 While he walks like Jack the Giantkiller in a coat of darkness, he may do much mischief with little strength. Novelty captivates the superficial and thoughtless ; vehemence delights the discontented and turbulent. He that contradicts acknowledged truth,...  The Life of the Rev. Robert Newton, D.D. - Page 279by Thomas Jackson - 1855 - 427 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English literature - 1771 - 522 pages
...injudicious admiration miflake the venom of the (haft for the vigour of the bow. He has fometimes fported with lucky malice ; but to him that knows his company, it is not hard to be larcaftic in a matk. While he walks like Jack the Giant-killer in a coat of darknefs, he may do much... | |
 | Several Hands - 1771 - 614 pages
...dogs of foreign or of civil war, ignorant whither they are going, the bow. He has Comctimes fported with lucky malice ; but to him that knows his company, it is not hard to be farca'.Hc in a rmflc. While he walks like Jack the Giant-killer in a coat of darknefs, he may do much... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Falkland Islands - 1771 - 84 pages
...injudicious admiration miftake the venom of the {haft for the vigour of the bow. He has fometimes fported with lucky malice; but to him that knows his. company, it is not hard to be farcaftick in a ma/k. ' While he walks like Jack the Giant-killer in a coat of darknefs, he may do... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 550 pages
...injudicious admiration miftake the venom of the fhaft for the vigour of the bow. He has fometimes fported with lucky malice ; but to him that knows his company, it is not hard to be farcaftick in a mafk. While he walks like Jack the Giant" killer in a coat of darknefs, he may do much... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...injudicious admiration miftake the venom of the fhaft for the vigour of the bow. He has fometimes fported with lucky malice ; but to him that knows his company, it is not hard to be farcaftick in a maik. While he walks like Jack the Giantkiller in a coat of darknefs, he may do much... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 424 pages
...injudicious admiration miftake the venom of the fbaft for the vigour of the bow. He has fometimes fported with lucky malice} but to him that knows his company, it is not hard to be farcaftick in a mafk. While he walks like Jack the Giant-killer in a coat of darknefs, he may do much... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 336 pages
...made his satire felt, but let not injudicious admiration mistake the venom of the shaft for the vigour of the bow. He has sometimes sported with lucky malice...to him that knows his company, it is not hard to be sarcastick in a mask. While he walks, like Jack the Giantkiller, in a coat of darkness, he may do much... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 pages
...made his satire felt, but let not injudicious admiration mistake the venom of the shaft for the vigour of the bow. He has sometimes sported with lucky malice;...to him that knows his company, it is not hard to be sarcastick in a mask. While he walks like Jack the Giant-killer in a coat of darkness, he may do much... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...made his satire felt, but let not injudicious admiration mistake the venom of the shaft for the vigour of the bow. He has sometimes sported with lucky malice;...to him that knows his company, it is not hard to be sarcastick in a mask. While he walks like Jack the Giant-killer in a coat of darkness, he may do much... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...made his satire felt, but let not injudicious admiration mistake the venom of the shaft for the vigour of the bow. He has sometimes sported with lucky malice;...darkness, he may do much mischief with little strength. Novelty captivates the superficial and thoughtless; vehemence delights the discontented and turbulent.... | |
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