 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
 | Joseph Addison - 1889 - 556 Seiten
...wonderfully pleasing, and perhaps perfect in its kind. Our general taste in England is for epigram, turns nf wit, and forced conceits, which have no manner of influence, either for trip, rip.ttering or enlarging the mind pf him whl .reads them, and have >IPPTI cm-pfally avoided hy... | |
 | William Wheeler - 1892 - 200 Seiten
...proper province of " mixt wit." 101-2-2 ; 102-1-2. Vavassor's book on. 102-2-n. "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 1 the Ancients and Moderns. I have endeavoured in several of my Speculations... | |
 | A. Meserole - 1896 - 450 Seiten
...mind to the reader, whicfr) few of the critics beside 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,... | |
 | George Gregory Smith - 1898 - 320 Seiten
...of Mind to the Reader, which few of the Criticks besides Longinus have considered, Our general Taste in England is for Epigram, turns of Wit, and forced Conceits, which have no manner of Influence No, 409. Influence, either for the bettering or enlarging the Mind 7huffgay' of him who reads them,... | |
 | George Gregory Smith - 1898 - 316 Seiten
...of Mind to the Reader, which few of the Criticks besides Longinus have considered, Our general Taste in England is for Epigram, turns of Wit, and forced Conceits, which have no manner of No, 409, Influence, either for the bettering or enlarging the Mind ? huf fo ay ' of him. who reads... | |
 | Emil Saudé - 1906 - 88 Seiten
...writers of comedy is to please" (Tatl. No. 165), während er am Epigramm bedauert, daß es besitze „no manner of influence either for the bettering or enlarging the mind" (Spect., No. 409). Diese Philisterart steht auf der Höhe der Kritik, die sich Thomas Rymer über Shakespeares... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 744 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 endeavored, in several of my speculations,... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 752 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 endeavored, in several of my speculations,... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 754 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 endeavored, in several of my speculations,... | |
 | William Frank Bryan, Ronald Salmon Crane - 1916 - 540 Seiten
...of mind to the reader, which few of the critics beside 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,... | |
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