all vanity. That calm and elegant fatisfaftion which the vulgar call melancholy, is the true and...delight of men of knowledge and virtue. What we take for diverfion, is but a mean entertainment, incomparifon of knowing ourfelves. Sir Henry Wotten who had... | |
 | 1803 - 228 halaman
...the world to see the ibllies of it, and virtue enough tp despise all vanity. That calm and eleeant satisfaction which the vulgar call melancholy, is...saying, the utmost happiness a man could attain to, was to be at leisure to be, and to do, good ; never reflecting on his former years, but with tears,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1803 - 572 halaman
...say, this gentleman could pass his time agreeably, if there were not a hare or a fox in his countv. That calm and elegant satisfaction which the vulgar...knowledge and virtue. What we take for diversion, which is a kind of forgetting ourselves, is but a mean way of entertainment, in" comparison of that... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1814 - 494 halaman
...and strong, with unusual felicity of style : " That calm and elegant satisfaction," observes he, " which the vulgar call Melancholy, is the true and proper delight of men of knowledge and virtue.— The pleasures of ordinary people are in their passions ; but the seat of this delight is in the reason... | |
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That calm and elegant satisfaction which the vulgar call melancholy is the true and proper delight of men of knowledge and virtue. 
