 He then expatiates in boundless futurity, and culls from all imaginable conditions that which for the present moment he should most desire, amuses his desires with impossible enjoyments, and confers upon his pride unattainable dominion. The mind dances...  The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale : in Two Volumes - Seite 118von Samuel Johnson - 1759 - 165 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 Seiten
...boundlefs futurity, and culls from all imaginable conditions that which for the prefent moment he fliould moft defire, amufes his defires with impoffible enjoyments,...fcene, unites all pleafures in all combinations, and riors in delights, which nature and fortune, with all their bounty, cannot beftow. " In time, fome... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 Seiten
...conditions that which for the prefent moment he fhould moft defire, amufes his defires with impoflible enjoyments, and confers upon his pride unattainable dominion. The mind dances from fcene to icene, unites all pleafures in all combinations, and riots in delights, which nature and fortune, with... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1799 - 390 Seiten
...boundlefs futurity, and culls from all imaginable conditions that which for the prefent moment he fhould moft defire, amufes his defires with impoffible enjoyments,...to fcene, unites all pleafures in all combinations, riots in delights which nature and fortune, with all their bounty, cannot beftow. In time fome particular... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 458 Seiten
...all imaginable conditions that which for the prefent moment he fhould moft defire, amufes hi*.defires with impoffible enjoyments, and confers upon his pride...unattainable dominion. The mind dances from fcene to fcenc, unites all pleafures in all combinations, and riots in delights, which nature and fortune, with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 Seiten
...conditions that which for the present moment he shouldmost desire, amuses his desires with impossible enjoyments, and confers upon his pride unattainable dominion. The mind dances from scene to scene, unites all pleasures, in all combinations* and riots in delights which nature and fortune,... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1805 - 394 Seiten
...conditions, that which for the prelent moment he fhould moft defire, amufes his defires with impofllblc enjoyments, and confers upon his pride unattainable...to fcene, unites all pleafures in all combinations, riots in delights which nature and fortune, with all their bounty, cannot beftow. In time fome particular... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 Seiten
...conditions that which for the present moment he should most desire, amuses his desires with impossible enjoyments, and confers upon his pride unattainable dominion. The mind dances from scene to scene, unites all pleasures in all combinations, and riots in delights, which nature and fortune,... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1808 - 430 Seiten
...conditions that which for the present moment he should most desire, amuses his desires with impossible enjoyments, and confers upon his pride unattainable dominion. The mind dances from scene to scene, unites all pleasures in all combinations, riots in delights which nature and fortune,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 Seiten
...conditions that which for the present moment h« should most desire, amuses his desires with impossible enjoyments, and confers upon his pride unattainable dominion. The mind dances from scene to scene, unites all pleasures in alt combinations, and riots in delights which nature and fortune,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 210 Seiten
...conditions that which for the present moment he should most desire, amuses his desires with impossible enjoyments, and confers upon his pride unattainable dominion. The mind dances from scene to scene, unites all pleasures in all combinations, and riots in delights which nature and fortune,... | |
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