 Mirth is short and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent. Those are often raised into the greatest transports of mirth, who are subject to the greatest depressions of melancholy; on the contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not give the mind such...  The Polar Star, and Centre of Comfort - Сторінка 193автори: John Wilson (D.D.) - 1816 - 301 стор.Повний перегляд - Докладніше про цю книгу
 | 1739 - 312 стор.
...Melancholy : On the contrary, Chearfulnefs.tho' it does not give the Mind fuch an exquifite Gladnefs, prevents us from falling into any Depths of Sorrow. Mirth is like a Flafh of Lightning, that breaks thro' a Gloom of Clouds, and glitters for a Moment ; Chearfulnefs keeps... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 338 стор.
...melancholy : on the contrary, cheerfulnefs, though it does not give the mind fuch an exquifite gladntfs, prevents us from falling into any .depths of sorrow. Mirth is like a iiafh of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment : cheerfulnefs... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1802 - 278 стор.
...on the contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not giVe the mind such an exquisite gladness, pitvents us from falling into any depths of sorrow. Mirth is' like a ftar.ii of lightning that bresks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a ^moment ; cheerfulness... | |
 | 1804 - 412 стор.
...greatest depressions of melancholy. On the contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not give the mind such an exquisite gladness, prevents us from falling into...flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 стор.
...greatest depressions of melancholy : on the contrary, chearfulness, though it does not give the mind such an exquisite gladness, prevents us from falling into...flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment ; chearfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 стор.
...depressions of melancholy : on the contrary , Cheerfulness , though it does not give the mind such an exquisite gladness , prevents us from falling into...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... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1804 - 254 стор.
...though it docs not give; the mind such an exquisite gladness, prevents us from fa!':i)g into any fepths of sorrow. Mirth is like a flash of lightning that breaks through a gloom of clouds, ?.B«! glitters for a moment: Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of day-light in the mind, and fills... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 стор.
...just and beautiful. " Mirth," says he, "is short and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent. — Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters fora moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of day-light in the mind, and fills... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 346 стор.
...cheerfulness, though it does not Vf*t. XII. B giro the mind such an exquisite gladness, prevents »is from falling into any depths of sorrow. Mirth is like...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... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1807 - 508 стор.
...contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not give such an exquisite gladness, prevents us from talling into any depths 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 in the mind, and fills... | |
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