 | History - 1796 - 690 pages
...original import means exility of particles, it taken in its metaphorical meaning for nicety of diftindion. Thofe writers who lay on the watch for novelty could have little hope of greamefs ; for great things can. not have efcaped former obfervation. Their attempts were always analytick... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 358 pages
...Thofe writers who lay on the watqh for novelty could have little hope of greatnefe ;. for greatthings cannot have efcaped .former obfervation. Their attempts...they broke every image into fragments; and could no moce reprefent, by their flender conceits and laboured particularities, the profpects of nature, or... | |
 | Books - 1780 - 596 pages
...import means exility of particles, is taken in its metaphorical meaning for nicety of diftinfiion. Thofe writers who lay on the watch for novelty could...efcaped former obfervation. Their attempts were always anaJytic ; they broke every image into fragments ; and could no more represent, by their (lender conceits... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 590 pages
...import means exility of particles, is taken in its metaphorical meaning for nicety of dillinclion. Thofe writers who lay on the watch for novelty could...efcaped former obfervation. Their attempts were always analytic ; they broke every im;.ge into fragments; and could no more reprefent, by their (lender conceits... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1780 - 726 pages
...import means exility of particles, is taken in its metaphorical meaning for nicety of diftinftion. Thofe writers who lay on the watch for novelty could...greatnefs ; for great things cannot have efcaped former obfeivation. Their attempts were always analytick ; they broke every image into fragments ; and could... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 590 pages
...particles, is taken in its metaphorical meaning for nicety of diAinclion. Thofe writers v, ho layon the watch for novelty could have little hope of greatnefs...efcaped former obfervation. Their attempts were always analytic ; they broke every im.-.ge into fragments; and could no more reprefent, by their Hender conceits... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...im« port means exility of particles, is taken in its metaphorical meaning for nicety of diftinction. Thofe writers who lay on the watch for novelty could...greatnefs; for great things cannot have efcaped former mer obfervation. Their attempts were always analytick; they broke every image into fragments; and could... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...import means exility of particles, is taken in its metaphorical meaning for nicety of diftincYion. Thofe writers who lay on the watch for novelty could have little hope of grcatnds; for great things cannot have efcaped former mer obfervation. Their attempts were always analy--... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...of particles, is taken in its metaphorical meaning for nicety of diftinction. Thofe writers who lie on the watch for novelty could have little hope of greatnefs; for great things cannot haveefcaped former obfervation. Their attempts were always analytick ; they broke every image into... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1795 - 610 pages
...import means exility of particles, is taken in its metaphorical meaning for nicety of diftinction. Thofe writers who lay on the watch for novelty could...broke every image into fragments ; and could no more reprelent, by their flender conceits and laboured particularities, the profpect of nature, or the fcenes... | |
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Their attempts were always analytick: they broke every image into fragments, and could no more represent by their slender conceits and laboured particularities the prospects of... 
