 | Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury - 1714 - 382 lehte
...perfection. When they had fb polifh'd their Piece, and render'd it fo natural and eafy, that it feeni'd only a lucky Flight, a Hit of Thought, or flowing Vein of Humour; they were then chiefly concern'd left it fhou'd in reality pa{s for fuch, and their Artifice... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1778 - 502 lehte
...laborioufly, and with what expence of time, they had brought the fmalleft work of theirs (as perhaps a. fingle ode, or fatire, an oration, or panegyric) to its perfection....lucky flight, a hit of thought, or flowing vein of humour ; they were then chiefly concerned left it fhould in reality pafs for fuch, and their artifice... | |
 | 1829 - 838 lehte
...perfection. When they had so polished their piece and rendered it so natural and easy, that it seemed only a lucky flight, a hit of thought, or flowing vein of humour ; they were then chiefly concerned lest it should in reality pass for such, and their artifice... | |
 | Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury - 1900 - 420 lehte
...perfection. When they had so polished their piece, and rendered it so natural and easy, that it seemed only a lucky flight, a hit of thought, or flowing vein of humour, they were then chiefly concerned lest it should in reality pass for such, and their artifice... | |
 | Ruth Katz, Ruth HaCohen - 2003 - 462 lehte
...perfection. When they had so polish 'd their Piece, and render'd it so natural and easy, that it seem 'd only a lucky Flight, a Hit of Thought, or flowing Vein of Humour; they were then chiefly concern'd lest it shou'd in reality pass for such, and their Artifice... | |
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They were glad to insinuate how laboriously and with what expense of time they had brought the smallest work of theirs (as perhaps a single ode or satire, an oration or panegyric) to its perfection. When they had so... 