 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...revival. Erasmus, v. 693. Vida, v. 705. Boileau, v. 714. Lord Boscommon, &c. T. 725. Conclusion. Tis hard to say if greater want of skill appear in writing...sense: some few in that, but numbers err in this, wrong for one who writes amiss ; : once himself alone expose ; verse makes many more in prose, our... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...revival. Erasmus, v. 693. Vida, v. 705. Boileau, v. 714. Lord Boscommon, &c. v. 725. Conclusion. Tis hard to say if greater want of skill appear in writing...offence to tire our patience than mislead our sense: ten censure wrong for one who writes amiss ; a fool might once himself alone expose; now one in verse... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...revival. Erasmus, v. 693. Vida, v. 705. Boileau, v. 714. Lo'd Boscommon, &c- 7. 725. Conclusion. Tis hard to say if greater want of skill appear in writing...offence to tire our patience than mislead our sense: -f--f^f^~t^ff^ ten censure wrong for one who writes amiss ; a fool might once himself alone expose;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 668 pages
...maculabit prava decoram. tlis utter cocas mees, illaqueata schularum А У ESSAY ОУ CRITICISM. 'Tishard to say, if greater want of skill Appear in writing...judging ill ; But of the two, less dang*rous is th' ofience Totire our patience, than mislead cúrsense. Some few in that, but numbers err in this. Ten... | |
 | John Quincy Adams - 1810 - 446 pages
...that of oratory. Pope has very justly represented this contagion of judgments without reflection. 'Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill Appear in writing, or in judging ill ; But of the two less heinous is the offence To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Some few in that, but numbers... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 538 pages
...ver. 705. Koilcau, ver. 714. Lord RoscommoH, &.c. ,ver. 725. Conclusion. JESS J У OV CRITICISM. Tu hard to say, if greater want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill ; But of the two, less dangerous is th' offene« To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Some few in that, hut numbers... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...prava decoram. His inter cax-us mcns illaijueata schularum AH ESSAY ox CRITICISE. ''fa hard to nay, if greater want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill ; But of the two, lets dang*rous is th' offence To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Some few in that, but numbers... | |
 | John Walker - 1810 - 394 pages
...antithesis, the opposite parts of which are always emphatical. Thus in the following couplet from Pope : 'Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill. The words writing and judging are opposed to each other, and are therelore the emphatical words : where... | |
 | John Walker - 1810 - 402 pages
...antithesis, the opposite parts of which are always emphatical. Thus in the following couplet from Pope : 'Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill. The words writing andjudging are opposed to each other, and are thereiorethe emphatical words : wr~3... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...vcr. 714. Lord Roscommon, &c. vcr. 725. Conclusion. ESSAY (XV CRITIC I W. Til hard to say, if greatrr want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill ; But of the two, k-ss dangerous is th' offence. to tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Sonic fc.w in that, but... | |
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Ten Censure wrong for one who Writes amiss; A Fool might once himself alone expose, Now One in Verse makes many more in Prose. 
