 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
 | Sydney Smith - 1850 - 476 strani
...apprehended by several eyes and judgments, " that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and cer" tain notion thereof than to make a portrait of Proteus, " or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometime " it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in season" able application of a trivial saying,... | |
 | Edwin Percy Whipple - 1850 - 232 strani
...English writer," can be represented the manifold forms and almost infinite range of their mirth. " 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... | |
 | Edwin Percy Whipple - 1851 - 144 strani
...an English writer," can be represented the manifold forms and almost infinite range of their mirth. "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 - 1852 - 344 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...air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known slory, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale; sometimes... | |
 | Henry Rogers - 1853 - 470 strani
...exemplified in the pages of our author. Of his wit, as of wit in general, it may be truly said, that " 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... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1854 - 472 strani
..."shapes, so many postures, and so many garbs,—so "variously apprehended by several eyes and judg"ments, that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear " and...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... | |
 | Rev. Sidney Smith - 1854 - 296 strani
...shapes, so many postures, and 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... | |
 | Edward Gordon - 1072 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...figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in past allusion \ Y^S\!5iNS^ story, or in seasonable application of a- trivial saving, or in forging... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1854 - 980 strani
...apprehended by sereral eyes and ju-.mciits, that it seciutth no less hud t~> scale a deal and ccru.a notice thereof, than to make a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of fleeting air. Sometimes it Jieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1854 - 284 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 certain notice thereof, than to make a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of fleeting air. Sometimes... | |
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