| Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...has gained and kept the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can pleafc many, and pleafe long, but juft reprefentations of general nature. Particular manners...of which the common fatiety of life fends us all in queft ; but the pleafures of fudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repofe on the... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...kept the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can pleafe many, and pleafe long, but juft reprefcntations of general nature. Particular manners can be known...of which the common fatiety of life fends us all in queft ; but the pleafures of fudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repofe on the... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...reprefentations of general nature. Particula. manners can be known to few, and therefore few only canjudge how nearly they are copied. The irregular combinations...of which the common fatiety of life fends us all in queft •, but the pleafures of fudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repofe on the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...has gained and kept the Favour of his Countrymen. Nothing can pleafc many, and* pleafe long, but juft Reprefentations of general Nature. Particular Manners...delight a-while, by that Novelty of which the common Satiety of Life fends us all in queft ; but the Pleafures of fudden Wonder are foon exhanfted, and... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...has gained and kept the Favour of his Countrymen. Nothing can pleafe many, and pleafe long, but juft Reprefentations of general Nature. Particular Manners...The irregular Combinations of fanciful Invention may VOL. II. H delight delight a- while, by that Novelty of whkft the common Satiety of Life fends us all... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...has gained and kept the Favour of his Countiymen. Nothing can pleafe many, and pleafe long, but juft Reprefentations of general Nature. Particular Manners...be known to few, and therefore few only can judge haw nearly they are copied. The irregular Combinations of fanciful Invention may VOL. II, H delight... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...has gained and kept the favour of his countrymen. .1 Nothing can pleafc many, and pleafe long, but reprefentations of general nature. Particular manners...of which the common fatiety of life fends us all in queft ; but the pleafures of fudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repofe on the... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 pages
...kept the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can pieafe many, and pleafe long, but juft reprefcntaiions of general nature. Particular manners can be known...of which the common fatiety of life fends us all in queft; but the pleafures of iudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repuie on the liability... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...kept the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature. Particular manners can be known...delight awhile, by that novelty of which the common satiety of life sends us all in quest ; but the pleasures of sudden bonder are soon exhausted,- and... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...has gained and kept the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can pleafe many, and pleafc long, but juft reprefentations of general nature. Particular manners...of which the common fatiety of life fends us all in queft; the pleafures of fudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repofe on the ftability... | |
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