 | 1796 - 500 pages
...give me leave to mention " what Mons: Boileau has so well enlarged upon " in the Preface to his Works; that wit and fine " writing doth not consist so much in advancing " things that are new, as in giving things " that are known an agreeable turn. It is im" possible for us, who live in the latter ages of... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 480 pages
...give me leave to mention " what Mons: Bcileau has so well enlarged upon "in the Preface to his Works; that wit and fine " writing doth not consist so much in advancing " tilings that ate new, as in giving things "that are known an agreeable turn. It is im" possible for... | |
 | 1803 - 372 pages
...Monsieur Boileau has so very well enlarged upon in the preface to his works, that wit and fine writing do not consist so much in advancing things that are new, as in giving things that are known, an agreeable turn. It is impossible for us, who live in the latter ages of the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...Monsieur Boileau has so very well enlarged upon in the preface to his works, that wit and fine writing do not consist so much in advancing things that are new, as in giving things that are known an agreeable turn. It is impossible for us, who live in the latter ages of the... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1805 - 696 pages
...nobles.' ^•MV PLAGIARISM. ingenious and candid ВоПеаи has said, in the preface to Ids works, that wit and fine writing doth not consist so much in advancing things that are new, as in giving tilings that are known an agree-' able turn. Mr. Addison, who quotes and applauds the passage, adds,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...mention what Mons. Boileati has so well enlarged upon in the Preface to his Works; that wit and line writing doth not consist so much in advancing things that are new, as in giving things that arc known an agreeakle turn. It is impossible for us, who live in the latter ages of the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...Monsienr I'oi'" leau has so well enlarged upon in the Preface " to his Works, that wit and fine writing do not ' consist so much in advancing things that are " new, as in giving things that are known an " agreeable turn. It is impossible for us wbo live " in the latter ages of... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...give me leave to mention what Mons. Boileau has so well enlarged upon in the Preface to his Works ; that wit and fine writing doth not consist so much in advancing things that are new, as in giving things that are known an agreeable tarn. It is impossible for us, who live in the latter ages of the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...give me leave to mention what Monsieur Boileau has so well enlarged upon in the preface to his works ; that wit and fine writing doth' not consist so much in advancing things that are new, as in giving things that are known an agreeable turn. It is impossible for us. who live in tb.e litter ages-of the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 514 pages
...leave to mention what Monsieur Boileau has so very well enlarged upon in the preface to his works, that wit and fine writing doth not consist so much in advancing things that are new, as in giving things that are known an agreeable turn. It is impossible for us, who live in the latter ages of the... | |
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Boileau has so very well enlarged upon in the preface to his works, that wit and fine writing doth not consist so much in advancing things that are new, as in giving things that are known an agreeable turn. 
