| John Oldmixon - 1728 - 484 pagina’s
...does. N9. 411. " Allegories, when well chofen, are like fo many Tracks of Light in a Difcourfe, that make every Thing about them clear and beautiful. A noble Metaphor, when it is plac'd to Advantage, cafts a Kind of Glory round it, and darts a Luftre thro' the whole Sentence :... | |
| 1729 - 320 pagina’s
...to be explained. ALLEGORIES, when well chofen, are like fo many Tracks of Light in a Difcourfe, that make every thing about them clear and beautiful. A...placed to an Advantage,* cafts a kind of Glory round it. and darts a Luftre through a whole Sentence,* Thefe different Kinds of Allufion are but fo many... | |
| 1767 - 334 pagina’s
...be explained. Allegories, when well chofen, are like fo many tra* ks of light in a difcou:fc, that make every thing about them clear and beautiful. A...noble metaphor, when it is placed to an advantage, cafes a kind of glory round it, and darts a luftre through a whole fentence. Thefe different kinds... | |
| 1778 - 342 pagina’s
...well choftn, are like fo many tracks of light in a difcourfe, that make every thing about them clsar and beautiful. . A noble metaphor, when it is placed to an advantage, cafts a kird of glory i ound it, and darts a luftre through a whole fentence. Thefe different kinds of allufion... | |
| 1786 - 670 pagina’s
...well rhofen, arc like fo many tracks of licht in a difcourlè, that make every thing about them clrfr and beautiful. A noble metaphor, when it is placed to an advantage, caftsakind of glory round it, and dar: sa lullrc through a whole fentence. Thefe different kinds of... | |
| 1803 - 376 pagina’s
...to be explained. Allegories, when well chosen, are like so many tracks of light in a discourse, that make every thing about them clear and beautiful. A...noble metaphor, when it is placed to an advantage, casts a kind of glory round it, and darts a lustre through a whole sentence. These different kinds... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pagina’s
...to be explained. Allegories, when well chosen, are like so many tracks of light in a discourse, that make every thing about them clear and beautiful. A...noble metaphor, when it is placed to an advantage, casts a kind of glory round it, and darts a lustre through a whole sentence ; these different kinds... | |
| 1804 - 412 pagina’s
...be explained. Allegories, when well chosen, are like so enany tracks of light in a discourse, that, make every thing about them clear and beautiful. A...noble metaphor, when it is placed to an advantage, casts a kind of glory round it, and darts a lustre through a whole sentence. These different kinds... | |
| James Ferguson - 1819 - 342 pagina’s
...into the material. Allegories, when well chosen, are like so many tracks of light in a discourse, that make every thing about them clear and beautiful. A...noble metaphor, when it is placed to an advantage, casts a kind of glory round it, and darts a lustre through a whole sentence. These different kinds... | |
| W. JILLARD HORT - 1822 - 156 pagina’s
...the Spectator, that allegories, when well chosen, are like so many tracks of light in a discourse, which make every thing about them clear and beautiful. A noble metaphor, when it is placed to advantage, casts a kind of glory round it, darts a lustre through the whole sentence. The Roman history... | |
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