 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...his attention is strongly engaged, let it disdain alike to turn aside to the name of Theobald and of Pope. Let him read on through brightness and obscurity,...him attempt exactness, and read the commentators. Particular passages are cleared by notes, but the general effect of the work is weakened. The mind... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...his attention is strongly engaged let it disdain alike to turn aside to the name of Theobald and of Pope. Let him read on through brightness and obscurity,...let him attempt exactness and read the commentators V So too let him who reads the Life of Johnson for the first time read it in one of the Pre-Crokerian... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...his attention is strongly engaged let it disdain alike to turn aside to the name of Theobald and of Pope. Let him read on through brightness and obscurity,...let him attempt exactness and read the commentators V So too let him who reads the Life of Johnson for the first time read it in one of the Pre-Crokerian... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...his attention is strongly engaged, let it disdain alike to turn aside to the name of Theobald and of Pope. Let him read on through brightness and obscurity,...him attempt exactness, and read the commentators. Particular passages are cleared by notes, but the general effect of the work is weakened. The mind... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pages
...his attention is strongly engaged, let it disdain alike to turn aside to the name of Theobald and of Pope. Let him read on through brightness and obscurity,...him attempt exactness, and read the commentators. Particular passages are cleared by notes, but the general effect of the work is weakened. The mind... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...his attention is strongly engaged, let it disdain alike to turn aside to the name of Theobald and of Pope. Let him read on through brightness and obscurity,...him attempt exactness, and read the commentators. Particular passages are cleared by notes, but the general effect of the work is weakened. The mind... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pages
...his attention is strongly engaged, let it disdain alike to turn aside to the name of Theobald and of Pope. Let him read on through brightness and obscurity,...him attempt exactness, and read the commentators. Particular passages are cleared by notes, but the general effect of the work is weakened. The mind... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pages
...brightness and obscurity, through integrity and corruption; let him preserve his comprehcusion of'the dialogue and his interest in the fable. And when the...him attempt exactness, and read the commentators. Particular passages are cleared by notes, but the general effect of the work is weakened. The mind... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 pages
...and corruption,;, let him preserve his comprehension of the dialogue and his interest in the foble. And when the pleasures of novelty have, ceased, let...him attempt exactness, and read the commentators. Particular passages are cleared by notes, but the general effect of the work is weakened. The mind... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 444 pages
...his attention is strongly engaged, let it disdain alike to turn aside to the name of Theobald and of Pope. Let him read on through brightness and obscurity,...him attempt exactness, and read the commentators. Particular passages are cleared by notes, but the general effect of the work is weakened. The mind... | |
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When his fancy is once on the wing, let it not stoop at correction or explanation. When his attention is strongly engaged, let it disdain alike to turn aside to the name of Theobald and Pope. 
