 | John Walker - 1801 - Počet stránok 424
...Speaking of Burnet's Theory of the Earth, and Fontenelle's Plurality of AVorlds: " The first," says he, " could not " end his learned treatise without a panegyric " of modern learning, in comparison of the an" cient; and the^ other falls so grossly into the " censure of the old poetry,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1807 - Počet stránok 406
...Speaking of Burnet's Theory of the Earth, and Fontenelle''s Plurality of Worlds, " The first," says he, " could not end his learned treatise, " without a panegyric of modern learning, in comparison of the " ancient ; and the other, falls so grossly into the censure of n the old poetry,... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - Počet stránok 384
...Temple, speaking of Bumet's Theory of the Earth, and Fontenelle's Plurality of Worlds, observes : " The first could not end his learned treatise without a panegyric of modern learning in comparison of the ancient ; and the other falls so grossly into the censure of the old poetry, and... | |
 | William Temple - 1814 - Počet stránok 606
...the last (I mean the fashion of it, rather than the matter, which is old and beaten) that I enquired for what else I could of the same hand, till I met...in comparison of the ancient : and the other falls so grossly into the censure of the old poetry, and preference of the new, that I could not read either... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1818 - Počet stránok 300
...Speaking of Burnet's Theory of the Earth, and Fontenelle's Plurality of Worlds ; " The first," says he, " could not end his learned treatise without a panegyric of modern learning in comparison of the ancient ; and the other falls so grossly into the censure of the old poetry, and... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1820 - Počet stránok 538
...Speaking of Burnet's Theory of the Earth, and Fontenelle's Plurality of Worlds, " The first," says he, " could " not end his learned treatise without a panegyric of " modern learning in comparison of the ancient; " and the other falls so grossly into the censure of " the old poetry,... | |
 | David Irving - 1821 - Počet stránok 336
...clause, " at least as an orator," is unexpectedly intruded upon us. Speaking of Burnet and Fontenella : The first could not end his learned treatise without a panegyric of modern learning and knowledge iu comparison of the ancients ; and the other falls so gross'y into the censure of the old poetry,... | |
 | W. JILLARD HORT - 1822 - Počet stránok 156
...William Temple says, concerning Burnet's Theory of the Earth, and Fontenelle's Plurality of Worlds, " The first could not end his learned treatise without " a panegyric of modern learning, in comparison with " the ancient; and the other falls so grossly into the " censure of the old poetry,... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - Počet stránok 230
...Temple speaking of Burnet's Theory of the Earth, and of Fontenclle's Plurality of" Worlds, says : " The first could not end his learned treatise without a panegyric of modern learning in comparison of the ancient ; and the other falls so grossly into the censure of the old poetry, and... | |
 | John Walker - 1822 - Počet stránok 404
...Speaking of Burnet's Theory of the Earth, and Fontenelle's Plurality of Worlds : " The first," says he, " could not end his learned treatise without a panegyric of modern learning, in comparison of the ancient ; and the other falls so grossly into the censure of the old poetry, and... | |
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For the first could not end his learned treatise without a panegyric of modern learning and knowledge in comparison of the ancient : and the other falls so grossly into the censure of the old poetry, and preference of the new, that I could not read either... 
