 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 676 pagina’s
...and its fascinations are irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disquisitions, whether he be enlarging knowledge, or exalting affection,...whether he be amusing attention with incidents, or enchaining it in suspense, let but a quibble spring up before him, and he leaves his work unfinished.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 350 pagina’s
...traveller : he follows it at all adventures ; it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to ingulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over...whether he be amusing attention with incidents, or enchaining it in suspense, let but a quibble spring up before him, and he leaves his work unfinished.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 484 pagina’s
...it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to engulf him in the mire. It has some ma* lignant power over his mind, and its fascinations are irresistible....whether he be amusing attention with incidents, or enchaining it in suspense, let but a quibble spring up before him, and he leaves his work unfinished.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 526 pagina’s
...traveller ; he follows it at all adventures ; it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to engulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over...irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disquisitions, whether he be enlarging knowledge, or exalting affection, whether he be amusing attention... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 416 pagina’s
...traveller; he follows it at all adventures : it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to engulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over...irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of bis disquisition, whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection, whether he be amusing attention... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 pagina’s
...traveller; he follows it at all adventures ; it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to engulf nqnam ? For she, my lord, would think this separation...I, for my part, know as little as poor Euryalus did hie disquisition, whether he be enlarging knowledge, or exhausting affection, whether he be amusing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 pagina’s
...traveller ; he follows it at all adventures • it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to ingulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over...irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disquisitions, whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection, whether he be amusing attention... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 502 pagina’s
...traveller ; he follows it at all adventures it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to ingulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over...irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disquisitions, whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection, whether he be amusing attention... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 476 pagina’s
...traveller ; he follows it at all adventures it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to ingulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over...irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disquisitions, whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection, whether he be amusing attention... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 500 pagina’s
...traveller ; he follows it at all adventures it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to ingulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over...irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disquisitions, whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection, whether he be amusing attention... | |
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A quibble is to Shakespeare what luminous vapours are to the traveller; he follows it at all adventures; it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to engulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over his mind, and its fascinations are irresistible. 
