 To paint things as they are, requires a minute attention, and employs the memory rather than the fancy. Milton's delight was to sport in the wide regions of possibility; reality was a scene too narrow for his mind. He sent his faculties out upon discovery,...  The Norwich magazine - Page 2291835Full view - About this book
 | History - 1796 - 690 pages
...poffibility ; reality was a Tcene too narrow for his mind. He fent hit faculties out upon difcovery, into worlds where only imagination can. travel, and delighted to form new modes of cxiftence, and furnilh fentiment and aftion to fuperior beings, to trace the counfels of hell, or accompany... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1779 - 510 pages
...poffibility ; reality was a fcene too narrow for his mind. He fent his faculties out upon difcovery, -into worlds •where only imagination can travel ; and delighted to form new modes of exillence, and furnifli fentiment and aftion to fuperior beings, to trace the counfels of hell, or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 280 pages
...poffibility ; reality was a fcene too narrow for his mind. He Cent his faculties out upon difcovery, into worlds where only imagination can travel, and delighted to form new modes .of exiftence, and furnifh fentiment and sftion to fuperior beings, to trace the counfels of hell, or accompany... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 302 pages
...poffibility; reality was a fcene too narrow for his mind. He fe.nt his faculties out upon difcovery, into worlds where only imagination can travel, and delighted to form new modes x>f exiftence, and furnifh fentiment and action to fuperior beings, to trace the counfels of hell,... | |
 | Books - 1780 - 596 pages
...poflibility ; reality was a fcene too narrow for his mind. He fent his faculties out upon difcovcry, into worlds where only imagination can travel, and delighted to form new modes of exillence, and furnilh fentiment and action to fuperior beings, to trace the counfels of hell, or accompany... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 590 pages
...poffibility ; reality was a fcene too narrow, for his mind. He fent his faculties out upon difcovery, into worlds where only imagination can travel, and delighted to form new modes of exiflence, and furnifh fcntiment and adion to fuperior beings, to trace the counfels of hell, or accompany... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 494 pages
...pof£bility ; reality was a fc6ne too narrow for his mind. He fent his faculties out upon difcovery, into worlds where Only imagination can travel, and delighted to form new modes of exiftence, and furnifh fentiment and action to fuperior beings, to trace the counfels of hell, or accompany... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...poffibility ; reality was a fcenc too narrow for his mind. He fent his faculties out upon difcovery, into worlds where only imagination can travel, and delighted to form new modes of exiftence, and furnifh fentiment and action to fuperior beings, ro trace the counfels of hell, or accompany... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...poffibility; reality was a fcene too narrow for his mind. He fent his faculties out upon difco.very, into, worlds where only imagination can travel, and delighted to form new modes of exiftence, and furnim fentiment and action to fuperior beings, to trace the co.unfels of Hell, or accompany... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1795 - 610 pages
...poflibility ; reality was a fcene too narrow for his mind. He fent his faculties out upon difcovery, into worlds where only imagination can travel, and delighted to form new modes of exiftence, and furnifh fentiment and action to fuperior beings, to trace the counfels of hell, or accompany... | |
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