 I have endeavoured to choose such fables, both ancient and modern, as contain in each of them some instructive moral ; which I could prove by induction, but the way is tedious ; and they leap foremost into sight, without the reader's trouble of looking...  The Poetical Works of John Dryden - 183 ページJohn Dryden 著 - 1832全文表示 - この書籍について
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 ページ
...contain in each of them some instructive moral, which I could prove by induction, but the way is tedious, and they leap foremost into sight, without the reader's trouble of looking after them. I wish J could affirm with a safe conscience, that I had taken the same care in all my former writings; for... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 620 ページ
...contain in each of them some instructive moral, which I could prove by induction, but the way is tedious, and they leap foremost into sight, without the reader's trouble of looking after them. 1 wish I could affirm with a safe conscience, that I hid taken the same care in all my former writings;... | |
 | Cornelius Tuthill - 1820 - 418 ページ
...had taken care to select such fictions, as contained an instructive moral. " I wish" says he " that I could affirm with a safe conscience, that I had...what Horace says of good numbers without good sense, Versus inopes rcrum, nugaeque conorae." This we do not offer as a plea for the licentiousness of his... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 ページ
...in each of them some instructive moral ; which I could prove by induction, but the way is tedious, and they leap foremost into sight, without the reader's...what Horace says of good numbers without good sense, Versus inopcn rerwm, nugceque canorec. Thus far, I hope, I am right in court, without renouncing to... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 ページ
...in each of them some instructive moral ; which I could prove by induction, but the way is tedious, and they leap foremost into sight, without the reader's...them. I wish I could affirm, with a safe conscience, Cat I had taken the same care in all my former writings ; for it must be owned, that supposing verses... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 ページ
...in each of them some instructive moral ; which I could prove by induction, but the way is tedious ; and they leap foremost into sight, without the reader's...what Horace says of good numbers without good sense, versus inopes rerum, nugaque canorce. Thus far, I hope, I am right in court, without renouncing to... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 482 ページ
...in each of them some instructive moral, which I could prove by induction, but the way is tedious ; and they leap foremost into sight, without the reader's...any thing which shocks religion, or good manners, (hey are at best what Horace says of good numbers without good sense, Versus i nope 8 rerum, nugzeque... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 478 ページ
...without the reader's trouhle of looking after them. l wish I could affirm with a safe conscience, that l had taken the same care in all my former writings ; for it must he owned, that supposing verses an, never so heautiful or pleasing, yet if they contain any thing which... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 480 ページ
...induction, hut the way is tedious ; and they leap foremost into sight, without the reader's trouhle of looking after them. I wish I could affirm with...same care in all my former writings ; for it must he owned, that supposing verses are new so heautiful or pleasing, yet if they contain any thing which... | |
 | John Dryden - 1867 - 556 ページ
...moral, which I could prove by induction, but the way is tedious ; and they leap foremost into eight, , Whose oath with martyrdom did Stephen grace! Ours...then, His tribe were God Almighty's gentlemen. '* anything which shocks religion, or good manners, they are at best what Horace says of good numbers... | |
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