 | 1786 - 694 pages
...cares of humanity, by the moll agreeable participation, to confider them merely as objects of fight. This is abridging them of their natural extent of power, to put them «pon a level with their pictures at Kneller's. How much .nobler is th* contemplation of beauty heightened... | |
 | 1789 - 508 pages
...agreeable participation, to confider them mere* ly as objects of light. This is abridging them 'of e of their natural extent of power, to put them ' upon a level with their pictures at Kneller's. * How much nobler is the contemplation of ' beauty, heightened by virtue, and command'... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - Anecdotes - 1795 - 616 pages
...of human nature, by the moft agreeable participation, to confider them merely as objefts of fight. This is abridging them of their natural extent of power, to put them upon a level with their piftures. How much nobler is the contemplation of beauty heightened by virtue, and commanding our cfleem... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 338 pages
...cares of humanity by the moft agreeable participation, to confider them merely as objects of fight. This is abridging them of their na-tural extent of...power, to put them upon a .level with their pictures at Kneller's. .'How 'much nobler is the contemplation of beauty heightened by virtue, and commanding... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 420 pages
...haste, are capable in a great measure of finishing what she has left imperfect. ' It is, methinks, a low and degrading idea of that sex, which was created...of sight. This is abridging them of their natural ex* tent of power, to put them on a level with their pictures at Kneller's. How much nobler is the... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 434 pages
...haste, are ' capable in a great measure of finishing what she 4 has left imperfect. ' It is, methinks, a low and degrading idea of ' that sex, which was...of * Sight, This is abridging them of their natural ex1 tent of power, to put them on a level with their pic' tures at Kneller's. How much nobler is the... | |
 | Aphorisms and apothegms - 1803 - 228 pages
...woman appear more beautiful, so beauty makes a virtuous woman really more virtuous. It is, methinks, a low and degrading idea of that sex, which was created to refine the joys, and soften the cares of human nature, by the most agreeable participation, to consider them merely as obje6\s of sight. This... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...of finishing what she has left imperfect. ' It is, methinks, a low and degrading idea of that «ex, which was created to refine the joys, and soften the cares of humanity, hy the must agreeahle participation, to consider them merely as ohjects of sight. ——This is ahridging... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1810 - 234 pages
...woman appear more beautiful, so beauty makes -a, virtuous woman really more viituous. It is, methinks, a low and degrading idea of that sex, which was created to refine the joys, and soften the cares of human nature, by the most agreeable participation, to con•sider them merely as objects of sight.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 412 pages
...in haste, arc capable in a great measure of finishing what she has left imperfect. iItis, methinks, a low and degrading idea of that sex, which was created to refine the loys, and soften the cares of humanity, by the most agreeable participation, to consider them merely... | |
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It is, methinks, a low and degrading idea of that sex, which was created to refine the joys, and soften the cares of humanity, by the most agreeable participation, to consider them merely as objects of sight. This is abridging them of their natural extent... 
