He has read all our poets with particular attention to this delicacy of versification, and wonders at the supineness with which their works have been hitherto perused, so that no man has found the sound of a drum in this distich : " When pulpit, drum... The British Essayists - Strana 199úprava: - 1808Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - Počet stránok 430
...drum in this diflich, " When pulpit, drum ecclefiaftie, " Was beat with fift inftead of a flick ;" and and that the wonderful lines upon honour and a bubble have hitherto pa^Ted without notice. " Honour is like the glafly bubble, " Which cofls philofophers fuch trouble... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - Počet stránok 432
...drum in this diftich, " When pulpit, drum ecclefiaftic, " Was beat with fift inftead of a flick j" and and that the wonderful lines upon honour and a bubble have hitherto pafled without notice. " Honour is like the glafly bubble, " Which cofts philofophers fuch trouble... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - Počet stránok 442
...a drum in this diftich, " When pulpit, drum ecdefiaftie, " Was beat with fift inftwd of a ftici ," and that the wonderful lines upon honour and a bubble have hitherto pafled without notice. " Honour is like the glafly bubble, " Which cofts philofophers fuch trouble... | |
| 1787 - Počet stránok 528
...this 'lit'tich— 1 When pulpit, drum rcclcfiaflic, « W .is beat vvith fill ¡nftejd of a ftickj* and that the wonderful lines upon Honour and a Bubble have hitherto paiïcd without notice. ' Honour h like the gUÍTy bubble, 1 Which coils philofophers fuch troublej... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - Počet stránok 432
...drum in this diftich: " When pulpit, drum ecclefiaftic, « Was beat widi fift inftead of a flick;" and that the wonderful lines upon honour and a bubble have hitherto pafled without notice : " Honour is like the glaffy bubble, " Which cofts philofophers fuch trouble;... | |
| British essayists - 1802 - Počet stránok 194
...the sense. He has read all our poets with particular attention to this delicacy of versification, and wonders at the supineness with which their works have...sound of a drum in this distich : " When pulpit, drum ecclefiastic, " Was beat with fist instead of a stick ;" and that the wonderful lines upon honour and... | |
| 1803 - Počet stránok 222
...the sense. He has read all our poets with particular attention to this delicacy of versification, and wonders at the supineness with which their- works...stick ; and that the wonderful lines upon honour and a bul> ble have hitherto passed without notice. " Honour is like the glassy bubble, " Which costs philosophers... | |
| 1803 - Počet stránok 434
...these doggerel rhymes than of the parts that really deserve admiration. I am sure I have heard the Pulpit, drum ecclesiastic, Was beat with fist instead of a stick and There was an ancient sage philosopher Who had read Alexander Ross over more frequently quoted than... | |
| 1804 - Počet stránok 676
...these doggerel rhymes than of the parts that really deserve admiration. I am sure I have heard the Pulpit, drum ecclesiastic, Was beat with fist, instead of a stick ; and There was an antient fage philosopher Who had read Alexander Ross over, more frequently quoted than... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - Počet stránok 440
...drum in this diftich : " When pulpit, drum ecclefiaftick, " Was beat with fift inftead of a ftick ;" and that the wonderful lines upon honour and a bubble have hitherto pafled without notice : " Honour is like the glafiy bubble, " Which coft philofophers fuch trouble... | |
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