 | John Milton - 1707 - 480 pages
...but dreams, ' Conjectures, fancies, built on nothing firm. The firft and wifeft of them all profefs'd To know this only, that he nothing knew ; The next to fabling fell and fmooth conceits, A third fort doubted all things, though plain fenfe i Others in virtue plac'd felicity,... | |
 | John Milton - 1747 - 180 pages
...but dreams, Conjectures, fancies, built on nothing firm. The firft and wifeft of them all profefs'd \ To know this only, that he nothing knew ; > The next to fabling fell, and fmooth conceits ; 295 A third fort doubted all things, though plain, fenfe ; . Others Others in virtue... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 262 pages
...dreams, Conjeftures, fancies, built on nothing firm. The The firft and wifeft of them all profcfs'd To know this only, that he nothing knew; The next to fabling fell and fmooth conceits; z95 A. third fort doubted all things, though plain fenfe ; Others in virtue plac'd... | |
 | John Milton - 1784 - 278 pages
...but dreams, Conjeftures, fancies, built on nothing firm.. The firft and wifeft of them all profefs'd To know this only, That he nothing knew ; The next to fabling fell, and fuiooth conceits; A third fort doubted all things, though plain fenfe } Others in virtue plac'd felicity,... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 pages
...but dreams, Conjeftures, fancies, built on nothing firm. The first and wisest of them all profess'd To know this only, that he nothing knew ; The next to fabling fell and smooth conceits ; z95 A third sort doubted all things, though plain sense ; Others in virtue plac'd felicity, But virtue... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 258 pages
...dreams, Conjeftures, fancies, buih on nothing firm. 4 * Th« The firft and wifeft of them all profefs'd To know this only, that he nothing knew ; The next to fabling fell and fmooth conceits ; 295 A third fort doubted all things, though plain fenfe ; Others in virtue plac'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 pages
...dreams, 291 Conjectures, fancies, built on nothing firm. The firft and wifeft of them all profefs'd To know this only, that he nothing knew; The next to fabling fell and fmooth conceits; 295 A third fort doubted all things, though plain fcnfe; Others in virtue plac'd felicity,... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...bnt dreams, Conjectures, fancies, built on nothing firm. The first and wisest of them all profess'd To know this only, that he nothing knew ; The next...all things, though plain sense ; Others in virtue plac'd felicity, But virtue join'd with riches and long life ; In corporal pleasure he, and careless... | |
 | John Milton, Henry John Todd - 1809 - 544 pages
...Paradife Regained is his favourite claflick. T. WARTOJT. The firft and wifeft of them all profefs'd To know this only, that he nothing knew ; The next to fabling fell, and fmooth conceits; 59.5 A third fortdoubted all things,though plain fenfe; Ver. 293. Tkcfrjl and viifcji... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...but dreams, Conjectures, fancies, built on nothing firm. The first and wisest of them all profess'd To know this only, that he nothing knew; The next to fabling fell, and smooth conceits; G2 A third sort doubted all things, though plain sense; Others in virtue plac'd felicity, But virtue... | |
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But these are false, or little else but dreams, Conjectures, fancies, built on nothing firm. The first and wisest of them all profess'd To know this only, that he nothing knew... 
