 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
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...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...philosophers such trouble ; Where one part crack'd, the whole does fly. And wits are crack'd to find out why." In these verses, says Minim, we have two striking... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - Počet stránok 690
...Ike 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...such trouble : Where, one part crack'd, the whole does fly, And'wits are crack'd to find out why. In these verses,' says Minim, ' we have two striking... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - Počet stránok 582
...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...philosophers such trouble ; Where one part crack'd, the whole does fly, And wits are crack'd to find out why." In these verses, says Minim, we have two striking... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - Počet stránok 762
...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...stick ; and that the wonderful lines upon honour and ,1 bubble, have hitherto passed without notice : Honour is like the glassy bubble, Which cost philosophers... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - Počet stránok 424
...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..." When pulpit, drum ecclesiastic, " Was beat with figt instead of a stick ;" and that the wonderful lines uppn honour and a bubble have hitherto passed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - Počet stránok 594
...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...distich : " When pulpit, drum ecclesiastic, Was beat witli fist instead of a stick ;" and that the wonderful lines upon honour and a bubble have hitherto... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - Počet stránok 612
...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...perused, so that no man has found the sound of a drum iu this distich : " When pulpit, drum ecclesiastic, Was beat with fist instead of a stick ; " and that... | |
 | Edward Moor - 1823 - Počet stránok 560
...for " flashing hell-fire in the face" of a congregation of reprobates. Or alluded to in Hudibras — When pulpit, drum ecclesiastic, Was beat with fist, instead of a stick. SMITHER. Light small rain ; a Scotch mist, perhaps, or something short of it. " Dew it rain ?" —... | |
 | Spectator The - 1823 - Počet stránok 452
...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,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1823 - Počet stránok 384
...the good old cause, with a reinforcement of a hundred well-armed men from the Middle Ward. CHAPTER V. When pulpit, drum ecclesiastic, Was beat with fist instead of a stick. Hudlbnu. In the meantime, the insurgent cavalry returned from the pursuit, jaded and worn out with... | |
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