 A quibble is the golden apple for which he will always turn aside from his career, or stoop from his elevation. A quibble, poor and barren as it is, gave him such delight that he was content to purchase it by the sacrifice of reason, propriety and truth....  The Works of Charles Sumner - Page 399by Charles Sumner - 1877Full view - About this book
 | Several Hands - 1765 - 624 pages
...unfinifhed. A quibble is the golden apple for which he will al ways turn afide from his career, or ftoop from his elevation. A quibble, poor and barren as it is, gave him fuch delight, that he was content to purchafe it, by the facrifice of reafon, propriety and truth.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...enchaining it in fufpenfe, " let but a quibble fpring up before him, and he leaves his work unfinilhed. A quibble is the golden apple for which he will always turn afide from his career, or ftoop from his elevation. A quibble poor and barren as it is, gave him fuch... | |
 | Books - 1765 - 600 pages
...enchaining it in fufpence, let but a quibble fpring up before him, and he leaves his work unrinilhed. A quibble is the golden apple for which he will always turn afide from his career, or {loop from his elevation. A quibble, poor and barren as it is, gave him fuch... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...enchaining it in fufpenfe, let but a quibble fpring up before him, and he leaves his work unfinifhed. A quibble is the golden apple for which he will always turn afide from his career, or floop from his elevation. A quibble poor and barren as it is, gave him fuch... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...enchaining it in fufpenfe, let but a quibble fpring up before him, and he leaves his work unfinished. A quibble is the golden apple for which he will always turn afide from his career, or ftoop from his elevation. A quibble, poor and barren as it is, gave him fuch... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...unfinifhed. A Quibble is tbe golden Apple, for which he will always turn afide from his Career, or ftoop from his Elevation. A Quibble, poor and barren as it is, gave him fuch Delight, that he was content to purchafe it by the Sacrifice of Reafon, Propriety, and Truth.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...enchaining it in Sufpenfe, let but a Quibble fpring up before him,and he leaves his Work unfinifhed. A Quibble is the golden Apple, for which he will always turn afide from his Career, or ftoop from his Elevation. A Quibble, poor and barren as it is, gave him fucli... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...enchaining it in Sufpenfe, let but a Quibble fpring up before him , and he leaves his Work unfinifhed. A Quibble is the golden Apple, for which he will always turn afide from his Career, or ftoop from his Elevation. A Quibble, poor and barren as it is, gave him fuch... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...enchaining it in fufpenfe, let but a quibble fpringup before him, and he leaves his work unfinished. A quibble is the golden apple for which he will always turn afide from his career j or ftoop from his elevation. A quibble, poor and barren as it is, gave him... | |
 | 1784 - 514 pages
...chara£kr) ; "VA quibble is the golden apple ' for which he will always turn afidefromhis career, or iloop from his elevation. A quibble, poor and barren as it is, gave him fuch delight, that he was content to purchafc it, by the facritice of reafon, propriety, and truth.... | |
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