English, a glowing bold expression, and to turn it into ridicule by a cold ill-natured criticism. A little wit is equally capable of exposing a beauty, and of aggravating a fault; and though such a treatment of an author naturally produces indignation... The Spectator - Strona 1541729Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
| John Milton - 1750 - Liczba stron: 674
...upon what he calls verbum ardens, or, as it may be rendered into Englifh, a glowing bold expreffion, and to turn it into ridicule by a cold illnatured...author naturally produces indignation in the mind of an underftandr ine reader, it has however its effect among the generality of thof« whofe hands it falls... | |
| John Milton - 1750 - Liczba stron: 666
...opou what he calls verbum ardens, or, as it may be rendered into Englifli, a glowing bold exprcffion, and to turn it into ridicule by a cold illnatured...aggravating a fault; and though fuch a treatment of an . ...or naturally produces indignation in the mind of an underllanding reader, it has however its effect... | |
| John Milton, William Dodd - 1762 - Liczba stron: 284
...upon what he calls Verbum ardeni, or, as it may be rendered into Etiglijh, a glciuing bold Exprejjion, and to turn it into Ridicule by a cold ill-natured...Author naturally produces indignation in the Mind of an underftanding Reader, it has however its Effeft among the Generality of thofe whofe Hands it falls... | |
| John Milton - 1763 - Liczba stron: 670
...upon what he calls verbum ardcns, or, as it m:iy be rendered into Englilh, a glowing bold c.vprtflion, and to turn it into ridicule by a cold ill-natured criticifm. A little wit is equally capable of expoiing a beauty, and of aggravating a fault ; and though, fuch a treatment of an author naturally... | |
| 1776 - Liczba stron: 478
...upon what he calls verbtm or Jens, or, as it may be rendered into Englifh, a glowing, bold expretfion, and to turn it into ridicule by a cold, ill-natured...author naturally produces indignation in the mind of an underflanding reader, it has, however, its effect among the generality of thofe whofe hands it falls... | |
| 1778 - Liczba stron: 336
...what he calls verbum are/ens, or, as it may be rendered in Englifh, " a glowing bold " expreffion," and to turn it into ridicule by a cold illnatured criticifm. A little vvJt is equally capable of expofmg a beauty, and cf aggravating a fault ; and though fuch a treatment... | |
| John Milton - 1795 - Liczba stron: 316
...criticism. A little wit is equally capable of exposing a beauty, and of aggravating a fault; and though such a treatment of an author naturally produces indignation...mind of an understanding reader, it has, however, its effeft amonf the generality of those whose hands it falls into, the rabolc of mankind being very apt... | |
| 1803 - Liczba stron: 372
...A little wit is equally capable of exposing a beauty, and of aggravating a fault ; and though such a treatment of an author naturally produces indignation...it has however its effect among the generality of those whose hands it falls into, the rabble of mankind being very apt to think that every thing which... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1804 - Liczba stron: 578
...A little wit is equally capable of exposing a beauty, and of aggravating a fault ; and though such a treatment of an author naturally produces indignation...it has, however, its effect among the generality of those whose hands it falls into; the rabble of mankind being very apt to think that every thing which... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - Liczba stron: 304
...A little wit is equally capable of exposing a beauty, and of aggravating a fault : and though such a treatment of an author naturally produces indignation...it has however its effect among the generality of those whose hands it falls into, the rabble of mankind being very apt to think that every thing which... | |
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