 Our general taste in England is for epigram, turns of wit, and forced conceits, which have no manner of influence either for the bettering or enlarging the mind of him who reads them, and have been carefully avoided by the greatest writers, both among...  Harrison's British Classicks - Seite 8111786Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1854 - 474 Seiten
...of mind to the reader, which few of the critics besides Longinus have considered. Our general taste in England is for epigram, turns of wit, and forced...reads them, and have been carefully avoided by the greatest writers, both among the ancients and moderns. I have endeavoured, in several of my speculations,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 710 Seiten
...besides Longinus have considered. Our general taste in England is for epigram, turns of wit, and foreed conceits, which have no manner of influence, either...reads them, and have been carefully avoided by the greatest writers, both among the ancients and moderns. I have endeavoured in several of my speculations... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 726 Seiten
...of mind to the reader, which few of the critics besides Longinus have considered. Our general taste in England is for epigram, turns of wit, and forced conceits, which have no manner of influence, cither for the bettering or enlarging the mind of him who reads them, and have been carefully avoided... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 704 Seiten
...of mind to the reader, which few of the critics besides Longinus have considered. Our general taste in England is for epigram, turns of wit, and forced...reads them, and have been carefully avoided by the greatest writers, both among the ancients and moderns. I have endeavoured in several of my speculations... | |
 | Henry Hegart Breen - 1862 - 164 Seiten
...animadverted on the prevalence, in his time, of this objectionable " jocandi genus :" " Our general taste in England is for epigram, turns of wit, and forced...conceits, which have no manner of influence either for bettering or enlarging the mind of him who reads them, and have been carefully avoided by the greatest... | |
 | 1865 - 550 Seiten
...supply its place with all the extravagances of an irregular fancy." And again, " Our general taste in England is for epigram, turns of wit, and forced...reads them, and have been carefully avoided by the greatest writers, both among the ancients and moderns. I have endeavoured, in several of my speculations,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1870 - 688 Seiten
...of mind to the reader, which few of the eritics besides Longinus have considered. Our general taste in England is for epigram, turns of wit, and forced...reads them, and have been carefully avoided by the greatest writers, both among the ancients and moderns. I have endeavoured in several of my speculations... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1875 - 584 Seiten
...of mind to the reader, which few of the critics besides Longinus have considered. Our general taste in England is for epigram, turns of wit, and forced...reads them, and have been carefully avoided by the greatest writers both among the ancients and moderns. I have endeavoured in several of my specula20... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1875 - 576 Seiten
...of mind to the reader, which few of the critics besides Longinus have considered. Our general taste in England is for epigram, turns of wit, and forced...reads them, and have been carefully avoided by the greatest writers both among the ancients and moderns. I have endeavoured in several of my specula20... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1879 - 250 Seiten
...mind to the reader, which few of the critics, besides Longinus, have considered. Our general taste, in England, is for epigram, turns of wit, and forced...reads them, and have been carefully avoided by the greatest writers, both among the ancients and moderns. I have endeavored, in several of my speculations,... | |
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