 How then shall any man, who has a genius for history equal to the best of the ancients, be able to undertake such a work with spirit and cheerfulness, when he considers that he will be read with pleasure but a very few years, and, in an age or two, shall...  Blackwood's Magazine - Pagina 2831927Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 486 pagina’s
...probably be dropped, on account of the antiquated style and manner they are delivered in. How then shall any man, who has a genius for history equal...shall hardly be understood without an interpreter ? This is like employing an excellent statuary to work upon mouldering stone. Those, who apply their... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 pagina’s
...statuaries took their subjects from the poets. Add'ua*. How shall any man, who hath a genius for history, undertake such a work with spirit and cheerfulness,...he will be read with pleasure but a very few years ? This is like employing an excellent statuary to work upon mouldering stone. Swift. STA'TUE. n. J.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 544 pagina’s
...probably be dropped, on account of the antiquated style and manner they are delivered in. How then shall any man, who has a genius for history equal...shall hardly be understood without an interpreter? This is like employing an excellent statuary to work upon mouldering stone. Those, who apply their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 544 pagina’s
...probably be dropped, on account of the antiquated style and manner they are delivered in. How then shall any man, who has a genius for history equal...spirit and cheerfulness, when he considers that he wil? be read M'ith pleasure but a very few years, and in an age or two shall hardly be understood without... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 452 pagina’s
...of the antiquated style and -manner they are delivered in. How then shall any man, who has a genins for history equal to the best of the ancients, be...shall hardly be understood without an interpreter? This is like employing an excellent statuary to work upon mouldering stone. Those^ who apply their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 558 pagina’s
...probably be dropped, on account of the antiquated style and manner they are delivered in. How then shall any man, who has a genius for history equal...shall hardly be understood without an interpreter? This is like employing an excellent statuary to work upon mouldering stone. Those, who apply their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 562 pagina’s
...probably be dropped, on account of the antiquated style and manner they are delivered in. How then shall any man, who has a genius for history equal...shall hardly be understood without an interpreter? This is like employing an excellent statuary to work upon mouldering stone. Those, who apply their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 564 pagina’s
...probably be dropped, on account of the antiquated style and manner they are delivered in. How then shall any man, who has a genius for history equal...ancients, be able to undertake such a work with spirit and cheer" fulness, when he considers that he will be read with pleasure but a very few years, and in an... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 842 pagina’s
...shall any man, who hath a genius for, history, undertake such a work with spirit and chearfulness, when he considers that he will be read with pleasure but a very few years ? This is like employing an excellent statuary to work upon mouldering stone. Swift. A STATUE is defined... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 424 pagina’s
...How shall any man, who hath a genius for history, undertake such a work with spirit and chearfulness, when he considers that he will be read with pleasure but a very few yean ' This is like employing an excellent itatuary to work upon mouldering stone. Suift. A STATUE... | |
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