 Delightful scenes, whether in nature, painting, or poetry, have a kindly influence on the body as well as the mind ; and not only serve to clear and brighten the imagination, but are able to disperse grief and melancholy, and to set the animal spirits...  Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres - Page 389by Hugh Blair - 1793Full view - About this book
 | 1729 - 320 pages
...and attended with too violent a Labour of the Brain. Delightful Scenes, whether in Nature, Painting, or Poetry, have a kindly Influence on the Body, as...difperfe Grief and Melancholy, and to fet the Animal Spirits in pleafing and agreeable Motions. For this Reafon Sir f rands Bacon, inhisEflay upon Health,... | |
 | Benjamin Martin - Science - 1735 - 412 pages
...great and violent Labour of the Brain, Deligbt" ful Scenes, whether in Nature, Painting, or Poe" try, have a kindly Influence on the Body, as well " as the Mind ; and not only ferae to clear and *« brighten the Imagination, but are able to difperfe " Grief x The PREFAC E. «'... | |
 | 1767 - 334 pages
...too violent a labour of the brain. Delightful fcenes, whether in nature, painting, or poetry, nave a kindly influence on the body, as well as the mind,...grief and melancholy, and to fet the animal fpirits in pleating and agreeable motions. For this reafon Sir Francis Bacoti, in his Eflay upon Health, has not... | |
 | 1778 - 342 pages
...with too violent a labour of the brain. Delightful fcenes, whether in nature, painting, or poetfy, have a kindly influence on the body, as well as the...able to difperfe grief and melancholy, and to fet t'ne animal fpirits in pleafing and agretable motions. For this reafon fir Francis Bacon, in his Eflay... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1784 - 412 pages
...admitted, with propriety, into a po.* lifhed compofition. Delightful' fcenes, whether in nature, painting, or poetry, have a kindly influence on the body, as well as the mind; anci not only ferve to clear and brighten the imagination, but are able to difperfe grief and melancholy,... | |
 | 1786 - 670 pages
...and attended wiih too violent a labour of the brain. Delightful fcenes, whether in nature, painting, or poetry, have a kindly influence on the body, as...mind, and not only ferve to clear and brighten the imaЕТЧЗООП, but are able to difperfe g;'ief and melancholy, and to let the animal fpirits in... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1802 - 328 pages
...nature, painting, or poetry* have a Kindly influence an the body, at well as the mind, and not onlyferve to clear and brighten the imagination^ but are able to difperfe grief and melancholy, and to Jet the animal fpirits in plea/ing and agreeable motions. For this reafon Sir Francis Bacon, in his... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 376 pages
...and attended with too violent a labour of the brain. Delightful scenes, whether in nature, painting or poetry, have a kindly influence on the body, as well as the mind, and not only serve to clear and brighten the imagination, but are able to disperse grief and melancholy, and to... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...and attended with too voilent a labour of the brain. Delightful scenes, whether in nature, painting, or poetry, have a kindly influence on the body, as well as the mind ; and not only serve to clear and brighten the imagination, but are able to disperse grief and melancholy, and to... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...and attended with too violent a labour of the brain. Delightful scenes, whether in nature, painting, or poetry, have a kindly influence on the body as well as the mind, and not only serve to clear and brighten the imagination, but are able to disperse grief and melancholy, and to... | |
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