 | 1774 - 390 pagina’s
...that he was always ftarting into collateral Confiderations : But the Spirit and Vigour of his Purfuit always gives Delight ; and the Reader follows him, without Reluctance, through his Mazes, . in, themfelves flowery and plcafirig, and ending at the Point originally in View. • . To have great Excellencies... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pagina’s
...he was" always' ftarting into collateral confiderations : but the Ipirit and vigour of his purfuit always gives delight; and the reader follows him, without reluctance, through. his mazes, in themfelves flowery and pleafing, and ending at the point originally in view. " Td have great excellences... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 558 pagina’s
...that he was always ftarting into collateral confi derations : but the fpirit and vigour of his purfuit always gives delight; and the reader follows -him, without reluctance, through his mazes, in themfelves flowery and pleafmg, and ending at the point originally in view. 1 '" To have great excellences... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 548 pagina’s
...before him, that he lost one by grasping another. His memory snpplied him with so many illnstrations, parallel or dependent notions, that he was always starting into collateral considerations : bnt the spirit and vigonr of his pnrsnit always gives delight ; and the reader follows him, withont... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 504 pagina’s
...there started up immediately so many images before him, th.it he lost one by grasping -mother. Kis memory supplied him with so many illustrations, parallel...and pleasing, and ending at the point originally in view.—To have great excellencies, and great faults, * magrue virtutes nee minora vitia, is the poesy,'... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 504 pagina’s
...mind, there started up immediately so many images before him, that he lost one by grasping another. His memory supplied him with so many illustrations,...in themselves flowery and pleasing, and ending at th« point originally in view. — To have great excellencies, and great faults, ' magn<e virtutes... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 508 pagina’s
...mind, there started up immediately so many images before him, that he lost one by grasping another. His memory supplied him with so many illustrations,...the reader follows him, without reluctance; through bjs VOL. VII. L in themselves flowery and pleasing, and ending at the point originally in view. —... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 532 pagina’s
...than explain it, as urthritical analogic for parts that serve some animals in the place of joints. with so many illustrations, parallel or dependent...pleasing, and ending at the point originally in view. His style is, indeed, a tissue of many languages ; a mixture of heterogeneous words, brought together... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 pagina’s
...there started up immediately so many images before him, that he lost one by grasping another. Hi« ; But unextinguieh'd Avarice tbe spirit and vigour of his pursuit always gives delight ; and the reader fallows him, without reluctance,... | |
 | Samuel Felton - 1830 - 270 pagina’s
...mind, there started up immediately so many images before him, that he lost one by grasping another. His memory supplied him with so many illustrations,...follows him, without reluctance, through his mazes, of themselves flowery and pleasing, and ending at the point originally in view. There remains yet an... | |
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... cultivated with success. His exuberance of knowledge, and plenitude of ideas, sometimes obstruct the tendency of his reasoning, and the clearness of his decisions : on whatever subject he employed his mind, there started up immediately so many images... 
