 | Juvenal - Satire - 1735 - 512 pages
...to be taught ; and therefore not to be imitated by him who has it not from Nature: How ealie it is to call Rogue and Villain, and that wittily ! But...without ufing any of thofe opprobrious Terms ! To fpare theGroflhefsof the Namesr and to do the thing yet more feverely, is to draw a full Face, and to make... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pages
...not arrive. It is not reading, it is riot imitation of an author, which can produce his finenefs : it muft be inborn, it muft proceed from a genius,...ufing any of thofe opprobrious terms ! To fpare the groflhefs of 215 the names, and to do the thing yet more feverely, is to draw a full face, and to make... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 476 pages
...could not arrive. It is not reading, it is not imitation of an author, which can produce his finenefe: it muft be inborn, it muft proceed from a genius,...ufing any of thofe opprobrious terms ! To fpare the groflhefs of the names, and to do the thing yet more feverely, is to draw a full face, and to make... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 398 pages
...could not arrive. It is not reading, it is not imitation of an author, which can produce his finenefs : it muft be inborn, it muft proceed from a genius,...man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without out ufing any of thofe opprobrious terms! To fpare the groffhefs of the names, and to do the thing... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 396 pages
...is not to be taught; and therefore not to be imitated by him who has it not from nature : how eaiy is it to call rogue and villain, and that wittily!...man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without out ufing any of thofe opprobrious terms! To fpare the grofTnefs of the names, and to do the thing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 398 pages
...arrive. It is not reading, it is not imitation of an author, which can produce his finenefs : it muft Tae inborn, it muft proceed from a genius, and particular...appear a •fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without ufmg any of '-Vol.. VII. •& -thofc. thofe opprobrious terms ! To fpare the groflhtfs »f the names,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 384 pages
...it muft be inborn, it muft proceed from a genius, and particular way of thinking, which is not tojbe taught; and therefore not to be imitated by him who...fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without ufing any of VOL. VII, O tho'fe thofe opprobrious terms! To fpare the groffnefs of the names, and to do the thing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 390 pages
...which is not to be taught ; and therefore not to be imitated by him who has it not from nature: bow eafy is it to call rogue and villain, and that wittily...ufing any of thofe opprobrious terms ! To fpare the groffhefs of the names, and to do the thing yet more feverely, is to draw a full face, and to make... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 388 pages
...could not arrive. It is not reading, it is not imitation of an author, which can produce his finenefs : it muft be inborn, it muft proceed from a genius,...fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without ufing any of VoL. XXIV. O thofe thofe opprobrious terms ! To fpare the groflhefs of the names, and to do the thing... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...Aviftnefs adds more lively agitation to the (pints, DryJen. \ 103. Delicate Satire not eaftly hit off. How eafy is it to call rogue and villain* and that wittily ! but how hard to mike a nan appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without uling any of thofe opprobrious terms! To... | |
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How easy it is to call rogue and villain, and that wittily! but how hard to make a man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without using any of those opprobrious terms! 
