 He had employed his mind chiefly upon works of fiction and subjects of fancy ; and, by indulging some peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to which the mind is reconciled...  Miscellaneous Prose Works - Page 277by Walter Scott - 1853Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Payne - 1856 - 518 pages
...fancy ; and, by indulging some peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those nights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and...giants, and monsters; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the waterfalls... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1857 - 380 pages
...sung their praise."] 2 Collins, according to Johnson, " by indulging some peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination...giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the waterfalls... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1857 - 380 pages
...sung their praise.'*] 2 Collins, according to Johnson, " by indulging some peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination...passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fames, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1859 - 512 pages
...of fiction, and subjects of fancy ; and, by indulging some peculiar habits of thought, was eminentlv delighted with those flights of imagination which...giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the waterfalls... | |
 | William Collins, Thomas Gray, Oliver Goldsmith - 1860 - 422 pages
...fancy ; and, by indulging some peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those nights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and...giants and monsters; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the water-falls... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1861 - 660 pages
...chiefly upon works of fiction, and subjects of fancy ; and, by indulging some peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination...passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved faries, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1866 - 380 pages
...Johnson, " by indulging some peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those nights of imagination which pass the bounds of nature and...giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the waterfalls... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1866 - 792 pages
...Johnson, "by Indulging: some peculiar habits of thought, was eminently* delighted with those flights ol imagination which pass the bounds of nature, and to...giants and monsters } he delighted to rove through the meanders or enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the watfrfalls... | |
 | 1867 - 556 pages
...delighted with those flights of imagination which pas« the bounds of nature, and to which the mind n reconciled only by a passive acquiescence in popular...giants, and monsters; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the water-falls... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1876 - 300 pages
...ill-starr'd name !—Page ";, Collins, according to Johnson, '' by indulging some peculiar habits of thought, was eminently delighted with those flights of imagination...giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the water-falls... | |
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