 | Shiukichi Shigemi - Botanists - 1889 - 508 pages
...associated, in the works of the early English writers. " A quibble," says Dr. Johnson, " is to Shakspeare, what luminous vapours are to the traveller ; he follows...malignant power over his mind, and its fascinations are irresistable. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disquisition, whether he be enlarging knowledge... | |
 | James Mercer Garnett - English literature - 1890 - 730 pages
...traveller : he follows it at all adventures ; it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to engulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over...irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disposition, whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection, whether he be amusing attention... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - American essays - 1900 - 462 pages
...traveler; he follows it at all adventures; it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to engulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over...irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disposition, whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection, whether he be amusing attention... | |
 | Charles Sumner - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1900 - 384 pages
...dramatist: "He follows it at all adventures ; it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to ingulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over his mind, and its fascinations are irresistible A quibble is the golden apple for which he will always turn aside from his career, or stoop from his... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler - American essays - 1900 - 454 pages
...mind, and its fascinations are irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disposition, whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection,...whether he be amusing attention with incidents, or enchaining it in suspense, let but a quibble spring up before him, and he leaves his work unfinished.... | |
 | David Nichol Smith - 1903 - 434 pages
...traveller : he follows it at all adventures ; it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to engulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over...whether he be amusing attention with incidents, or enchaining it in suspense, let but a quibble spring up before him, and he leaves his work unfinished.... | |
 | David Nichol Smith - 1903 - 450 pages
...traveller : he follows it at all adventures ; it is sure ' to lead him out of his way, and sure to engulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over...whether he be amusing attention with incidents, or enchaining it in suspense, let but a quibble spring up before him, and he leaves his work unfinished.... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - Digital images - 1905 - 422 pages
...traveller: he follows it at all adventures; it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to engulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over...disquisition, whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalt10 ing affection, whether he be amusing attention with incidents or enchaining it in suspense,... | |
 | Beverley Ellison Warner - Drama - 1906 - 328 pages
...traveller; he follows it at all adventures; it N/ is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to engulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over...irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disquisitions, whether he be enlarging knowledge, or exalting affection, whether he be amusing attention... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1908 - 254 pages
...traveller ; he follows it at all adventures ; it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to engulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over...whether he be amusing attention with incidents, or enchaining it in suspense, let but a quibble spring up before him, and he leaves his work unfinished.... | |
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A quibble is to Shakespeare what luminous vapours are to the traveller; he follows it at all adventures; it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to engulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over his mind, and its fascinations are irresistible. 
