 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...whatever notions he may have, will lose himself in confusion and obscurity. I might farther obstrve, that there is not a Greek or Latin critic who has not shown, even in the stile of his criticisms, that he was a master of the elegance and delicacy of his native tongue. The... | |
 | 1803 - 412 pages
...might further observe, that there is not a Greek or Latin critic, who has not shewn, even in the stile of his criticisms, that he was a master of all the elegance and delicacy of his native tongue. The truth of it is, there is nothing more absurd, than for a man to set up for a critic without a good... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...and obscurity. I might further observe, that there is not a Greek or Latin critic who has not shewn, even in the style of his criticisms, that he was a...all the elegance and delicacy of his native tongue. The truth of it is, there is nothing more absurd than for a man to set up for a critic, without a good... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 304 pages
...and obscurity. I might further observe that there is not a Greek or Latin critic, who has not shewn, even in the style of his criticisms, that he was a...all the elegance and delicacy of his native tongue. The truth of it is, there is nothing more absurd, than for a man to set up for a critic, without a... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 306 pages
...and obscurity. I might further observe that there is not a Greek or Latin critic, who has not shewn, even in the style of his criticisms, that he was a,...all the elegance and delicacy of his native tongue. The truth of it is, there is nothing more absurd* than for a man to set up for a critic, without a... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 pages
...will lose himself in confusion and obscurity. I might further observe, that there is not a (¡reek or Latin critic, who has not shown, even in the style of hi) criticisms, that he was a master of all the elegance and delicacy of his native tongue. The truth... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - 308 pages
...and obscurity. I might further observe that there is not a Greek or Latin critic, who has not shewn, even in the style of his criticisms, that he was a...all the elegance and delicacy of his native tongue. The truth of it is, there is nothing more absurd, . than for a man to set up for a critic, without... | |
 | 1822 - 788 pages
...whatever notions he may have, will lose himself in confusion and obscurity. I might further observe, that faults and errors. This part of a critic is so very...publishing of a new poem, has wit s(nd ill-nature e The truth of it is, there is nothing more absurd, than for a man to set up for a critic without a good... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 pages
...whatever notions he may have, will lose himself in confusion and obscurity. I might further observe that there is not a Greek or Latin critic, who has not...all the elegance and delicacy of his native tongue. The truth of it is, there is nothing more absurd, than for a man to set up for a critic, without a... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 354 pages
...and obscurity. I might further observe that there is not a Greek or Latin critic, who has not shewn, even in the style of his criticisms, that he was a...all the elegance and delicacy of his native tongue. The truth of it is, there is nothing more absurd, than for a man to set up for a critic, without a... | |
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... the art of distinguishing between words and things, and of ranging his thoughts and setting them in proper lights, whatever notions he may have, will lose himself in confusion and obscurity. I might further observe that there is not a Greek or Latin... 
