| William Temple - 1814 - 588 pages
...little agitated by gentle gales ; and so the mind, when moved by soft and easy passions and affections. I know very well, that many, who pretend to be wise...and music as toys and trifles too light for the use or entertainment of serious men. But, whoever find themselves wholly insensible to these charms, would,... | |
| William Temple - Europe - 1814 - 606 pages
...being grave, are apt to despise both poetry and music as toys and •trifles too light for the use or entertainment of serious men. But, whoever find themselves...think, do well to keep their own counsel, for fear of reproaching their own temper, and bringing the goodness of their natures, if not of their understandings,... | |
| Sir William Temple - Europe - 1814 - 580 pages
...little agitated by gentle gales; and so the mind, when moved by sort and easy passions and ntVrctions. I know very well, that many, who pretend to be wise by the forms of being grave, are apt to drspisc both poetry and music as top and trifles too light for the use or entertainment of serious... | |
| William Burdon - Ethics - 1820 - 460 pages
...iii. /. 406. P. 71. " The power." " I know very well that many, who pretend to be wise by the form of being grave, are apt to despise both poetry and music as toys and trifles too light for the use or entertainment of serious men. — But, whoever find themselves wholly insensible to these charms,... | |
| William Burdon - Ethics - 1820 - 1026 pages
...so just, or his sounds never so sweet. • Temple's Worts, vol. iii. p. 406. P. 71. " The power." " I know very well that many, who pretend to be wise by the form of being grave, are apt to despise both poetry and music as toys and trifles too light for the... | |
| Sir William Temple - 1821 - 390 pages
...agitated by gentle gales ; and so the mind, when moved by soft and easy passions and affections. 1 know very well, that many, who pretend to be wise...and music, as toys and trifles too light for the use or entertainment of serious men : but whoever find themselves wholly insensible to these charms, would,... | |
| British prose literature - 1821 - 384 pages
...agitated by gentle gales ; and so the mind, when moved by soft and easy passions and affections. 1 know very well, that many, who pretend to be wise...both poetry and music, as toys and trifles too light forthe use or entertainment of serious men : but whoever find themselves wholly insensible to these... | |
| John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...little agitated by gentle gales; and so the mind, when moved by soft and easy passions and affections. I know very well, that many, who pretend to be wise...and music, as toys and trifles too light for the use or entertainment of serious men : but whoever find themselves wholly insensible to these charms, would,... | |
| Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...little agitated by gentle gales; and so the mind, when moved by soft and easy passions and affections. I know very well, that many, who pretend to be wise...and music, as toys and trifles too light for the use or entertainment of serious men: but whoever find themselves wholly insensible to these charms, would,... | |
| Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 834 pages
...masters ; to give us some agitation for entertainment, but never to throw reason out of its seat. Temple. Many who pretend to be wise by the forms of being grave, are apt to despise both poetry and music, an toys and trifles too light for the use or entertainment of serious men. Sir W. Temple. Reason can... | |
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