 ALL joy or sorrow for the happiness or calamities of others is produced by an act of the imagination, that realizes the event however fictitious, or approximates it however remote, by placing us, for a time, in the condition of him whose fortune we contemplate...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 101by Samuel Johnson - 1840Full view - About this book
 | 1750 - 228 pages
...for the happinefs or calamities of others, is produced by an act of the imagination, that realifcs the event however fictitious, or approximates it however...remote, by placing us for a time in the condition VoL. III. H of of him whole fortune we contemplate ; fo that we feel, while the deception lafts, whatever... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...forrow for the happinefs or calamities of others is produced by an act of the imagination, that realifes the event however fictitious, or approximates it however...by placing us, for a time, in the condition of him whole fortune we contemplate ; fo that we feel, while the deception lafts, whatever motions would be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787
...forrow for the happinefs or calamities of others is produced by an act of the imagination, that realifes the event however fictitious, or approximates it however...by placing us, for a time, in the condition of him whole fortune we contemplate ; fo that we feel, while the deception lafts, whatever motions would be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pages
...forrow for the happinefs or calamities of others is produced by an act of the imagination, that realifes the event however fictitious, or approximates it however...by placing us, for a time, in the condition of him whofe fortune we contemplate; fo that we feel, while the deception lafts, whatever motions would be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 340 pages
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 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...for the happinefs or calamities of others is produced by an ac't of the imagination, that realifesr- the event, however fictitious, or approximates it...by placing us, for a time, in the condition of him whofe fortune we contemplate ; fo that we feel, while the deception lafts, whatever motions would be... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 290 pages
...contain, Of vice and virtue more instructive rules, Than all the sober sages of the schools. FRANCIS. ALL joy or sorrow for the happiness or calamities...others is produced by an act of the imagination, that realises the event however fictitious, or approximates it however remote, by placing us, for a time,... | |
 | 1806 - 346 pages
...sorrrow for the happiness or calamities of others is produced by an act of the imagination that realises the event however fictitious, or approximates it however...or evil happening to ourselves.. Our passions are therefore more strongly moved, in proportion as we can more readily adopt the pain* er pleasure proposed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 350 pages
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 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 pages
...contain, Of vice and virtue more instructive rules, Than all the sober sages of the schools. FEANCIS. ALL joy or sorrow for the happiness or calamities...contemplate ; so that we feel, while the deception lasts, M'hatever motions would be excited by the same good or evil happening to ourselves. Our passions are... | |
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