 He appears, by his modest and unaffected narration, to have described things as he saw them, to have copied nature from the life, and to have consulted his senses, not his imagination. He meets with no basilisks that destroy with their eyes; his crocodiles...  The Parterre - 390 ページ1835全文表示 - この書籍について
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 ページ
...life, and to have confulted his fenfes, not his imagination. He meets with no bafilifks that deftroy with their eyes; his crocodiles devour their prey without tears ; and his * For an account of this book, fbc the Life of Dr. Jobn/oat by the Editor. VOL. IX. F f cataracts cataracts... | |
 | Jerónimo Lobo - 1789 - 520 ページ
...life ; and to have confulted his fenfes not his imagination. He meets with no bafilifks that deftroy with their eyes ; his crocodiles devour their prey...rock without deafening the neighbouring inhabitants. THE reader will here find no regions curfed with irremediable barrennefs, or bleffed with fpontaneous... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 564 ページ
...life, and to have confulted his fenfes, not his imagination. He meets with no bafilifks that deftroy with their eyes, his crocodiles devour their prey without tears, and his cataracts fall from the rocks without deafening the neighbouring inhabitants. "IJge reader will here find no regions curfed... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 554 ページ
...life, and to have confulted his fenfes, not his imagination. He meets with no bafilifks that deftroy with their eyes, his crocodiles devour their prey without tears, and his catarafts fall from the rocks without deafening the neighbouring inhabitants. " The reader will here... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 ページ
..." not his imagination. He meets with no bafi" lifks, that deftroy with their eyes; his cro" codiles devour their prey, without tears ; and " his cataracts...without " deafening the neighbouring inhabitants. The ** reader will here find no regions curfed with ** irremediable barrenaefs, or blefied with fpon"... | |
 | 1792 - 574 ページ
...life; and to have confulted his fcnfcs, not his imagination. He meets with no bafililks, that dcfiroy with their eyes; his crocodiles devour their prey, without tears; and his catafafts fall from the rock, without deafening the neighbouring inhabitants. The reader will here... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 ページ
...should believe him who cannot contradict him. " He appears; by his modest and unaffected narration, to have described things as he saw them, to have copied...prey without tears, and his, cataracts fall from the rocks without deafening the neighbouring inhabitants. " The reader will here find no regions cursed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 422 ページ
...and to have " confulted his fenfes, not his imagination. " He meets with no bafililks, that deftroy " with their eyes ; his crocodiles devour " their prey, without tears ; and his cata" racts fall from the rock, without deafening ** the neighbouring inhabitants. The rea" der will... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 ページ
...to hav^'' confulted his ferifes, not his imagination. '' He meets with no bafiliiks, that deftroy " with their eyes ; his crocodiles devour '' their prey, without tears ; and his cata'' racts fall from the rock, without deafening " the neighbouring inhabitants. The rea" der will... | |
 | James Bruce - 1804 - 518 ページ
...consulted his senses, not his imagination. He meets with no basilisks that destroy with their eyes ; and his cataracts fall from the rock, without -deafening the neighbouring inhabitants." At first reading this passage, I confess I thought it irony. As to what regards the cataract, one of... | |
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