 Mirth is like a flash of lightning that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of day-light in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity.  Moral essays in praise of virtue - Strana 130autor/autoři: Moral essays - 1824Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
 | 1739 - 312 str.
...a Flafh of Lightning, that breaks thro' a Gloom of Clouds, and glitters for a Moment ; Chearfulnefs keeps up a kind of Day-light in the Mind, and fills it with a fteddy and perpetual Serenity. MEN of auftere Principles look upon Mirth as too wanton and dilTolute... | |
 | Charles Palmer (Deputy Serjeant of the House of Commons.) - 1748 - 342 str.
...flafli of lightening, that breaks thro' a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment. Chearfulnefs keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a fteady and perpetual ferenity. 1 152. It is a pitiful fneaking fort of life, that of a backbiter, always... | |
 | 1867 - 964 str.
...transient, cheerfulness || fixed ' and permanent. Mirth || is like a flash of lightning, that gutters ' for a moment: cheerfulness [| keeps up a kind of daylight ' in the mind. Some || place the bliss ' in action, some || in ease; Those || call it pleasure, and contentment \\... | |
 | Gorges Edmond Howard - 1782 - 376 str.
...; it makes us happy in ourfelves, agreeable to others, and pleafing to GotJ. Mirth is like a flafh of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment : Cheerfulnefs keeps up a kind of day light in the mind, and fills it with a fteady and perpetual ferenity.... | |
 | John Trusler - 1783 - 352 str.
...fuch an exquifite gladnefs, prevents usJrom falling into any depths of forrow. Mirth is like a flam of lightning that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment ; cheerfulnefs, keeps up a kind of day-light in the mind, and fills it with a fteady and perpetual... | |
 | John Trusler - 1783 - 252 str.
...fuch an exquifite gladnefs, prevents us from falling into any depths of forrow. Mirth is like a flam of lightning that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment ; cheerfulnefs, keeps up a kind of day-light in the mind, and fills it with a fteady and perpetual... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 str.
...fuch an exquifue gladnefs, prevents us from falling into any depths of forrow. Mirth is like a flam of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds* and glitters for a moment ; cheerfulnefs keeps up a kind of day-light in the mind, and fills it with a fteady and perpetual ferenity.... | |
 | 1786 - 670 str.
...an exquilite gladnefs, prevents us from falling into any depths of forrow. Mirth is like a flaih ot lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment ; chearfulnefs keeps up a kind of day-light ¡n the mind, and fills it with a fteady ami perpetual... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 str.
...flafh of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clomli, and glitters for a moment ; cheerfulnels keeps up a kind of day-light in the mind, and fills it with a fteady and perpetual ferenity. Speftater. 9. At the fame lime that I think difcrction the rhoft ufeful... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 str.
...fuch an cxquifne gladnefs, prevents us from falling into any depths of forrow. Mirth is like a flalh of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; chearfulnefs keeps up a kind of day-light in the mind, and alls it with a fleady and perpetual ferenity.... | |
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