 | 1803 - 376 страници
...strangeness of its appearance: itserves us for a kind of refreshment, and takes off from that satiety we are apt to complain of in our usual and ordinary...imperfections of nature please us. It is this that recommends variety, where the mind is every instant called off to something new, and the attention not suffered... | |
 | 1803 - 436 страници
...strangeness of its appearance. It serves us for a kind of refreshment, and takes off from that satiety we are apt to complain of, in our usual and ordinary...on a monster, and makes even the imperfections of na1ure please us. It is this that recommends variety, where the mind is every instant called off to... | |
 | 1804 - 412 страници
...strangeness of its appearance. It serves us for a kind of refreshment, and takes oft from that satiety we are apt to complain of, in our usual and ordinary...imperfections of nature please us. It is this that recommends variety, where the mind is every instant called ofl'to something new, and the attention not suffered... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 страници
...strangeness of its appearance : it serves us for a kind of refreshment, and takes off from that satiety we are apt to complain of in our usual and ordinary...imperfections of nature please us. It is this that recommends variety, where the mind is every instant called off to something; new, and the attention not suffered... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1807 - 406 страници
...strangeness of its ap" pearance. It serves us for a kind of refreshment, and takes " off from that satiety we are apt to complain of in our usual " and ordinary entertainments. The Style in these sentences flows in an easy and agreeable manner. A severe critic might point out... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 344 страници
...strangeness of its appearance. It serves ns for a kind of refreshment, and takes off from that satiety we are apt to complain of, in our usual and ordinary...that bestows charms on- a monster, and makes even the imper. fections of nature please us. It is this that recommends variety, where the mind is every instant... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 472 страници
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 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 страници
...fora kind of refreshment, and takes off from that satiety we are apt to complain of, in our usual ami ordinary entertainments. It is this that bestows charms...imperfections of nature please us. It is this that recommends variety, where the mind is every instant called off to something new, and the attention not suffered... | |
 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 страници
...strangeness of its appearance ; it serves us for a kind of refreshment, and takes off from that satiety we are apt to complain of, in our usual and ordinary...imperfections of nature please us. It is this that recommends variety, where the mind is every instant called off to something new, and the attention not suffered... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - 342 страници
...strangeness of its appearance. It serves us for a kind of refreshment, and takes off from that satiety we are apt to complain of, in our usual and ordinary entertainments. It is this that;bestows charms on a monster, and makes even the imperfections of nature please us. It is this... | |
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... whatever is new or uncommon contributes a little to vary human life, and to divert our minds, for a while, with the strangeness of its appearance. It serves us for a kind of refreshment, and takes off from that satiety we are apt to complain of, in... 
