 | John Dryden - 1716 - 424 страници
...uneafie 'till I try'd whether or no I was capable of following his Rules, and of reducing the fpeculation into practice. For many a fair Precept in Poetry, is like a feeming Demonftration in the Mathematicks } very fpecious in the Diagram, but failing in the Mechanick Operation. I think I... | |
 | John Dryden - 1716 - 424 страници
...I try'd whether or no I was capable of following his Rules, and of reducing the fpecularion in-. to practice. For many a fair Precept in Poetry, is like a feeming Demonftrarion in the Mathemaricks j very fpecidus in the Diagram, but failing in the Mechanick Operarion.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1743 - 352 страници
...uneafy "till I try'd whether or no I was capable of following his Rules, and of reducing the Speculation into Practice. For many a fair Precept in Poetry is, like a feeming Demonfhation in llie Mathematicks, very fpecious in the Diagram, but failing in the Mechanick Operation.... | |
 | Wentworth Dillon Earl of Roscommon - 1749 - 296 страници
...uneafy till I tried whether or no I was capable of following his rules, and of reducing the fpeculation into practice. For many a fair precept in poetry is, like a faeming demonl'tration in the mathematics, very fpecious in the diagram, but falfe in the mechanic... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 488 страници
...uneafy 'till I try'd whether or no I was capable of following his rules, and of reducing the fpeculation into practice. For many a fair precept in Poetry is, like a feeming demonftration in the Mathematics, very fpecious in the diagram, but failing in the mechanic operation. I think I have... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 страници
...uneafy 'till I try'd whether or no I was capable of following his rules, and of reducing the fpeculation into practice. For many a fair precept in Poetry is, like a feeming demonftration in the Mathematics, very fpecious in the diagram, but failing in the mechanic operation. I think I have... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 386 страници
...whether or no I was capable of following his rules, and of reducing the fpeculation into praftice. For many a fair precept in Poetry is, like a feeming demonftration in the Mathematics, very fpecious in the diagram, but failing in the mechanic operation, I think I have... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 388 страници
...whether or no I was capable of following his rules, and of reducing the fpeculation into praftice. For many a fair precept in Poetry is, like a feeming demonftration in the Mathematics, very fpecious in the diagram, but failing in the mechanic operation, I think I have... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1779 - 342 страници
...was capable of fol"lowing his rules, and of reducing the " {peculation into practice. For many u a fair precept in poetry is like a " feeming. demonftration...ferved his inftructions: I am fure my " reafon is fuffieiently convinced both of •*' their truth and ufefulnefs; which, in " other words, is to confefs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 страници
...till I tried whether or no " I was capable of following his rules, and *' of reducing the fpeculation into practice. " For many a fair precept in poetry is like a " feeming demonftration in mathematicks, " very fpecious in the diagram, but failing *' in the mechanick operation. I think I... | |
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It was my Lord Roscommon's Essay on Translated Verse ; which made me uneasy till I tried whether or no I was capable of following his rules, and of reducing the speculation into practice. For many a fair precept in Poetry is like a seeming demonstration... 
