 If it affirms any thing, you cannot lay hold of it ; or if it denies, you cannot confute it. In a word, there are greater depths and obscurities, greater intricacies and perplexities, in an elaborate and well-written piece of nonsense, than in the most...  The Lover,: Written in Imitation of The Tatler; - Page 303by Sir Richard Steele - 1789 - 92 lehteFull view - About this book
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1715 - 332 lehte
...approve and difapprove in Nonfenfe.You * may as well afTault an Army that is buried * in fntrenchments. If it affirms any thing, * you cannot lay hold of it; or if it denies, c you cannot confute it . In a Word, there ' are greater Depths and Obfcurities, greater * Intricacies... | |
 | 1736 - 824 lehte
...invilidated — A lours in the midft of Darknefi, as to find out, what to approve or difepprove in Nonfenfc. If it affirms any thing, you cannot lay hold of it*...denies, you cannot confute it. — In a' Word, there arc greater Depths and Obfcuritiel, greater Intricacies and Perplexities, in a well written Piece of... | |
 | John Perceval Earl of Egmont - 1743 - 188 lehte
...equal Strength. — Its Sfuejlions admit of no Reply, and its AJfertions are not to be invalidated ; if it affirms any Thing you cannot lay hold of it...or if it denies, you cannot confute it : — In a wordt there are greater Intricacies in an elaborate and well written Piece tf Nonfenfe, than in the... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1758 - 668 lehte
...than ano' ther —its queftions admit of no reply : and its affertions are not :o ' be invalidated : if it affirms any thing, you cannot lay hold of it : ' or if it denies, you cannot refute it-.'— «» Art. 2. The Fabrick of the Eye, and the feveral Difordtrs wtuh injure or deftroy... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1773 - 364 lehte
...approve and difapprove in nonfenfe : you may as well aflault an army that is buried in intrenchments. If it affirms any thing, you cannot lay hold of it...confute it. In a word, there are greater depths and obfcurities, greater intricacies and perplexities, in an elaborate and well-written piece of nonfenfe,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 524 lehte
...approve and disapprove in nonsense: you may as well assault an army that is buried in intrenchments. If it affirms any thing, you cannot lay hold of it...confute it. In a word, there are greater depths and obscurities, greater intricacies and perplexities, in an elaborate and well- written piece of nonsense,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 376 lehte
...approve and disapprove in nonsense : you may as well assault an army that is buried in intrenchments. If it affirms any thing, you cannot lay hold of it...confute it. In a word, there are greater depths and obscurities, greater intricacies and perplexities, in an elaborate and well-written piece of nonsense,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1830 - 284 lehte
...nonsense : you may as well assault an army that is buried in intrenchments. . If it affirms anything, you cannot lay hold of it ; or if it denies, you cannot...confute it. In a word, there are greater depths and obscurities, greater intricacies and perplexities, in an elaborate and wellwritten piece of nonsense,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1851 - 192 lehte
...nonsense ; you may as well assault an army that is buried in entrenchments. If it affirms anything, you cannot lay hold of it ; or if it denies, you cannot...confute it. In a word, there are greater depths and obscurities, greater intricacies and perplexities, in an elaborate and well-written piece of nonsense... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1853 - 684 lehte
...approve and disapprove in nonsense : yon may as well assault an army that is buried in intrenchments. If it affirms any thing, you cannot lay hold of it...confute it. In a word, there are greater depths and obscurities, greater intricacies and perplexities, in an elaborate and well-written piece of nonsense,... | |
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