| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 páginas
...all adventures: it is sure to lead him out of hii way, and sure to engulf him in the mire. It haï some malignant power over his mind, and its fascinations...irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of bis disquisition, whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection, whether he be amusing attention... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 páginas
...and its fascinations are irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disquisitions, whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection,...whether he be amusing attention with incidents, or enchaining it in suspense, let but a quibble spring up before him, and he leaves his work unfinished.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1825 - 1010 páginas
...to lead him out of his way, and sure to engulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over bis disquisitions, whether he be enlarging knowledge, or exalting affection, whether lube amusing attention... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1826 - 548 páginas
...travellers: he follows it at all adventures : it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to ingulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over his mind, 'and its fascinations are irresistible," &c. It then becomes a partridge or a phea^ sant; for " whatever be the dignity or the profundity of... | |
| David Booth - 1831 - 366 páginas
...associated, in the works of the early English writers. " A quibble," says Dr. Johnson, " is to Shakspeare, what luminous vapours are to the traveller ; he follows...malignant power over his mind, and its fascinations are irresistable. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disquisition, whether he be enlarging knowledge... | |
| David Booth - 1831 - 408 páginas
...him in the mire. It has some malignant power over his mind, and its fascinations are irresistable. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disquisition,...whether he be amusing attention with incidents, or enchaining it in suspence, — let but a quibble spring up before him, and he leaves his work unfinished.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1831 - 542 páginas
...travellers : he follows it at all adventures : it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to ingulf t. What would I Uo ? Seb. 'Scape getting drunk, for want of wine. Gon. I* the commonwealth I wouM b &c. It then becomes a partridge or a pheasant ; for " whatever be .thi dignity let but his work unfinished."... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1832 - 364 páginas
...traveller : he follows it at all adventures ; it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to engulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over...irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disquisitions, whether he be enlarging knowlege or exalting affection, whether he be amusing attention... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1833 - 1140 páginas
...traveller; he follows it at all adventures; it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to engulf Only look up clear; To alter favour ever is to fear:...to me. [Kraut. SCENE VI. The tame. Before tht Cat proTa fluidity of his disquisitions, whether he be enlarging knowledge, or exalting affection, whether... | |
| Rev. Samuel Wood - 1833 - 224 páginas
...forcibly and distinctly. V. After the word which forms the principal subject of a discourse. to engulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over...fascinations are irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or the profundity of his disquisitions, whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection, whether... | |
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