 There is, indeed, no transaction which offers stronger temptations to fallacy and sophistication than epistolary intercourse. In the eagerness of conversation, the first emotions of the mind often burst out before they are considered; in the tumult of...  The Quarterly Review - Page 390edited by - 1914Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...mind often burft out, before they are confidered ; in the tumult of bufinefs, intereft and paffion have their genuine effect ; but a friendly Letter...a calm and deliberate performance, in the cool of leifure, in the ftillnefs of folitude, and furely no man fits down to depreciate by defign his own... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1781 - 506 pages
...mind often buric out, before they are confidered ; in the tumult of bulinefs, interefl and paffion have their genuine effect ; but a friendly letter...a calm and deliberate performance, in the cool of leifure, in the iHllnefs of for htude, and furely no man fits down to depreciate by dciign his pwn... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...mind often burft out, before they are confidered ; in the tumult of bufinefs, intereft and paffion have their genuine effect ; but a friendly Letter...a calm and deliberate performance, in the cool of leifure, in the ftillnefs of folitude, and furely no man fits down to depreciate by defign his own... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...the mind often burft out, before they are confidered; in the tumult of bufmefs, intereft and pailion have their genuine effect; but a friendly Letter is...a calm and deliberate performance, in the cool of leifure, in the ftillnefs of folitude, and furdy nb man iits down to depreciate by defign his own character.... | |
 | David Irving - English language - 1803 - 266 pages
...mind often burft out before they are •confidered .e in the tumult of bnfinefs, intereft and paffion have their genuine effect ; but a friendly Letter...calm . and deliberate performance, in the cool of leiiure, in die ftillneis of folitude ; and furely no man fits down to depreciate by defign his own... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...we do not shew to ouc friends. There is, indeed, no transaction which offers stronger temptations of fallacy and sophistication than epistolary intercourse....effect ; but a friendly Letter is a calm and deliberate periortnance, in the cool of leisure, in the stillness of solitude, and surely no man sits down to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...distinct and continued view ; and, certainly, what we hide from ourselves we do not show to our friends. There is, indeed, no transaction which offers stronger...passion have their genuine effect ; but a friendly fetter is a calm and deliberate performance in the cool of leisure, in the stillness of solitude, and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...we do not show to our friends. There is, indeed, no transaction which oilers stronger tenipta,tions to fallacy and sophistication than epistolary intercourse....conversation, the first emotions of the mind often burst out Infore they are considered ; in the tumult of business, interest and passion have their genuine effect... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 464 pages
...show to our friends. There is, indeed, no transaction which offers stronger temptations to fallacy und sophistication than epistolary intercourse. In the...first emotions of the mind often burst out before they arc considered ; in the tumuU.of business, vol. n. 31 • * interest and passion have their genuine... | |
 | David Irving - English language - 1821 - 336 pages
...distinct and continued view : and certainly what we h'de from ourselves, we do not shew to our friends. There is indeed no transaction which offers stronger...eagerness of conversation, the first emotions of the mind oft en burst out before they are considered ; in the tumult of business, interest and passion have... | |
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