| Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 456 páginas
...; and therefore he speaks properly on all subjects. As he knew what to say, so also he knows where to leave off ; a continence which is practised by...writers, and scarcely by any of the ancients, excepting the authors "of the Iliad, the Odyssey and the JEneid. The author of the Essay on the Understanding... | |
| 1845 - 816 páginas
...veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil. He is a perpetual fountain of good sense; learned in all sciences, and therefore speaks properly on all subjects. As he knew what to say, so no knows also when to leave off; a continence which is practised by few W"ter8, and scarcely by any... | |
| John Wilson - 1846 - 360 páginas
...veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil. He is a perpetual fountain of good sense ; learned in all sciences, and therefore speaks properly...late great poets is sunk in his reputation because he could never forgive any conceit which came in his way; but swept like a drag-net great and small.... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1851 - 192 páginas
...veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil. He is a perpetual fountain of good sense : learned in all sciences ; and therefore speaks properly...excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late great poets [Cowley] is sunk in his reputation, because he could never forgive [forego ?] any conceit which came... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1851 - 472 páginas
...; and therefore he speaks properly on all subjects. As he knew what to say, so also he knows where to leave off; a continence which is practised by few...writers, and scarcely by any of the ancients, excepting the authors of the Iliad, the Odyssey and the -35neid. The author of the Essay on the Understanding... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1851 - 468 páginas
...sciences; and therefore he speaks properly on all subjects. As he knew what to say, so also he knows where to leave off; a continence which is practised by few...writers, and scarcely by any of the ancients, excepting the authors "of the Iliad, the Odyssey and the ^Eneid. The author of the Essay on the Understanding... | |
| Arthur Thomas Malkin - 1853 - 542 páginas
...veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil; he is a perpetual fountain of good sense, learned in all sciences, and therefore speaks properly...he knew what to say, so he knows also when to leave oif, a continence which is practised by few writers, and scarcely by any of the ancients, excepting... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 páginas
...sciences, and therefore speaks properly on leave off; a continence which is practised by few writers, and all subjects. As he knew what to say, so he knows also when to scarcely by any of the ancients, excepting Virgii and Horace. One of our late great poets' is sunk... | |
| George Frederick Graham - 1857 - 416 páginas
...and forcible, not marked by elegance or refinement, but unrivalled in power, vigour, and eloquence. on all subjects. As he knew what to say, so he knows...ancients, excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late poets (Cowley) is sunk in his reputation because he could never forego any conceit which came in his... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 páginas
...veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil. He is a perpetual fountain of good sense, learned in all sciences, and therefore speaks properly...he knew what to say, so he knows also when to leave ofT; a continence which is practised hy few writers, and scarcely by any of the ancients, excepting... | |
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