 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 - Page 193by John Wilson (D.D.) - 1816 - 301 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1739 - 312 pages
...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 pages
...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 - Readers - 1802 - 278 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 - Elocution - 1804 - 254 pages
...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 - English essays - 1805 - 378 pages
...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 - English essays - 1808 - 346 pages
...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 - Christianity - 1807 - 508 pages
...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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