 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.  Elegant extracts - עמוד 28מאת Elegant extracts - 1816תצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | Noah Webster - 1809 - 202 דפים
...Mirth is like a flash of lightning that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment j cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind,...and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity. 2. Men of austere principles look upon mirth as too wan* ton and dissolute for a state of probation,... | |
 | Abner Alden - 1814 - 222 דפים
...of sorrow. Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that bteaks through a gloom of cloucs, and glitters for a moment ; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of day-light...and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity. II. At the same time that 1 think discretion the most useful talent a nun can be master of, I look... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1814 - 240 דפים
...of sorrow. Mirth is like vflash of lightning that breaks thro' 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 ami perpetu.il serenity. 2. .Men of austere principles look u.;on mirth as too wanton and dissolute... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 דפים
...lightning, that breaks through " a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment ; cheerfulness . jlie^ps' up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady •' ' ami perpetual serenity. Spectator. ; .- fts^Artthe same time that I think discretion the most... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1815 - 546 דפים
...sorrow. Mirth is like a Hash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters fur a moment ; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and nils it with a steady and perpetual serenity." Mirth is sinful. 1. When men rejoice in that which is... | |
 | John Wilson (D.D.) - 1816 - 308 דפים
...flash of lightning that breaks through a gloom of elouds, and glitters for a moment ; eheerfulness keeps up a kind of day-light in the mind, .-- and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity. 2. Men of austere prineiples look upon mirth as too wanton and dissolute for a state of probation,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 298 דפים
...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. . :. . . . . t : SECTION II. On Chcerfulnefs. Men of auftere principles... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1816 - 862 דפים
...fhlh of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment ; checrfulnefs keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a Heady and perp'.'tual ferenity. But it is impoffible for cheerfulnefs to exift amid the fleeting vanities... | |
 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 דפים
...of sorrow. 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 daylight...and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity. Spectator. 9. At the same time that I think discretion the most useful' talent a man can be master... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 דפים
...depths of sorrow. Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds and glitter* for a moment ; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and liiislt with a steady and perpetual serenity. — Spectator. Q. At the same time that I think discretion... | |
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