 But God be thanked, his pride is greater than his ignorance, and what he wants in knowledge he supplies by sufficiency. When he has looked about him, as far as he can, he concludes there is no more to be seen ; when he is at the end of his line he is...  An Abridgment of Lectures on Rhetorick - Strona 77autor: Hugh Blair - 1805 - Liczba stron: 264Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | William Temple - 1731 - Liczba stron: 506
...in that ihort Satyr, Vain Man would Jain be wife, -when be is born like a Wild Afs's Colt. But, pod be thanked, his Pride is greater than his Ignorance ; and what he wants in Knowledge, he fupplies by Sufficiency. When he has looked about him as far as he can, he concludes there is no more to be feen;... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1784 - Liczba stron: 412
...pronouncing it. Let us obferve now, on the contrary, the grace of the following paffage,. from Sir WiM&m Temple, .in which .he. fpeaks farcaftically of man...When he has looked " about him, as far as he can, he con" eludes there is no more to be feen ; " when he is at the end of his line, he " is at the bottom... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1787 - Liczba stron: 482
...William Temple, glides along, and the graceful intervals at which the paufes are placed. He is (peaking farcaftically of man : " But " God be thanked, his pride is greater than ** his Jignorance, and what he wants in knowr " ledge, he fupplies by fufficiency. When " he has looked about... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1793 - Liczba stron: 518
...and the graceful intervals at which the paufes are placed. He is fpeaking farcaitically of man L " but God be thanked, his *' pride is greater than his...ignorance, and what " he wants in knowledge, he fupplies by fufficien" cy. When he has looked about him, as far as *' he can, he concludes, there is no more to... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1801 - Liczba stron: 374
...breath in pronouncing it. Let us obferve now, on the contrary, the grace of the following paffage, from Sir William Temple, in which he fpeaks farcaftically...But, " God be thanked, his pride is greater than his igno" ranee ; and what he wants in knowledge, he fup" plies by fufficiency. When he has looked about... | |
 | John Walker - 1801 - Liczba stron: 424
...contrary, the grace of the following passage, from Sir William Temple, in which he speaks sarcastically of man. " But, God be thanked. " his pride is greater...his ignorance; and " what he wants in knowledge, he supplies by " sufficiency. When he has looked about him, *' as far as he can, he concludes there is... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1802 - Liczba stron: 328
...flretch of breath in pronouncing it. On the contrary let us obferve the grace of the following paflkge from Sir William Temple, in which he fpeaks farcaftically...and, what " he wants in knowledge, he fupplies by fufficien" cy. When he has looked about him as far, as " he can, he concludes there is no more to be... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - Liczba stron: 350
...different members are proportionally arranged. Temple, speaking sarcastically of man, says ; " But his pride is greater than his ignorance, and what he wants in .knowledge he supplies by sufficiency. When lie has looked about him as far. as he can, he concludes there is no... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1807 - Liczba stron: 406
...glides along,, and the graceful intervals at which the pauses are placed. He is speaking sarcastically of man : "But, God be thanked, his " pride is greater...his ignorance, and what he wants in" knowledge, he supplies by sufficiency. When he has looked " about him, as far as he can, he concludes, there is no... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1808 - Liczba stron: 330
...observe the grace of the following passage from \ Sir William Temple, in which he speaks sarcastically of man. " But, God be thanked, his pride is greater...than his ignorance ; and, what he wants in knowledge, M he supplies by sufficiency. When he has looked about " him as far as he can, he concludes there is... | |
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