 | Alexander Pope - 1787 - 340 ページ
..." in the preface to his works : That wit and fine wri'" ting doth not confift fo much in advancing things " that are new, as in giving things that are...who live in. " the latter ages of the world, to make obfervations " in crittcifrrr, morality, or any art or fcience, which " have not been touched upon... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 328 ページ
...upon in the pre" face to his works : that wit and fine writing doth " not confift fo much in advancing things that are " new, as in giving things that are known an agree" able turn. It is impoffible for us, who live in the " latter ages of the world, to make obfervations... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 ページ
...aagreeabíe turn. It is impoffibe for os, who live in the latter ages of the world, to mak e obfervation* in criticifm, morality, or any art or fcience, which have not been touched upon by others ; we have litttle elfe leí: us, but to reprefent the; common fenfe of mankind in more ftrong, more beautiful,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 264 ページ
...upon in the Preface to his Works, that wit *' and fine writing do not confift fo much in advancing " things that are new, as in giving things that are...who " live in the latter ages of the world, to make obler" vations in criticifin, morality, or any art and fci" ence which have not been touched upon by... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 236 ページ
...enlarged upon in the Preface to his Work"; that wit and fine wriring duth not confift fo much in advancing things that are new, as .in giving things that are known an agreeable turn. Jt is impoflible for us, who live in the latter ages of the world, to make obfervations in criticifm,... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 480 ページ
...to his Works; that wit and fine " writing doth not consist so much in advancing " tilings that ate new, as in giving things "that are known an agreeable turn. It is im" possible for us, wlio live in the hitter ages cf " the world, to make observations in criticism,... | |
 | 1796 - 500 ページ
...advancing " things that are new, as in giving things " that are known an agreeable turn. It is im" possible for us, who live in the latter ages of " the world, to make observations in criticism, " morality, or any art or science, which have " not been touched upon by... | |
 | 1803 - 412 ページ
...enlarged upon in the preface to his works, that wit and fine writing do not consist so much in advancing: things that are new, as in giving things that are known an agreeable turn. It is impossible for us, whu live in the latter ages of the world, to make observations in criticism, morality,... | |
 | 1803 - 372 ページ
...enlarged upon in the preface to his works, that wit and fine writing do not consist so much in advancing things that are new, as in giving things that are known, an agreeable turn. It is impossible for us, who live in the latter ages of the world, to make observations in criticism, morality,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 ページ
...upon in the preface to his works, that " wit and fine writing do not consist so much in ad" vancing things that are new, as in giving things that " are known an agreeable turn. It is impossible for " us, who live in the latter ages of the world, to make " observations in criticism,... | |
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And here give me leave to mention what Monsieur Boileau has so well enlarged upon in the preface to his works: That wit and fine writing doth not consist so much in advancing things that are new, as in giving things that are known an agreeable turn. 
