 | Hugh Blair - 1854 - 1314 էջ
...there is often a good deal of nicety. ' By greatness,' says Mr. Addison, in the Spectator, No. 412, ' I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of a whole view.' Here the piace of the adverb only, renders it a limitation of the following word mean. 'I do not only mean.'... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 698 էջ
...it gives us, as any of these three qualifications are most conspicuous and prevailing. By greatness, I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of a whole view, considered as one entire piece. Such* are the prospects of an open champaign country, a vast uncultivated... | |
 | Alexander Reid - 1854 - 154 էջ
...was engaged formerly in that business, but I never shall be again concerned in it. 8. By greatness, I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of a whole view. !>. If Louis XIV. was not the greatest king, he was the best actor of majesty, at least, that ever... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 726 էջ
...it gives us, as any of these three qualifications are most conspicuous and prevailing. By greatness, I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of a whole view, considered as one entire piece. Such are the prospects of an open champaign country, a vast uncultivated... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1855 - 468 էջ
...appear. This rule is frequently neglected, even by good writers. Thus, Mr. Addison says, " By greatness, I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of a whole view." inan mean ? " Had it been placed after bulk, still it would have been wrong, for it might then be asked,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 1090 էջ
...it gives us, as any of these three qualifications are most conspicuous and prevailing. By greatness, I do not only mean the bulk of any single! object, but the largeness of a whole view, considered as one entire piece. Such are the prospects of an open champaign country, a vast uncultivated... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 704 էջ
...it gives us, as any of these three qualifications are most conspicuous and prevailing. By greatness, I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of a whole view, considered as one entire piece. Such are the prospects of an open champaign country, a vast uncultivated... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1856 - 652 էջ
...nicety. ' By greatness,' says Mr. Addison, in the Spectator, No. 412, ' I do not only mean the bulk ol any single object, but the largeness of a whole view.' Here the place of the adverb '"//'/, renders it a limitation of the following; word mean. ' I do not only mean. ' The question may... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1857 - 464 էջ
...appear. This rule is frequently neglected, even by good writers. Thus, Mr. Addison says, " By greatness, I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of a whole view." tnan mean 1 " Had it been placed after bulk, still it would have been wrong, for it might then be asked,... | |
 | John Mulligan - 1857 - 608 էջ
...instance, in the oftquoted and oft censured passage in one of the papers of Addison : " By greatness I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but. the largeness of a whole vicw, considered as one entire picce." Here " only" to avoid obscurity, should have followed " object."... | |
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By greatness, I do not only mean the bulk of any single object, but the largeness of a whole view, considered as one entire piece. 
