 Why this wild strain of imagination found reception so long in polite and learned ages, it is not easy to conceive, but we cannot wonder that while readers could be procured, the authors were willing to continue it ; for when a man had by practice gained...  The Rambler: In Four Volumes - Page 19by Samuel Johnson - 1784Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1752 - 326 pages
...fo long, in polite and learned ages, it is not eafy to conceive ; but we cannot wonder that, while readers could be procured, the authors were willing...continue it : for when a man had by practice gained fbme fluency of language, he had no farther care than to retire to his clofet, let loofchis invention,... | |
 | 1785 - 596 pages
...reception fo long, in polite and learned ages, it is not enfv to roncrivej but we cannot wonder that while readers could be procured, the authors were willing to continue it; for when я imn had by praelice gained lome fluency of language, he had no further care- than to retire to his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...reception fb long, in polite and learned ages, it is not eafy to conceive ; but we cannot wonder that while readers could be procured, the authors were willing...had by practice gained fome fluency of language, he hadino further care than to retire to his clofct, let looie his invention, and heat his mind with incredibilities... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pages
...reception fo long in polite and learned ages, it is not eafy to conceive ; but we cannot wonder that while readers could be procured, the authors were willing...no further care than to retire to his clofet, let loole his invention, and heat his mind with incredibilities ; a book was thus produced without fear... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...reception fo long in polite and learned ages, it is not eafy to conceive ; but we cannot wonder that while readers could be procured, the authors were willing to continue it ; for when a man had by pra&ice gained fome fluency of language, he had no further care than to retire to his clofet, let loofe... | |
 | 1802 - 510 pages
...authors were willing " to continue it," this fpecies of writing ; " for, when a man had by •' praciice gained fome fluency of '' language, he had no further...with incredibilities: a book " was thus produced, v/ithout fear " of criticifm, without the toil of " iludy, without knowledge of na" ture, or acquaintance... | |
 | 1803 - 322 pages
...reception so long in polite and learned ages, it is not easy to conceive, but we cannot wonder that while readers could be procured, the authors were willing...continue it ; for when a man had by practice gained some fluency of language, he had no further care than to retire to his closet, let loose his invention,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 380 pages
...reception so long, in polite and learned ages, it is not easy to conceive ; but we cannot wonder that while readers could be procured, the authors were willing...continue it ; for when a man had by practice gained some fluency of language, he had no further care than to retire to his closet, let loose his invention,... | |
 | 1806 - 348 pages
...reception so long, in polite and learned ages, it is not easy to conceive ; but we cannot wonder that while readers could be procured, the authors were willing...continue it ; for when a man had by practice gained some fluency of language, he had no further care than to retire to his closet, let loose his invention,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 376 pages
...tion so long, in polite and learned ages, it is not easy to conceive; but we cannot wonder that while readers could be procured, the authors were willing...continue it; for when a man had by practice gained some fluency of language, he hac. no further care than to retire to his closet, let loose his invention,... | |
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