I am no way facetious, nor disposed for the mirth and galliardize of company; yet in one dream I can compose a whole comedy, behold the action, apprehend the jests, and laugh myself awake at the conceits thereof. Were my memory as faithful as my reason... Religio Medici - Page 138by Sir Thomas Browne - 1831 - 150 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1718 - 360 pages
...ont Dream I can compefe a> whole Comedy, behold the Attion, affrehend the Jefts, and laugh my felf aw.ake at the Conceits thereof. Were my Memory as faithful as my Reafon is then fruitful, I -svoutd never Jliniy but in tny Dreams ; and this time alfo would I chufe... | |
| 1737 - 354 pages
...in tne Dream I can compofe a whole Comedy', behold the Aflion, apprehend the Jefts, and laugh myfelf awake at the Conceits thereof. Were my Memory as faithful as my Reafon is then fruitful, I would never ftudy but in my Dreams ; and this time alfo would I chufefor... | |
| William King - Anti-Catholicism - 1754 - 356 pages
...one dream I can compofe a whole comedy, behold the aSlion, apprehend the jefts, and laugh my f elf awake at the conceits thereof. Were my memory as faithful, as my reafon is then fruitful, I would never jludy but in my dreams ; and this time alfo would I choofe for... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 408 pages
...mirth and galliardize of company; yet in one dream I can compose a whole comedy, behold the action, apprehend the jests, and laugh myself awake at the...conceits thereof. Were my memory as faithful as my reasor is then fruitful, I would never study but in my dreams ; and this time also would I choose for... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...mirth and galliardize of /company; yet in one dream I can compose a whole comedy, behold the action, apprehend the jests, and laugh myself awake at the...study but in my dreams ; and this time also would I chuse for my devotions : but our grosser memories have then so little hold of our abstracted understandings,... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...mirth and galJiardize of company; yet in one dream I can com* pose a whole comedy, behold the action, apprehend the jests, and laugh myself awake at the...my devotions ; but our grosser memories have then sq little hold of our abstracted understandings, that they forget the story, and can only relate to... | |
| Robert Gray - Dreams - 1808 - 362 pages
...mirth and galliardise of company; yet in one dream I can compose a whole comedy, behold the action, apprehend the jests, and laugh myself awake at the...study but in my dreams; and this time also would I chuse for my devotions: but our grosser memories have then so little hold of our abstracted understandings,... | |
| Robert Gray - Dreams - 1808 - 170 pages
...mirth and galliardise of company ; yet in one dream I can compose a whole comedy, behold the action, apprehend the jests, and laugh myself awake at the...study but in my dreams ; and this time also •would I chuse for my devotions : but our grosser memories have then so little hold of our abstracted understandings,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 318 pages
...mirth and galliardize of company; yet in one dream I can compose a whole comedy, behold the action, apprehend the jests, and laugh myself awake at the...never study but in my dreams; and this time also would 1 choose for my devotions; but our grosser memories have then so little hold of our abstracted understandings,... | |
| Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...company; yet in one dream I can compuse i whole comedy, hehold the action, apprehend the jestt, and lairgu myself awake at the conceits thereof. Were my memory as faithful as my reason ia then fruitful, I would nuver stndy hut in my dreams ; and this time also would I chouse for my devotions;... | |
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