 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 páginas
...to believe what they do not underftand ; " fourthly, they will believe any thing at all, pro" vided they are under no obligation to believe, it ; " fifthly,...that road leads no where ; fixthly, he was reckoned *ca fine writer, and feems always to mean more than " he faid. Would you have any more reafons ? An... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 312 páginas
...lord ; " fecondly, he was as vain as any of his read" ers ; thirdly, men are very prone to belieye " what they do not underftand ; fourthly, they . " will...when that " road leads no where ; fixthly, he was rec" koned a fine writer, and feems always to " mean more than he faid.. Would you have " any more... | |
 | 1790 - 734 páginas
...in vogue ; I will tell you. Firft, he was a lord ; fecondly, he was as vain as any of his reader's ; thirdly, men are very prone to believe what they do...thing at all, provided they are under no obligation to btlicve it ; fifthly, they love to take a new road, when that road leads no where ; fixthly, he was... | |
 | 1791 - 634 páginas
...of his readers ; 3<.ilv, men are very prone to believe what M they they do not underfland ; 4thly, they will believe any thing at all, provided they are under no obligation to believe it ; 5thly, they love to take a new road, even when that road leads no where; 6ihly, he was reckoned a... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 páginas
...vain as any of his readers ; thirdly, 4 men are very prone to believe what they do ' not understand ; fourthly, they will believe any ' thing at all, provided they are under no obliga• tion to believe it; fifthly, they love to take a 4 new road, even when that road leads nowhere;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 340 páginas
...vain as any of his readers; thirdly, men are " very prone to believe what they do not under" (land; fourthly, they will believe any thing at " all, provided...fixthly, he *' was reckoned a fine writer, and feems always to " mean more than he faid. Would you have any " more reafons? An interval of above forty years... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 páginas
...as vain as any of his readers; thirdly, men are very prone to believe " what they do not understand; fourthly, they will believe any thing at all " provided they are under no obligation to believe it; fifdity, they love to " take a new road, even when that road leads no where; sixthly, he was " reckoned... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 páginas
...vain as any of his readers; thirdly, ' men are very prone to believe what they do ' not understand; fourthly, they will believe any ' thing at all, provided they are under no obliga' tion to believe it; fifthly, they love to take a * new road, even when that road leads nowhere;... | |
 | David Irving - 1803 - 266 páginas
...ftrength, neatnefs', and fimpliciiy,' are beauties which ought always to be ftudied.' But with reto take a new road> even when ,that road leads no where • fixthly, he was reckoned a. fine writer, and feeros always to" mean more than he faid. Would you have any more reafcns? An interval of above forty... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 páginas
...vain, as any of his readers; thirdly, men are very prone to believe " what they do not understand; fourthly, they will believe any thing at all " provided they are under no obligation to believe it j fifthly, they love to " take a new road, even when that road leads no where; sixthly, he was " reckoned... | |
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... always to mean more than he said. Would you have any more reasons? An interval of above forty years has pretty well destroyed the charm. 
