 | Juvenal - 1735 - 512 דפים
...to be taught ; and therefore not to be imitated by him who has it not from Nature: How ealie it is to call Rogue and Villain, and that wittily ! But...without ufing any of thofe opprobrious Terms ! To fpare theGroflhefsof the Namesr and to do the thing yet more feverely, is to draw a full Face, and to make... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 398 דפים
...lord, is your particular talent, to which even Juvenal could not arrive. It is not reading, it is not imitation of an author, which can produce his finenefs...man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without out ufing any of thofe opprobrious terms! To fpare the groffhefs of the names, and to do the thing... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 396 דפים
...is not to be taught; and therefore not to be imitated by him who has it not from nature : how eaiy is it to call rogue and villain, and that wittily!...man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without out ufing any of thofe opprobrious terms! To fpare the grofTnefs of the names, and to do the thing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 398 דפים
...arrive. It is not reading, it is not imitation of an author, which can produce his finenefs : it muft Tae inborn, it muft proceed from a genius, and particular...appear a •fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without ufmg any of '-Vol.. VII. •& -thofc. thofe opprobrious terms ! To fpare the groflhtfs »f the names,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 דפים
...it muft be inborn, it muft proceed from a genius, and particular way of thinking, which is not tojbe taught; and therefore not to be imitated by him who...fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without ufing any of VOL. VII, O tho'fe thofe opprobrious terms! To fpare the groffnefs of the names, and to do the thing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 390 דפים
...which is not to be taught ; and therefore not to be imitated by him who has it not from nature: bow eafy is it to call rogue and villain, and that wittily...ufing any of thofe opprobrious terms ! To fpare the groffhefs of the names, and to do the thing yet more feverely, is to draw a full face, and to make... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 388 דפים
...lord, is your particular talent, to which even Juvenal could not arrive. It is not reading, it is not imitation of an author, which can produce his finenefs...fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without ufing any of VoL. XXIV. O thofe thofe opprobrious terms ! To fpare the groflhefs of the names, and to do the thing... | |
 | 1797 - 522 דפים
...Aviftnefs adds more lively agitation to the (pints, DryJen. \ 103. Delicate Satire not eaftly hit off. How eafy is it to call rogue and villain* and that wittily ! but how hard to mike a nan appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without uling any of thofe opprobrious terms! To... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 662 דפים
...not to be taught ; and therefore not to be imitated by him who has it not from nature. How easy it is to call rogue and villain, and that wittily ! but...man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without using any of those opprobrious terms ! To spare the grossness of the names, and to do the thing yet... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 דפים
...not to be taught ; and therefore not to be imitated by him who has it not from nature. How easy it is to call rogue and villain, and that wittily ! but...man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without using any of those opprobrious terms ! To spare the grossness of the names, and to do the thing yet... | |
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How easy it is to call rogue and villain, and that wittily! but how hard to make a man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without using any of those opprobrious terms! 
