 | 1828 - 394 páginas
...and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent. Those are often rais'ed into the greatest transport of mirth who are subject to the greatest depressions...the contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not give the mind such an exquisite gladness, prevents us from falling into any depths of sorrow. Mirth is like... | |
 | William Scott - 1829 - 420 páginas
...Tiie latter 1 consider as an act, the former as a habit of the mind. I\Iii tli is short and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent. Those are often...melancholy. On the contrary, cheerfulness, though 'I does not give the mind such an exquisite gladness, prevents us from falling into any depths of sorrow.... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1831 - 644 páginas
...thus: Mirth is considered as an act; cheerfulness an habit of the mind. Mirth is short and transient ; cheerfulness fixed and permanent. "Those are often...falling into any depths of sorrow. Mirth is like a flash ot lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1831 - 1158 páginas
...considered as an act; cheerfulness an habit of the mind. Mirtfl is short and transient ; c/ieerfulnest fixed and permanent. " Those are often raised into...contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not give such an extjuisite gladness, prevents us from falling into any depths of sorrow. Mirth is like a flash ot lightning,... | |
 | James Campbell (teacher of English.) - 1832 - 274 páginas
...who has grown old in knowledge and wisdom, from that of him who has grown old in ignorance and folly. Those are often raised into the greatest transports of mirth who are apt to be depressed with sadness, Without a sense of divine wisdom and goodness, the highest state... | |
 | Pierre François Merlet - 1837 - 314 páginas
...Mirth. The latter I consider as an act, the former as a habit of the mind. Mirth is short and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent. Those are often...the contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not give the mind such an exquisite gladness, prevents us from falling into any depth of sorrow. Mirth is like... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1837 - 478 páginas
...mind. Mirth is short and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent. Those are often raised into \ :he greatest transports of mirth, who are subject to the greatest depressions of meancholv. On the contrary, cheerfulness :hough it does not give the mind such an exquisite gladness,... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1838 - 1574 páginas
...thus : Mirth IB considered as an act; cheerfulness an habit of themind. Mirth is short and transient ; cheerfulness fixed and permanent. " Those are often...on the contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not -ive such an exquisite gladness, prevents us from .Jling into any depths of sorrow. Mirth is like a... | |
 | 1842 - 346 páginas
...mirth, a habit of the mind. Mirth is short and transient; cheerfulness,fixed and permanent. Those (re often raised into the greatest transports of mirth,...the contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not give the mind such exquisite gladness, prevents us falling into depths of sorrow Mirth is like a flash of... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1849 - 316 páginas
...the mind. Mirth is short and transient ; cheerfulness, fixed and permanent. Those are often raised to the greatest transports of mirth, who are subject...the contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not give the mind nuch an exquisite gladness, prevents us from fallinir into any depths of sorrow. Mirth is... | |
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I HAVE always preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The latter I consider as an act, the former as a habit of the mind. Mirth is short and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent. Those are often raised into the greatest transports of mirth, who are subject... 
