 There is no man whose imagination does not sometimes predominate over his reason, who can regulate his attention wholly by his will, and whose ideas will come and go at his command. No man will be found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes tyrannize...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Página 418por Samuel Johnson - 1820Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 páginas
...not sometimes tyrannise, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of sober probability.—All power of fancy over reason is a degree of insanity; but while this power is such as we can eontroul and repress, it is not visible toothers, nor considered as any depravation of themental faculties:... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 páginas
...vol. 3, p. i, FOLLY. No man will be found in who^e mind airy notions do not sometimes tyrannise, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of sober probability. Prince of Abyflima, p. 259. The folly which is adapted to persons and times, has its propriety, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 páginas
...go at his command. No man will be found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes tyrannize, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of sober...depravation of the mental faculties : it is not pronounced madness but when it becomes ungovernable, and apparently influences Speech or action. " To indulge... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 páginas
...go at his command. No man will be found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes tyrannize, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of sober...depravation of the mental faculties: it is not pronounced madness but when it becomes ungovernable, and apparently influences speech or action. " To indulge... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 páginas
...go at his command. No man will be found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes tyrannize, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of sober...depravation of the mental faculties: it is not pronounced madness but when it becomes ungovernable, and apparently influences speech or action. " To indulge... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 páginas
...go at his command. No man will be found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes tyrannize, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of sober...others, nor considered as any depravation of the mental faculiies: it is not pronounced madnos but when it becomes ungovernable, and apparently influences... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 210 páginas
...go at his command. No man will be found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes tyrannise, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of sober...insanity ; but while this power is such as we can controul and repress, it is not visible to others, nor considered as any depravation of the mental... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 230 páginas
...go at his command. No man will be found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes tyrannize, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of sober...insanity : but while this power is such as we can controul and repress, it is not visible to others, nor considered as any depravation of the mental... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 458 páginas
...go at his command. No man will be found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes tyrannize, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of sober probability. All powqr of fancy over reason is a degree of insanity ; but while this power is such as we can control... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 páginas
...go at his command. No man will be found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes* tyrannize, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of sober...depravation of the mental faculties : it is not pronounced madness but when it becomes ungovernable, and apparently influences speech or action. " To indulge... | |
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