 that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonal! application of a trivial saying,...  Boswell's Life of Johnson - Stran 365avtor: James Boswell - 1904Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | 1821 - 400 strani
...many shapes, so many postures, so many garbs, so variously apprehended by several eyes and judgments, that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and...Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale : sometimes it playeth in... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 412 strani
...judgement!), th:it it seemeth no loss hard to settle a clear aid certain notion thereof, than to make ;; portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of the...Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or iu seasonable application of a trivial sayir.g, or in forging an apposite tale; sometimes it playeth... | |
 | Voltaire - 1824 - 510 strani
...many shapes, so many postures, so many garbs, so variously apprehended by several eyes -and judgments, that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and...thereof than to make a portrait of Proteus, or to de6ne the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusions to a known story, or in seasonable... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 strani
...many shapes, so many postures, so many garbs, so variously apprehended by several eyes and judgments, that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and...Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial 284 ISAAC BAKKOW. saying, or in forging an apposite tale: sometimes... | |
 | James Boaden - 1825 - 650 strani
...definition of facetiousness :— " It is indeed a thing so versatile and multiform, that it "seemcth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion...define "the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lictlrin pat al" lusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a " trivial saying, or in... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 strani
...by several eyes and judgements, that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notiín thereof, than to make a portrait of Proteus, or to...Sometimes it lieth In pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite Ule; sometimes it playelh in... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 strani
...by several eyes and judgements, that it seemeth no less hurd to settle a clear and certain noli in thereof, than to make a portrait of Proteus, or to...air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known Itory, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite Ule ; sometimes... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1829 - 464 strani
...many shapes, so many postures, so many garbs, so variously apprehended by several eyes and judgments, that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and...a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of a fleeting air. Sometimesit lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 404 strani
...many postures, so many garbs, so variously apprehended by several eyes and judgments, that it scemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion...Proteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air. We recommend the whole passage to the reader. Satirical wit is thus well described :— ' True wit... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - 1830 - 712 strani
...many postures, so many garbs, so variously apprehended by several eyes and judgments, that it seenieth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion...Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale: sometimes it playeth in... | |
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