 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 էջ
...odi. To felect a fingular event* and fwell it to a giant's bulk by fabulous appendages of fpectres and predictions, has little difficulty, for he that...only as we find fomething to be imitated or declined. I do not fee that The Bard promotes any truth, moral or political. * * • * ... His ftanzas are too... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 էջ
...fmgular event, and fwell it to a giant's bulk by fabulous appendages of . IV. Ji . fpeftras fpectres and predictions, has. little difficulty, for he that...only as we believe ; we are improved only as we find fbmethmg to be imitated or declined. I do not fee that The Bard promotes any truth, moral or political.... | |
 | SAMUEL johnson - 1781 - 292 էջ
...fingular event, and fwell it to a giant's bulk by fabulous appendages of fpectres and predidlions, has little difficulty, for he that forfakes the probable...little ufe, we are affected only as we believe ; we are in> proved only as we find fomething to be imitated or declined. I do not fee that The Bard promotes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 էջ
...fmgular event, and fwell it to a giant's bulk by fabulous appendages of VOL. IV. I i fpectres fpeftres and predictions, has little difficulty, for he that...find the marvellous. And it has little ufe; we are affefted only as we believe ; we are improved only as we find fomething to be imitated or declined.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 522 էջ
...credulus odi. To felecl: a fmgular event, and fwell it to a giant's bulk by fabulous appendages of fpe&res and predictions, has little difficulty-, for he that...may always find the marvellous. And it has little ufe;.we . are affected only as we believe ; we are improved only as we find fomething to be imitated... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1781 - 506 էջ
...fingular event, and fwell it to a giant's bulk by fabulous appendages of fpeftres and predictions, hus little difficulty, for he that forfakes the probable may always find the marvellous ; antl it has little ufe, we are aflefted only as we believe; we are improved only as we find fomething... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1782 - 588 էջ
...c.!i. * To felcQ a finguUr event, and fwell it to a giant's bulk by fabulous appendages of fpeclrcs and predictions, has little difficulty, for he that...find the marvellous ; and it has little ufe, we are aftefled only as we believe ; we are improved only as we find fomething to be be imitated or declined.... | |
 | Several Hands - 1782 - 586 էջ
...cJi. • To feleft a fingular event, and fwell it to a giant's bulk by fabulous appendages of fpeftres and predictions, has little difficulty, for he that...the probable may always find the marvellous ; and it hat little ufe, we are affected only as we believe ; we are improved only as we find fomething to be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 504 էջ
...odi. • To felect a fingular event, and fwell it to a giant's bulk by fabulous appendages of fpeclres and predictions, has little difficulty, for he that...little ufe; we are affected only as we believe ; we are imVOL. IV. Hh proved proved only as we find fomething to be imitated or declined. I do not fee that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 էջ
...odi. To felect a fingular event, and fwell it to a giant's bulk by fabulous appendages of fpectres and predictions, has little difficulty ; for he that...only as we find fomething to be imitated or declined. I do not fee that The Bard promotes any truth, moral or political. His ftanzas are too long, efpecially... | |
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To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's bulk by fabulous appendages of spectres and predictions, has little difficulty ; for he that forsakes the probable may always find the marvellous. And it has little use ; we are affected only as we... 
