 | 1738 - 310 pages
...Reader, upon the publifhing of a new Poem, has Wit and Ill-nature enough, to turn feveral Paflages of it into Ridicule, and very often in the right Place. This Mr. Dryden has very agreeably remarked in thofe two celebrated Lines, Errors, litt Straws, uptn the Surface flow 5 He lubt would ftarcb for Pearls... | |
 | English essays - 1729 - 314 pages
...Reader, upon the pubpublifhing of a new Poem, has Wit and Ill-nature enough to turn feveral Pailages of it into Ridicule, and very often in the right Place. This Mr. Dryden has very agree. ably remarked in thofe two celebrated Lines, Errors, like Straws, upon the Surface flow ; Ht... | |
 | William Dodd, Joseph Addison - 1762 - 264 pages
...ordinary Reader, upon the publifhing of a new Poem, has Wit and Ill-nature enough to turn leveral PafTages of it into Ridicule, and very often in the right Place. This Mr Dryden has very agreeably remarked in thofe two celebrated Lines, Errors, like Straws, upon the Surface jl&w ; He w&o would fearch for Pearls... | |
 | John Milton, William Dodd - 1762 - 284 pages
...ordinary Reader, upon the publithing of a new Poem, has Wit and Ill-nature enough to turn feveral Paflages of it into Ridicule, and very often in the right Place. This Mr DryJen has very agreeably remarked in thole two celebrated Lines, Errors, like Straws, upon the Surface... | |
 | John Milton - 1763 - 670 pages
...ordinary reader, upon the publiOiing of a new poem, has wit and ill-nature enough to turn fcveral paffagcs of it into ridicule, and very often in the right place. This Mr. Dryden has very cgrceably remarked in thofe two celebrated lines, Errors, like ftraws, upon the furface flow ; He who... | |
 | English poetry - 1776 - 478 pages
...publifhing of a new poem, has wit and illnature enough to turn feveral paflages of it into ridi • cule, and very often in the right place. This Mr. Dryden has very agreeably remarked in thofe two celebrated lines, Errors, like ftraws, upon the furface flow"; He who would iearch for pearls... | |
 | 1778 - 336 pages
...ordinary reader, upon the publifhirg of a new poem, has wit and ill-nature enough to turn feveral paflages of it into ridicule, and very often in the right place. This Mr. Dryden has very agreeably remarked in thofe two celebrated lines, " Errors, like ftraws, upon the furface flow ; " He who would fearch for... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...that we find every ordmary reader, upon the publishing of a ne'.v poem, has wit and ill-nature enough to turn several passages of it into ridicule, and very often in the right pl:u e. This Mr. Dryden has very agreeably remarked in those two celebrated lines, Errors, like straws,... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 372 pages
...that we find every ordinary reader, upon the publishing of a new poem, has wit and ill-nature enough to turn several passages of it into ridicule, and...Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow ; " He that would search for pearls, mu*t dive below/' A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...that we find every ordinary reader, upon the publishing of a new poem, has wit and ill-nature enough to turn several passages of it into ridicule, and...place. This Mr. Dryden has very agreeably remarked in those two celebrated lines : Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow ; He who would search for pearls,... | |
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Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls, must dive below. 
