 Our general taste in England is for epigram, turns of wit, and forced conceits, which have no manner of influence either for the bettering or enlarging the mind of him who reads them, and have been carefully avoided by the greatest writers, both among...  Harrison's British Classicks - Página 8111786Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 514 páginas
...of mind to the reader, which few of the critics besides Longinus have considered. Our general taste in England is for epigram, turns of wit, and forced...reads them, and have been carefully avoided by the greatest writers, both among the ancients and moderns. I have endeavoured in several of my speculations... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - 342 páginas
...of mind to the reader, which few of the critics besides Longinus have considered. Our general taste in England is for epigram, turns of wit, and forced...reads them, and have been carefully avoided by the greatest writers, both among the ancients and moderns. I have endeavoured, in several of my speculations,... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 682 páginas
...the critics besides Longinus have considered. Our general taste in England is for epigram, turrrs ' of wit, and forced conceits, which have no manner...reads them, and have been carefully avoided by the greatest writers, both among the ancients and moderns. I have endeavoured, in several of my speculations,... | |
 | 1824 - 268 páginas
...of mind to the reader, which few of the critics besides Longinus have considered. Our general taste in England is for epigram, turns of wit, and forced...of influence either for the bettering or enlarging themind of him who reads them, and have been carefully avoided by the greatest writers both among the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1828 - 432 páginas
...of mind to the reader, which few of the critics besides Longinus have considered. Our general taste in England is for epigram, turns of wit, and forced...reads them, and have been carefully avoided by the greatest writers, both among the ancients and moderns. I have endeavoured, in several of my speculations,... | |
 | 1832 - 280 páginas
...gives a greatness of mind to the reader, which few of the critics besides Longinus have considered. turns of wit, and forced conceits, which have no manner...reads them, and have been carefully avoided by the greatest writers both among the ancients and 'moderns. I have.endeavoured in several of my speculations... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1837 - 478 páginas
...of mind to the reader, which few of the critics besides Longinus have considered. Our general taste in England is for epigram, turns of wit, and forced...reads them, and have been carefully avoided by the greatest writers, both among the ancients and moderns. I have endeavoured in several of my speculations,... | |
 | 1866 - 956 páginas
...supply its place with all the extravagances of an irregular fancy." And again, " Our general taste in England is for epigram, turns of wit, and forced...reads them and have been carefully avoided by the greatest writers, both among the ancients . and moderns. I have endeavoured, in several of my speculations,... | |
 | Spectator The - 1853 - 548 páginas
...of mind to the reader, which few of the critics besides Longinus have considered. Our general taste in England is for epigram, turns of wit, and forced...reads them, and have been carefully avoided by the greatest writers both among the ancients and moderns. I have endeavoured in several of my speculations... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 698 páginas
...of mind to the reader, which few of the critics besides Longinus have considered. Our general taste in England is for epigram, turns of wit, and forced...reads them, and have been carefully avoided by the greatest writers, both among the ancients and moderns. I have endeavoured in several of my speculations... | |
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