 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1868 - Počet stránok 766
...contrary one, I should be at once convinced that the universe and I were mistaken." Original power in men is usually accompanied with assimilating power, and...great ways of borrowing. Genius borrows nobly. When Shakespeare is charged with debts to his authors, Landor replies : " Yet he was more original than... | |
 | 1903 - Počet stránok 664
...Buffon's works — it is not there.* Emerson, in his essay on ' Quotation and Originality,' says : — " Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it." And, until proved otherwise, to Hérault de Séchelles belongs the honour in the present instance,... | |
 | 1868 - Počet stránok 1078
...well. We may like well to know what is Plato's and what is Montesquieu's or Goethe's part, and what 34 thought was always dear to the writer himself; but...quoter of it, Many will read the book before one thinks oi quoting a passage. As soon as he has done this, that line will be quoted east and west. Then there... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1875 - Počet stránok 330
...Necker expressed a contrary one, I should be at once convinced that the universe and I were mistaken." Original power is usually accompanied with assimilating...before one thinks of quoting a passage. As soon as lie has done this, that line will be quoted east and west. Then there are great ways of borrowing.... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1875 - Počet stránok 298
...sentences consists in their radiancy and equal aptitude to all intelligence. They fit all our facts 7» like a charm. We respect ourselves the more that we...with debts to his authors, Landor replies : " Yet be was more original than his originals. He breathed upon dead bodies and brought them into life."... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1875 - Počet stránok 306
...sentences consists in their radiancy and equal aptitude to all intelligence. They fit all our facts 7* like a charm. We respect ourselves the more that we...nobly. When Shakspeare is charged with debts to his anthors, Landor replies: " Yet he was more original than his originals. He breathed upon dead bodies... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1875 - Počet stránok 300
...ourselves the more that we know them. Next to the originator of a good sentence is (he first quofer of it. Many will read the book before one thinks of...and west. Then there are great ways of borrowing. Genins borrows nobly. When Shakspeare is charged with debts to his authors, Landor replies : " Yet... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - Počet stránok 334
...by these, we know him as a benefactor, and shall return to him as long as he serves us so well. We t may like well to know what is Plato's and what is...before one thinks of quoting a passage. As soon as lie has done this, that line will be quoted east and west. Then there are great ways of borrowing.... | |
 | Henry J. Fox - 1876 - Počet stránok 478
...& COMPANY, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, AND NEW ORLEANS. COPYRIGHT, 1876, BY HENRY J. FOX. Л N ' PREFACE, " Next to the originator of a good sentence, is the first quoter of it." — Emerson. " When found, make a note of." — Captain Cuttle. IN this volume the author gives the... | |
 | 1876 - Počet stránok 844
...dangerous forms of paraphrase. Emerson says that " there are great ways of borrowing," ir.d that " next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it ; " but he cannot have meant to give any sanction for a gypsy-like disfiguration in the process of... | |
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Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it. Many will read the book before one thinks of quoting a passage. As soon as he has done this, that line will be quoted east and west. 
