| 1790 - 694 pages
...certain notion thereof, than to make a portrait of Proteui, or to define the figure of the Heeling air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allufion to a known...feafonable application of a trivial faying, or in forcing an appofite tale ; fometimes it pUyeth on words and phrafes, taking advantage from the ambiguity... | |
| James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...many poftures, fo many garbs, fo varioufly apprehended by feveral eyes and judgements, that it feemcth no lefs hard to fettle a clear and certain notion...application of a trivial faying, or in forging an appofite tale: fometimes it playeth in words and phrafes, taking advantage frnm the ambiguity of their fenfe,... | |
| William Seward - 1798 - 536 pages
...verfatile and multiform, appearing ia " fo many fhapes, fo many poftures, fo many *? garb?, fo variou(ly apprehended by feveral " eyes and judgments, that...air. ** Sometimes it lieth in pat allufion to a known v ftory, or in feafonable application of a trivial f* faying, or in forging an appofite tale; fome"... | |
| 1802 - 308 pages
...great Divine, " a thing fo verfatile and multiform, appearing in fo many ihapes, fo many poftnres, fo many garbs, fo varioufly apprehended by feveral...figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allulion to a known ftory, or in feafonable application of a trivial ikying, or in forging an appofite... | |
| William Seward - 1804 - 492 pages
...no lef»hard to fettle a " clear and certain notion thereof than to make a « portrait of frdtefrs, or to define the figure of "the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allu" fion to a known ftory, or in feafonable appli" cation of a trivial faying, or in forging an apf"... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...garbs, so variously apprehended by several eyes and judgments, that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a...figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...garbs, so variously apprehended by several eyes and judgments, that it seem-1 eth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a...figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pages
...compliments." This was accordingly done ; and Mr. Wilkes paid Dr. that it seemcth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a...figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an opposite... | |
| John Mason Good - 1813 - 480 pages
...judgments, that it seemcth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than :o male a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in a sea* sonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite... | |
| Isaac Barrow - 1818 - 568 pages
...one better apprehends what it is by acquaintance, than I can inform him by defcription. It is indeed a thing fo verfatile and multiform, appearing in fo...figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allunon to a known ftory, or in feafonable application of SERM. a trivial faying, or in forging an... | |
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