 | William Russell - 1849 - 310 pages
...poured about him, and does not feel the full weight of those accidental evils which may befall him. friendship and benevolence towards the person who has so kindly an effect upon it." " Gay," or Brisk, Style. [HABITS OF EXPRESSION.] — Spectator. " Next to those whose elocution is... | |
 | English language - 1851 - 278 pages
...know why, with the cheerfulness of his companion : it is like a sudden sunshine, that awakens a secret delight in the mind, without her attending to it....look upon it as a constant, habitual gratitude to the great Author of nature. There are but two things which, in my opinion, can reasonably deprive us of... | |
 | William Enfield, James Pycroft - 1851 - 422 pages
...him. A cheerful mind is not only disposed to be affable and obliging, but raises the same good humour in those who come within its influence. A man finds...naturally flows out into friendship and benevolence toward the person who has so kindly an effect upon it. When I consider this cheerful state of mind... | |
 | Arts - 1853 - 390 pages
...sickness — ill-temper. CHEERFULNESS. CHEERFULNESS is like a sudden sunshine, that awakens a secret delight in the mind without her attending to it. The...towards the person who has so kindly an effect upon it FLOWERS AND THEIR niPLUENCES. Flowers, the role luxury that Nature knew, In Eden's pure and Bpotlesa... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - Readers - 1842 - 322 pages
...an effect upon it. 4. When I consider this* cheerful state of mind in its third relation, I can not but look upon it as a constant, habitual gratitude -to the Author of nature. An in*ard cheerfulness is an implicit-praise and thanksgiving to Providence under all its dispensations.... | |
 | Robert Armstrong (master of Madras coll.) - 1853 - 194 pages
...know why, with the cheerfulness of his companion ; it is like a sudden sunshine that awakens a secret delight in the mind, without her attending to it....look upon it as a constant habitual gratitude to the great Author of nature. An inward cheerfulness is an implicit praise and thanksgiving to Providence... | |
 | Spectator The - 1853 - 548 pages
...know why, with the cheerfulness of his companion: it is like a sudden sunshine that awakens a secret delight in the mind, without her attending to it:...this cheerful state of mind in its third relation, 1 can not but look upon it as a constant habitual gratitude to the great Author of nature. An inward... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1853 - 564 pages
...know why, with the cheerfulness of his companion. It is like a sudden sunshine that awakens a secret delight in the mind, without her attending to it....When I consider this cheerful state of mind in its 430 THE SPECTATOR. [No- 381third relation, I cannot but look upon it as a constant habitual gratitude... | |
 | 1854 - 474 pages
...knowwhy, with the cheerfulness of his companion. It is like a sudden sunshine that awakens a secret delight in the mind, without her attending to it....look upon it as a constant habitual gratitude to the great Author of nature. An inward cheerfulness is an implicit praise and thanksgiving to Providence... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 726 pages
...know why, with the chearfulness of his companion : it is like a sudden sunshine that awakens a secret delight in the mind, without her attending to it....so kindly an effect upon it. When I consider this chearful state of mind in its third relation, I cannot but look upon it as a constant habitual gratitude... | |
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A cheerful mind is not only disposed to be affable and obliging ; but raises the same good humour in those who come within its influence. A man finds himself pleased, he does not know why, with the cheerfulness of his companion. It is like a sudden sunshine... 
