Miscellaneous Works, 3. köideD.A. Talboys, 1830 |
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Page 60
... turn to ridicule those that valued themselves on their books and studies , though at the same time one might very well see that he could not have attacked many parts of learning so successfully , had not he borrowed his assistances from ...
... turn to ridicule those that valued themselves on their books and studies , though at the same time one might very well see that he could not have attacked many parts of learning so successfully , had not he borrowed his assistances from ...
Page 61
... turn them into raillery . It is no wonder , therefore , that the science of medals , which is charged with so many unconcerning parts of knowledge , and built on such mean materials , should appear ridiculous to those that have not ...
... turn them into raillery . It is no wonder , therefore , that the science of medals , which is charged with so many unconcerning parts of knowledge , and built on such mean materials , should appear ridiculous to those that have not ...
Page 75
... turn my science into ridicule . Yet it is certain there are a thousand little impertinencies of this nature that are very gratifying to curiosity , though perhaps not very improving to the under- standing . To see the dress that such an ...
... turn my science into ridicule . Yet it is certain there are a thousand little impertinencies of this nature that are very gratifying to curiosity , though perhaps not very improving to the under- standing . To see the dress that such an ...
Page 79
... turn to some account . In this case , therefore , poetry being in some respects an art of designing , as well as painting or sculpture , they may serve as comments on each other . I am very well satisfied , says Euge- nius , by what you ...
... turn to some account . In this case , therefore , poetry being in some respects an art of designing , as well as painting or sculpture , they may serve as comments on each other . I am very well satisfied , says Euge- nius , by what you ...
Page 80
... turn you over all Virgil to find out the figure of an old rostrum , and has the greatest esteem imaginable for Homer , because he has given us the fashion of a Greek sceptre . It is , indeed , odd enough to consider how all kinds of ...
... turn you over all Virgil to find out the figure of an old rostrum , and has the greatest esteem imaginable for Homer , because he has given us the fashion of a Greek sceptre . It is , indeed , odd enough to consider how all kinds of ...
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