 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 522 ページ
...who has more frequent need to folicit than exclude the fun ; but Pope's excavation was requifite as an entrance to his garden, and, as fome men try to...inconvenience, and vanity produced a grotto where neceflity enforced a paflage. It may be frequently remarked of the ftudious and fpeculative, that they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 418 ページ
...than ex-clude the fun; but Pope's excavation was requifite as an entrance to his gar, andj as fomemen try to be proud of their defects, he extracted an...inconvenience, and vanity produced a grotto where neceflity enforced a paffage. It may be frequently remarked of the ftudious and fpeculative, that they... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 396 ページ
...excavation was rcquifite as an entrance to his garden., and, as fame men try to be proud of their defeats, he extracted an ornament from an inconvenience, and...vanity produced a grotto where neceffity enforced a naffage. It may be frequently remarked of the ftudious and fpeculative, that they are proud of trifles,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 ページ
...who has more frequent need to folicit than exclude the fun ; but Pope's excavation was requifite as an entrance to his garden, and, as fome men try to be proud of their defecls, he extracted an ornament from an inconvenience, and vanity produced a grotto where neceffity... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 ページ
...frequent need to folicit than exclude the fun ; but Pope's excavation was requifite as an entrance t/p his garden, and, as fome men try to be proud of their defeats, he extracted an orna,ment from an inconvenience, and vanity. produced a grotto where neceflity... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 504 ページ
...excavation was requifite as an entrance to his garden, and, as fome men try to be proud of their defeats, he extracted an ornament from an inconvenience, and...vanity produced a grotto where neceffity enforced a palTage. It may be frequently remarked of the ftudious and fpeculative, that they are proud of trifles,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 ページ
...excavation was requifite* as an entrance to his garden, and, as fome men try to fee proud of their defeats, he extracted an ornament from an inconvenience, and...fpeculative, that. they are proud of trifles, and that their amufementi feem frivolous and childifh; whether it be that men confcious of great reputation think... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 ページ
...than exclude the sun, but Pope's excavation was requisite as an entrance to his garden, and, as some men try to be proud of their defects, he extracted...inconvenience, and vanity produced a grotto where necessity forced a passage. It may be frequently remarked of the studious and speculative, that they... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 ページ
...than exclude the sun, but Pope's excavation was requisite as an entrance to his garden, and, as some men try to be proud of their defects, he extracted...inconvenience, and vanity produced a grotto where necessity forced a passage. It may be frequently remarked of the studious and speculative, that they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 ページ
...than exclude the sun ; but Pope's excavation was requisite as an entrance to his garden, and, as some men try to be proud of their defects, he extracted...inconvenience, and vanity produced a grotto where necessity enforced a passage. It may be frequently remarked of the .studious and speculative, that... | |
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A grotto is not often the wish or pleasure of an Englishman, who has more frequent need to solicit than exclude the sun ; but Pope's excavation was requisite as an entrance to his garden, and, as some men try to be proud of their defects, he extracted... 
