 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
 | Charles Buck - 1831 - 1158 דפים
...of sorrow. Mirth is like a flash ot lightning, that breaks through a gloom of cknids, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight...and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity." Mirth is sinful, 1. 'When men rejoice in that which is evil. 2. When unreasonable, 3. When tending... | |
 | 1840 - 548 דפים
...of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity." Again, how beautifully he observes upon the same quality, — " I would have my readers endeavour to... | |
 | 1840 - 546 דפים
...of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady aiid perpetual serenity." Again, how beautifully he observes upon the same quality,-*— « I would... | |
 | 460 דפים
...Is like a flash of .lightning that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment . but cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind,...and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity. THE PAWNBROKER'S WINDOW. CHAP. III. The shoemaker regarded the weeping girl with a look of suspicion.... | |
 | M. S. - 1839 - 194 דפים
...peace. H. MORE. 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...and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity. L THE GRAVES OF A HOUSEHOLD. They grew in beauty side by side, They fill'd one home with glee — Their... | |
 | Brandon Turner - 1840 - 258 דפים
...soften, and unite A thousand ways, is there no black or white?" — Pope. LESSON XIII. RULE XIII. " Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind,...and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity." — Addison. ' ' The pleasures of sense resemble a foaming torrent : which, after a disorderly course,... | |
 | 1842 - 346 דפים
...lightning, thai breaks through a gloom of clouds, anc glitters for a moment ; cheerfulness keep a kiml of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity EDftorfal. THE NEW YEAR. — Once more we make our best hbw to the thousands of our fair readers, and... | |
 | Alexander Reid - 1843 - 122 דפים
...lightning, which breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment: cheerfulness keeps up 8 kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity. 4. Discretion and cunning. At the same time that I think discretion the most useful talent a man can... | |
 | William Russell - 1844 - 428 דפים
...breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of ddylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity. 2. The very actions which they have only read 1 have partly sten, and pdrtly mystlf achieved. What... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 דפים
...de'pths-of -sorrow. Mirth is like a flash of lTghtning, that breaks through a gloom of clou'ds, and glitters for a mo'ment ; che'erfulness/ keeps up a kind of...look upon m'irth as too wa'nton and diss'olute for a stut.Y of prob'ation, and as filled with a certain triumph and insolence of h'eart, that are inconsistent... | |
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