 | 1796 - 690 str.
...ranlacked for illuilrations, comparifons, and allufions ; their learning inftrufts, and their fubtilty furprifes ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought, and though he ibmetimes admires is fcldom pleafcd. From thi« account of their competitions it will be readily inferred,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 str.
...inftrudb, and their fubti^y furprifes; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearlybought, and though he fometimes admires is feldom pleafed. From this account of their eomppfitions it will be readily inferred, that they were not fuccefsful in reprefenting or moving the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1780 - 726 str.
...ranfacked for illuftrations, companions, and allufions ; their learning inrtru&s, and their fubtilcy furprifes ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement...bought, and though he fometimes admires is feldom p leafed. From this account of their competitions it will be readily inferred, that they were not fuccefsful... | |
 | 1780 - 596 str.
...learning inftrufts, and their fubtilty furprifcj; but the reader commonly thinks hi) improvement mcnt dearly bought, and though he fometimes admires is feldom pleafed. ' From this account of their competitions it will be readily inferred, that they were not fuccefsful in reprefenting or moving the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 str.
...ranfacked for illuftrations, comparifons, and allufions ; their learning inftru&s, and their fubtilty furprifes ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement...bought, and, though he fometimes admires, is feldom plealed. From this account of their compofitions it will be readily inferred, that they were not ifuccefsful... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 str.
...together; nature and art are ranfacked for illuftrations, comparifons, and aHullons; their learning inftructs, and their fubtility furprifes; but the...moving the affections. As they were wholly employed on fornething unexpected and furprifing, they had no regard to that uniformity of fentiment which enables... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 str.
...nature and art are ranfacked for illuftrations, comparifons, and allufions; their learning inftrufts, and their fubtility furprifes; but the reader commonly...were not fuccefsful in reprefenting or moving the aflections. As they were wholly employed on fomcthing unexpected and furprifing, they had no regard... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 str.
...ranfacked for illuftrations, comparifons, and allufions ; their learning inftructs, and their fubtilty furprifes; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement...were not fuccefsful in reprefenting or moving the aft'ections. As they were wholly employed on fomething unexpected and furprizing, they had no regard... | |
 | 1796 - 692 str.
...illultrations, companions, and alluuons j their learning inftrudts, and their fubtilty forprifes ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought, and though he foraetimes admires is feldooi pleaf*d. From this account of their competitions it will be readily inferred,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 444 str.
...ranfacked for illuftraticns, comparifons, and allufions ; their learning inftructs, and their fubtilty furprifes ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement...this account of their compofitions it will be readily infened, that they were not fuccefsful in reprefenting or movmg the affections. As they were wholly... | |
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The most heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together ; nature and art are ransacked for illustrations, comparisons, and allusions ; their learning instructs and their subtlety surprises ; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought,... 
