 ... in vain ? He had infused into it much knowledge and much thought ; had often polished it to elegance, often dignified it with splendour, and sometimes heightened it to sublimity : he perceived in it many excellences, and did not discover that it wanted...  Writings - Strona 274autor: Thomas De Quincey - 1864Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - Liczba stron: 714
...knowledge and much thought'; hsid often polished h to elfgance, often dignified it with splendour, and sometimes heightened it to sublimity : he perceived in it many excellences, and did net discover that it wanted that without which all others are of small avail, the power of engaging... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - Liczba stron: 716
...much knowledge and much thought ; had often polished it to elegance, often digniHed it with splendour, and sometimes heightened it to sublimity : he perceived in it many excellences, and did not discover that it wanted that without which all others PTC of small avail, the power of engaging attention... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - Liczba stron: 520
...and sometimes heightened it to suhlimity: he perceived in it many excellencies, and did not discover that it wanted that without which all others are of...power of engaging attention and alluring curiosity. Tediousness is the most fatal of all faults; negligences or errors are single and local, hut tediousness... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - Liczba stron: 422
...and sometimes heightened it to sublimity t he perceived in it many excellences, and did not discover that it wanted that without which all others are of...power of engaging attention and alluring curiosity. Tediousness is the most fatal of all faults ; negligences or errors are single and local, but tediousnesS... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - Liczba stron: 596
...and sometimes heightened it to sublimity: he perceived in it many excellences, and did not discover, that it wanted that without which all others are of small avail, the power of encaging attention and alluring curiosity. Tediousness is the most fatal of all faults ; negligences... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - Liczba stron: 494
...much knowledge and much thought; had often polished it to elegance, often dignified it with splendour, and sometimes heightened it to sublimity ; he perceived in it many excellences, and did not discover that it wanted that without which all others are of small avail, the power of engaging attention... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - Liczba stron: 582
...much knowledge and much thought; had often polished it to elegance, often dignified it with splendour, and sometimes heightened it to sublimity: he perceived in it many excellences, and did not discover, that it wanted that without which all others are of small avail, the power of engaging attention... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - Liczba stron: 598
...much thought; had often polished it to elegance, often dignified it with splendour, and «ometimes heightened it to sublimity: he perceived in it many excellences, and did not discover, that it wanted that without which all others are of small avail, the power *f engaging attention... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - Liczba stron: 380
...knowledge and much thought ; had often polished it to elegance, often dignified it with splendour, and sometimes heightened it to sublimity : he perceived in it many excellences, and did not discover that it wanted that without which all others are of small avail, the power of engaging attention... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - Liczba stron: 378
...knowledge and much thought ; had often polished it to elegance, often dignified it with splendour, and sometimes heightened it to sublimity : he perceived in it many excellences, and did not discover that it wanted that without which all others are of small avail, the power of engaging attention... | |
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