 | 1774 - Страниц: 390
...that he was always ftarting into collateral Confiderations : But the Spirit and Vigour of his Purfuit always gives Delight ; and the Reader follows him, without Reluctance, through his Mazes, . in, themfelves flowery and plcafirig, and ending at the Point originally in View. • . To have great Excellencies... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - Страниц: 650
...he was" always' ftarting into collateral confiderations : but the Ipirit and vigour of his purfuit always gives delight; and the reader follows him, without reluctance, through. his mazes, in themfelves flowery and pleafing, and ending at the point originally in view. " Td have great excellences... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - Страниц: 558
...that he was always ftarting into collateral confi derations : but the fpirit and vigour of his purfuit always gives delight; and the reader follows -him, without reluctance, through his mazes, in themfelves flowery and pleafmg, and ending at the point originally in view. 1 '" To have great excellences... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - Страниц: 548
...the clearness of his decisions : on •what, ever snbject he employed his mind, there start. ed np immediately so many images before him, that he lost one by grasping another. His memory snpplied him with so many illnstrations, parallel or dependent notions, that he was always starting... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - Страниц: 568
...plenitude of ideas, sometimes obstruct the tendency of his reasoning and the clearness of his decisions ; on whatever subject he employed his mind, there started...before him, that he lost one by grasping another, l^is memory supplied him with so many illustrations, parallel or dependent notions, that he was always... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - Страниц: 532
...plenitude of ideas, sometimes obstruct the tendency of his reasoning and the clearness of his decisions: on whatever subject he employed his mind, there started...lost one by grasping another. His memory supplied him " To have great excellences and great faults, magnae virtutts nee minora vitia, is the poesy," says... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - Страниц: 750
...plenitude of ideas, sometimes obstruct the tendency of his reasoning and the clearness of his decisions ; on whatever subject he employed his mind, there started...before him, that he lost one by grasping another. Hi« memory supplied him with so many illustrations, parallel or dependent notions, that he was always... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1831 - Страниц: 362
...plenitude of ideas sometimes obstruct the tendency of his reasoning and the clearness of his decisions. On whatever subject he employed his mind, there started...into collateral considerations. But the spirit and vigor of his pursuit always gives delight; and the reader follows him without reluctance through his... | |
 | 1831 - Страниц: 370
...plenitude of ideas sometimes obstruct the tendency of his reasoning and the clearness of his decisions. On whatever subject he employed his mind, there started...into collateral considerations. But the spirit and vigor of his pursuit always gives delight; and the reader follows him without reluctance through his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - Страниц: 722
...plenitude of ideas, sometimes obstruct the tendency of his reasoning and the clearness of his decisions ; on whatever subject he employed his mind, there started...starting into collateral considerations : but the «pirit and vigour of his pursuit always gives delight ; and the reader follows him, without reluctance,... | |
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... does not discover some skill ; and scarce any kind of knowledge, profane or sacred, abstruse or elegant, which he does not appear to have cultivated with success. His exuberance of knowledge, and plenitude of ideas, sometimes obstruct the tendency... 
