 | William Shenstone - 1804 - 228 страници
...and perhaps there is no friendship betwixt the sexes wholly disunited from a degree of love. VIII. The chief advantage that ancient writers can boast...truth and sentiment was expressed by the former in the natural manner ; in word and phrase, simple, perspicuous, and incapable of improvement. What then... | |
 | William Shenstone - 1804 - 222 страници
...and perhaps there is no friendship betwixt the sexes wholly disunited from a degree of love. VIII. The chief advantage that ancient writers can boast...truth and sentiment was expressed by the former in the natural manner ; in word and phrase, simple, perspicuous, and incapable of improvement. What then... | |
 | William Shenstone - 1804 - 218 страници
...and perhaps there is no friendship betwixt the sexes * wholly disunited from a degree of love. VIII. The chief advantage that ancient writers can boast...Every noble truth and sentiment was expressed by the S, former in the natural manner; in word and phrase, simple, perspicuous, and incapable of improvement.... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 страници
...through a propensity of human nature to faney happiness in those schemes which it does not pursue. The chief advantage that ancient writers can boast...owing to simplicity. Every noble truth and sentiment wa» expressed by the former in a natural manner , in word and phrase simple , perspicuous , and incapable... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 страници
...propensity of human nature to fancy happiness in those schemes which- it does not pursue. . '.' .. . The chief advantage that ancient writers can boast...later writers, but affectation, witticism, and conceit ? CHAP, VIII. WHAT a piece of work is man ! how rioble in reason^ " how infinite in faculties ! hi... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 страници
...through a propensity of human nature to fancy happiness in those schemes which it does not pursue. The chief advantage that ancient writers can boast...word and phrase simple, perspicuous, and incapable ofimprovement. What then remained for later writers, but affectation, witticism, and conceit? What... | |
 | 1812 - 314 страници
...mistress: and perhaps there is no friendship betwixt the sexes wholly disunited from a degree of love. 8. The chief advantage that ancient writers can boast...truth and sentiment was expressed by the former in the natural manner; in word and phrase, simple, perspicuous, and incapable of improvement. What then... | |
 | 1812 - 314 страници
...ones, seems owing to simplicity. Every noble truth and sentiment was expressed by the former in the natural manner; in word and phrase, simple, perspicuous,...remained for later writers but affectation, witticism, aijd conceit? 9. One can, now and then, reach an author's head when he stoops ; and, induced by this... | |
 | 1821 - 424 страници
...wholly disunited from a degree of love. The chief advantage that ancient writers can boast over modem ones, seems owing to simplicity. Every noble truth and sentiment was expressed by the former in the natural manner; in word*and phrase, simple, perspicuous, and incapable of improvement. What then... | |
 | W. JILLARD HORT - 1822 - 156 страници
...heaven beholds its image in his breast. The chief advantage of ancient, over modern writers, seems to be simplicity. Every noble truth, and sentiment, was...and incapable of improvement. What then remained for latter writers but affectation, witticism, and conceit ? What a piece of work is man ! How noble in... | |
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The chief advantage that ancient writers can boast over modern ones, seems owing to simplicity. Every noble truth and sentiment was expressed by the former in the natural manner ; in word and phrase, simple, perspicuous, and incapable of improvement.... 
