 | John Black - 1806 - 258 pagina’s
...itself to the moral sense, by painting chiefly the passion of love ; a passion, says S. Johnson, " which he who never felt was never happy, and he who...passion which has inspired heroism, and subdued avarice *." Theocritus is generally considered as the father of pastoral poetry ; and there are, indeedi in... | |
 | John Black - 1806 - 260 pagina’s
...itself to the moral sense, by painting chiefly the passion of love ; a passion, says S. Johnson, " which he who never felt was never happy, and he who...passion which has inspired heroism, and subdued avarice *." Theocritus is generally considered as the father of pastoral poetry ; and there are, indeed, in... | |
 | Andrew Wilkie - 1824 - 348 pagina’s
...not ridicule a passion, which he who never felt never was happy, and he who laughs at never deserves to feel — a passion which has caused the change...which has inspired heroism, and subdued avarice." — " Do not," said he, " forhear to marry a beautiful woman, if you can find such, out of confidence... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1826 - 250 pagina’s
...not ridicule a passion which he who never felt never was happy, and he who laughs at never deserves to feel — a passion which has caused the change...passion which has inspired heroism and subdued avarice." He thought he had already said too much. " A passion, in short (added he, with an altered tone), that... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 592 pagina’s
...he,-,i^ho never felt never was happy, o Igughs at never deserves to feel — a pa§sioja which hag caused the change of empires, and the loss of worlds...passion which has inspired heroism and subdued avarice.' He thought he had already said too much. ' A passion, in short,' added he, with an altered tone, '•'... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 584 pagina’s
...a passion which he who never felt never was happy. and he who laughs at never deserves to feel—a passion which has caused the change of empires, and the loss of worlds—a passion which has inspired heroism and subdued avarice.' He thought he had already said... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 pagina’s
...not ridicule a passion which he who never felt never was happy, and he who laughs at never deserves to feel — a passion which has caused the change...passion which has inspired heroism and subdued avarice." He thought he had already said too much. " A passion, in short," added he with an altered tone, " that... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 590 pagina’s
...not ridicule a passion which he who never felt never was happy, and he who laughs at never deserves to feel — a passion which has caused the change...which has inspired heroism and subdued, avarice.' He thought he had already said too much. 'A passion, in short,' added he-, with an altered tone, '... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - 1836 - 656 pagina’s
...not ridicule a passion which he who never felt never was happy, and he who laughs at never deserves to feel — a passion which has caused the change...passion which has inspired heroism and subdued avarice." He thought he had already said too much. " A passion, in short," added he with an altered i [Mr. Boswcll... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - 1842 - 546 pagina’s
...not ridicule a passion which he who never felt never was happy, and he who laughs at never deserves to feel — a passion which has caused the change...passion which has inspired heroism and subdued avarice." He thought he had already said too much. "A passion, in short, ' added he with an altered tone, " that... | |
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It is not (replied our philosopher) because they treat, as you call it, about love, but because they treat of nothing, that they are despicable : we must not ridicule a passion which he who never felt never was happy, and he who laughs at never deserves... 
