| Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 596 pages
...Ac fcheme was taken, how it was improved, by what affiftance if was executed, ancf from what ftores the materials were collected, whether its founder...quarries of nature, or demolished other buildings to embeflifh his own. This inquiry has been, indeed, not wholly negkfted, "Wi perhaps, profecuted with... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...the structure through all its varieties, to the simplicity of its first plan ; to find what was first projected, whence the scheme was taken, how it was...demolished other buildings to embellish his own.' Is this the language of one who wished to blast the laurels of Milton'? Though Johnson's circumstances... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...the structure through all its varieties, to the simplicity of its first plan ; to find what was first projected, whence the scheme was taken, how it was...demolished other buildings to embellish his own.' Is this the language of one who wished to blast the laurels of Milton'? Though Johnson's circumstances... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...the structure through all its varieties, to the simplicity of its first plan ; to find what was first projected, whence the scheme was taken, how it was...demolished other buildings to embellish his own." — Is this the language of one who wished to blast the laurels of Milton ? Though Johnson's circumstances... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pages
...the fcheme was taken, how it was improved, by what affiftance it was executed, and from what ftores the materials were collected, whether its founder...quarries of nature, or demolished other buildings to embellifh his own.. This inquiry has been, indeed, not wholly neglected, nor, perhaps, profecuted with... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1802 - 614 pages
...the structure through all its varieties to the simplicity of its first plan ; to find what was first projected, whence the scheme was taken, how it was...demolished other buildings to embellish his own." I may venture to add, that in such inquiries patience \vill be invigorated rather than dispirited;... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1802 - 612 pages
...the structure through all its varieties to the simplicity of its first plan ; to find what was first projected, whence the scheme was taken, how it was...assistance it was executed, and from what stores the materialswere collected ; whether its founder dug them from the quarries of Nature, or, demolished... | |
| 1802 - 886 pages
...what assistance it was exc' cuted, and from what stores the ' materials were collected ; whe' ther its founder dug them from the ' quarries of Nature,...demolished ' other buildings to embellish his ' own.' I may venture to add that, in such inquiries, patience will be Invigorated rather than dispirited;... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 360 pages
...structure, through all its varieties, to the simplicity of its first plan ; to find what was first projected, whence the scheme was taken, how it was...or demolished other buildings to embellish his own. This inquiry has been, indeed, not wholly neglected, nor, perhaps, prosecuted with the care and diligence... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 350 pages
..."to trace back the structure, through all its. " varieties, to the simplicity of the first plan ; " to find what was projected, whence the " scheme was...collected ; " whether its founder dug them from the quar" ries of nature^ or demolished other buildings " to embellish his own." These were the motives... | |
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