 By greatness I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of a whole view, considered as one entire piece.  A Higher English Grammar - Stran 324avtor: Alexander Bain - 1879 - 358 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | 1803 - 376 strani
...gives us, as any of these three qualifications are most conspicuous and prevailing. By greatness I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but...largeness of a whole view, considered as one entire piece. Such are the prospects of an open champaign country, a vast uncultivated desert of huge heaps of mountains,... | |
 | 1804 - 412 strani
...gives us, as any of these three qualifications are most conspicuous and prevailing. By greatness, I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but...largeness of a whole view, considered as one entire piece. Such are the prospects of an open ehampain country, a vast uncultivated desert, of huge heaps of mountains,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 strani
...gives us, as any of these three qualifications are most conspicuous and prevailing. By greatness, I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but...largeness of a whole view, considered as one entire piece. Such are the prospects of an open champaign country, a vast uncuU tivated desert, of huge heaps of... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1807 - 406 strani
...often a good deal of nicety. " By great" ness," (says Mr. Addison, in the Spectator, No. 412.) " I do " not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness " of a whole view." Here the place of the adverb only, renders it a limitation of the following word, mean. " I do not... | |
 | 1807 - 530 strani
...pause, to another. EXAMPLES OF ILL ARRANGED WORDS AND SENTENCES. " By greatness," says Mr. Addison, " I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of a whole view." From the improper place in which the adverb only stands in this sentence, the question may be put—... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 542 strani
...only to such actions as are indiscreet, but very often to such as are highly criminal. By greatness, I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of a whole view. I was engaged formerly in that business, but I never shall be again concerned in it. We do those things... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 178 strani
...actions as are indiscreet, but very ofien to such as ate highly criminal. , By greab.e*s, I do ne>t only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of a whole view. I was euga^«d formerly in that business, but I never •shall be again concerned in it. We do those... | |
 | 1810 - 350 strani
...very disgust it gives us, as any of these three qualifications are most conspicuous and prevailing. By greatness 1 do not only mean the bulk of any single...largeness of a whole view, considered as one entire piece. Such are the prospects of an open champaign country, a vast uncultivated desert, of huge heaps of mountains,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 362 strani
...gives us, as any of these three qualifications are most conspicuous and prevailing. By greatness I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but...largeness of a whole view, considered as one entire piece. Such are the prospects of an open champaign country, a vast uncultivated desert, of huge heaps of mountains,... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 strani
...greatest king, he was the best actor of majesty at least, that ever filled a throne. By greatness, I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of a whole view. The Romans understood liberty, at least, as wt;l as we. Setter thus. collector at least of books. If... | |
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