 If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. He has a heart capable of mirth, and naturally disposed to it. It is not the business of virtue to extirpate the affections of the mind, but to...  Select British Classics - Page 991803Full view - About this book
 | 1718 - 360 pages
...ill-natured, capricious, or inhumane. "•• 1 F we may believe our Logicians, Man is diftinguimeJ' •from all other Creatures by the faculty of Laughter. He has a Heart capable of Mirth, and naturally difpofed to it. It is not the bjjlinefs of Virtue to extirpate the Affections of the Mind, but to regulate... | |
 | 1737 - 354 pages
...Plutarch was illnatured, capricious, or inhumane. IF we may believe our Logicians, Man is diftinguifficd from all other Creatures by the Faculty of Laughter. He has a Heart capable of Mirth, and naturally difpofed to it. It is not the Bufmefs of Virtue to extirpate the Affeftions of the Mind, but to regulate... | |
 | Gorges Edmond Howard - 1782 - 376 pages
...his acVions are equal. The firft ftep towards virtue, is to abftain from vice. It is not the bufmefa of virtue to extirpate the affections of the mind, but to regulate them. Trouble marches before virtue, and after vice; but pleafure follows virtue, and vice is followed by... | |
 | 1786 - 670 pages
...was ¡Ц' natured, capricious, or inhumane.' If we may believe our logicians, man is diftinguiihed from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. He has a heat с capable of mirth, and naturally dilpofed to it. It is not the bufmefs of virtue 'o extirpate... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English imprints - 1801 - 364 pages
...of laughter. He has an heart capable of mirth, and naturally difpofed to it. It is not the bufmefs of virtue to extirpate the affections of the mind, but to regulate them. It may moderate and reftrain, but was not defigned to banifh gladnefs from the heart of man. Religion eontracks the circle... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 342 pages
...mere was never any such man as Plutarch, than that Plutarch was ill-natured, capricious, or inhuman. ' If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished...by the faculty of laughter. He has a heart capable or mirth, and naturally disposed to it. It is not the business of virtue to extirpate the affections... | |
 | English literature - 1790 - 820 pages
...<•/<•Jired bavin. . " It is not the bulinefs of vi. tue," as Addifon very fublimt ly obferves, " to extirpate the affections of the mind, but to regulate them. It may moderate and restrain, but was not dcGgned to baniSh gladnefs. from the heart of man. The exercifes of virtue is fo far from excluding... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1810 - 314 pages
...ill-natured, capricious, or inhuman." If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from nil other creatures by the faculty of laughter. He has...regulate them. It may moderate and restrain, but was net designed to banish gladness from the heart of man. Religion contracts the circle of our pleasures,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 522 pages
...there was never any such man as Plutarch, than that Plutarch was ill-natured, capricious, or inhuman.' If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished...It is not the business of virtue to extirpate the af• The two hows in this sentence do not correspond to each other, either in sense or construction.... | |
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