 Above all things, let him never touch a romance or novel: these paint beauty in colours more charming than nature, and describe happiness that man never tastes. How delusive, how destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss! They teach the youthful...  The Columbian Magazine - Page 4081848Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1801 - 424 pages
...blifs. They teach the youthful mind to figh after beauty and happinefs which never exifled ; to defpife the little good which fortune has mixed in our cup, by expecting more than fhe ever gave ; and in general, . take the word of a man who has feen the world, and has fludied human... | |
 | 1809 - 612 pages
...than nature ; and describe happiness that man never tastes. How delusive, how destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss ! They teach the youthful...existed ; to despise the little good which fortune lias mixed in our cup< by expecting more than she ever gave ; and, in general, take the word ota man... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 578 pages
...than nature, and describe happiness that man never tastes. How delusive, how destructive, are those pictures of consummate bliss ! They teach the youthful...in our cup, by expecting more than she ever gave." — See Life, ch. viii.] " But, say some, the authors of these romances have nothing in view, but to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 578 pages
...than nature, and describe happiness that man never tastes. How delusive, how destructive, are those pictures of consummate bliss! They teach the youthful...mixed in our cup, by expecting more than she ever gave."—See Life, ch. viii.] " But, say some, the authors of these romances have nothing in view,... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1837 - 572 pages
...than nature, and describe happiness that man never tastes. How delusive, how destructive, are those pictures of consummate bliss ! They teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty and happiness that never existed ; to despise the little good which fortune has mixed in our cup, by expecting more... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 564 pages
...than nature, and describe happiness that man never tastes. How delusive, how destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss ! They teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty and happiness that never existed ; to despise the littte good which fortune has mixed in our cup, by expecting more... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 558 pages
...than nature, and describe happiness that man never tastes. How delusive, how destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss ! They teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty and happiness that never existed ; to despise the little good which fortune has mixed in our cup, by expecting more... | |
 | 1837 - 536 pages
...than nature, and describe happiness that man never tastes. How delusive, how destructive^ are those pictures of consummate bliss ! They teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty and happiness that never existed ; to despise the little good which fortune has mixed in our cup, by expecting more... | |
 | 1837 - 552 pages
...nature, and describe happiness that man never tastes. How delusive, how destructive, are those picture:) of consummate bliss \ They teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty and happiness that never existed ; to despise the little good which fortune has mixed in our cup. by expecting more... | |
 | 1838 - 602 pages
...tastes. How delusive, how destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss ! They teach the young mind to sigh after beauty and happiness which never...and, in general, — take the word of a man who has studied human nature more by experience than precept, — take my word for it, I say, that such books... | |
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