| 1774 - Počet stránok 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 - Počet stránok 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 - Počet stránok 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 - Počet stránok 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 - Počet stránok 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 - Počet stránok 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 - Počet stránok 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 - Počet stránok 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 - Počet stránok 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 - Počet stránok 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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