 | 1751 - 224 Seiten
...Milton's verification, is the elifion of one vowel before another, or the fuppreflion of the laft fyllable of a word ending with a vowel, when a vowel begins the following word ; as, — Knwiedgt Oppreffes elfe with forfeit, and fion turns Wifdam to folly, as nourijhment to wind. This... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1752 - 300 Seiten
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 | 1776 - 478 Seiten
...needs no less Her temp'rance over appetite to know Or measure what the mind may well contain; Oppresses else with surfeit, and soon turns Wisdom to folly', as nourishment to wind. l5a Know then, that after Lucifer from fieav'n (So call him, brighter once amidst the host Of Angels,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 472 Seiten
...of later poets, is the clifion of one vowel before another, or the fuppreflion of the laft fyllable of a word ending with a vowel, when a vowel begins the following word. As Knowledge Opprefles elfe with forfeit, and foon turns W if dona to folly, as nourifhment to wind. This... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 460 Seiten
...of later poets, is the elifion of one vowel before another, or the fuppreffion of the laft fyllable of a word ending with a vowel, when a vowel begins the following word. As Knowledge Opprefles e!fe with furfeit, and foon turns Wifdom to folly, as nourifhment to wind. This... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1791 - 312 Seiten
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 | John Milton - 1795 - 282 Seiten
...less Her temp' ranee over appetite, to know Or measure what the mind may we'-l contain ; Oppresses else with surfeit, and soon turns Wisdom to folly', as nourishment to wind. 130 Know then, tlwt after Lucifer from Heaven (So call him, brighter once amidst the host Of Angels,... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 Seiten
...no less Her temp'rance over appetite to know In measure what the mind may well contain ; Oppresses else with surfeit, and soon turns Wisdom to folly', as nourishment to wind. 130 Know then, that after Lucifer from Heav'n (So call him, brighter once amidst the host Of Angels... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 458 Seiten
...of later poets, is the elifion of one vowel before another, or the fuppreffion of the laft fyllable of a word ending with a vowel, when a vowel begins the following word. As Knowledge — — Oppreflcs elfe with furfeit, and foon turns Wifdom to folly, as nourifhment to wind.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 458 Seiten
...of later poets, is the elifion of one vowel before another, or the fuppreffion of the laft fyllable of a word ending with a vowel, when a vowel begins the following word. As Knowledge—— Opprefies elfe with furfeit, an^ foon turn» \Vifdom to folly, as nourifluncnt to wind.... | |
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But knowledge is as food, and needs no less Her temperance over appetite, to know In measure what the mind may well contain ; Oppresses else with surfeit, and soon turns Wisdom to folly, as nourishment to wind. 
