Tale of a tub. Battle of the books. Polite conversationArchibald Constable and Company Edinburgh; White, Cochrane, and Company and Gale, Curtis, and Fenner, London; and John Cumming, Dublin., 1814 |
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... occasion and design of this work . Project for employing the beaux of the nation . Of modern prefaces . Modern wit how delicate . Method for penetrating into an author's thoughts . Complaints of every writer against the multi- tude of ...
... occasion and design of this work . Project for employing the beaux of the nation . Of modern prefaces . Modern wit how delicate . Method for penetrating into an author's thoughts . Complaints of every writer against the multi- tude of ...
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... occasion great revolutions . Examples ; of Henry IV . , who made great preparations for war , because of his mis- tress's absence ; and of Louis XIV . , whose great actions concluded in a fistula . Extravagant no- tions of several great ...
... occasion great revolutions . Examples ; of Henry IV . , who made great preparations for war , because of his mis- tress's absence ; and of Louis XIV . , whose great actions concluded in a fistula . Extravagant no- tions of several great ...
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... occasion should put him under a necessity of being so hasty in his productions , which , other- wise , might be entertaining . But there were other reasons obvious enough for his miscarriage in this ; he writ against the conviction of ...
... occasion should put him under a necessity of being so hasty in his productions , which , other- wise , might be entertaining . But there were other reasons obvious enough for his miscarriage in this ; he writ against the conviction of ...
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... occasion to exercise it at present . Though perhaps I shall not be apt to reckon much merit to your lordship upon that score , who ha- ving been formerly used to tedious harangues , and sometimes to as little purpose , will be the ...
... occasion to exercise it at present . Though perhaps I shall not be apt to reckon much merit to your lordship upon that score , who ha- ving been formerly used to tedious harangues , and sometimes to as little purpose , will be the ...
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... occasion . His in- veterate malice is such to the writings of our age , that of several thousands produced yearly from this renowned city , before the next revolution of the sun , there is not one to be heard of : unhap- py infants ...
... occasion . His in- veterate malice is such to the writings of our age , that of several thousands produced yearly from this renowned city , before the next revolution of the sun , there is not one to be heard of : unhap- py infants ...
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Página 17 - There is indeed an exception, when any great genius thinks it worth his while to expose a foolish piece ; so we still read Marvell's answer to Parker * with pleasure, though the book it answers be sunk long ago...
Página 160 - For the brain, in its natural position and state of serenity, disposeth its owner to pass his life in the common forms, without any thought of subduing multitudes to his own power, his reasons, or his visions; and the more he shapes his understanding by the pattern of human learning, the less he is inclined to form parties after his particular notions, because that instructs him in his private infirmities, as well as in the stubborn ignorance of the people.
Página 314 - But every single character in Shakespeare is as much an individual, as those in life itself; it is as impossible to find any two alike; and such as from their relation or affinity in any respect appear most to be twins, will upon comparison be found remarkably distinct.
Página 75 - On their first appearance, our three adventurers met with a very bad reception ; and soon, with great sagacity, guessing out the reason, they quickly began to improve in the good qualities of the town : they writ, and rallied, and rhymed, and sung, and said, and said nothing: they drank, and fought, and whored, and slept, and swore, and took snuff...
Página 314 - ... had all the speeches been printed without the very names of the persons, I believe one might have applied them with certainty to every speaker.
Página 250 - ... enemies, such honour of learned men, such esteem of good, such knowledge of life, such contempt of death, with such fierceness of nature and cruelty of revenge, could never be represented but by him that possessed them ; and I esteem Lucian to have been no more capable of writing than of acting what Phalaris did.
Página 229 - The avenues to his castle were guarded with turnpikes and palisadoes, all after the modern way of fortification. After you had passed several courts you came to the centre, wherein you might behold the constable himself in his own lodgings, which had windows fronting to each avenue, and ports to sally out upon all occasions of prey or defence.
Página 76 - For about this time it happened a sect arose whose tenets obtained and spread very far, especially in the grand monde and among everybody of good fashion. They worshipped a sort of idol who, as their doctrine delivered, did daily create men by a kind of manufactory operation.
Página 145 - At other times were to be seen several hundred linked together in a circular chain, with every man a pair of bellows applied to his neighbour's breech, by which they blew up each other to the shape and size of a tun ; and for that reason, jvith great propriety of speech, did. usually call their bodies, their vessels.