 ... wisdom is a fox, who, after long hunting, will at last cost you the pains to dig out; it is a cheese, which, by how much the richer, has the thicker, the homelier, and the coarser coat; and whereof, to a judicious palate...  Essays: on the Nature and Immutability of Truth, in Opposition to Sophistry ... - Strona 183autor: James Beattie - 1809Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Sharon Turner - 1823 - Liczba stron: 1256
...inspires. SWIFT. Wisdom is a fox, who, after long hunting, will at last cost you the pains to dig out. 'Tis a cheese, which by how much the richer has the thicker,...whereof, to a judicious palate, the maggots are the best. 'Tis a sack posset, wherein the deeper you go you will find it the sweeter. But then, lastly, 'tis... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1823 - Liczba stron: 580
...is the good man's friend, and guardian too. It no less rescues virtue, than inspires. SWIFT. Wisdom is a fox, who, after long hunting, will at last cost you the pains to dig out. 'Tis a cheese, which by how much the richer has the thicker, the homelier, and the coarser coat ; and... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1823 - Liczba stron: 342
...will by no means be persuaded to inspect beyond the surface and the rind of things. Whereat, wisdom is a fox, who, after long hunting, will at last cost you the pains to • virtuosi* experiments, and modern comedies. dig out. It is a cheese, which, by how much the richer,... | |
 | 1827 - Liczba stron: 674
...may amuse at once from their oddity, their variety, and their number : — " Wisdom is a fox, which, after long ' hunting, will at last cost you the pains...' which, by how much the richer, has the thicker, homelier, and ' coarser coat, and whereof, to a judicious palate, the maggots are the best ; it is... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - Liczba stron: 354
...light in a discourse, that make every thing about them clear and beautiful. — Mdison. CXXI. Wisdom is a fox who, after long hunting, will at last cost you the pains to dig it out: 'tis a cheese, which bv how much the richer, has the thicker, the homelier, ami the coarser... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - Liczba stron: 390
...light in a discourse, that make every thing about them clear and beautiful. — Addison. cxxi. Wisdom is a fox who, after long hunting, will at last cost you the pains to dig it out: 'tis a cheese, which by how much the richer, has the thicker, the homelier, and the coarser... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1831 - Liczba stron: 184
...will by no means be. persuaded to inspect beyond the surface and the rind of things. Whereas , wisdom is a fox , who, after long hunting, will at last cost you the pains to dig out. It is a cheese, which, ,hy how much the 58j richer, has the thicker, the homelier, and the coarser coat5'); and whereof to... | |
 | Heinrich Meidinger - 1833 - Liczba stron: 708
...Swift. Wisdom is a fox, who after long hunting, ,«¡11 at last cost you the paint to dig out. 'Tis a cheese, which by how much the richer, has the thicker, the homelier and the coarter coat, and whereof to a judicious palate, the maggots are the best! 'Tis a sack posset, wherein... | |
 | 1833 - Liczba stron: 370
...afoi, uho, after long hunting, teill at last cost you the pains to nig out. 'Tis a cheese, which by hou much the richer has the thicker, the homelier, and the coarser coat ; and wliereof, to a judicious palate, the maggots are the best. 'Tit a sack posset, wherein tlie dee¡»r... | |
 | Archibald Bell - 1835 - Liczba stron: 456
...and figuratively to the heart. The same author says of Wisdom, in the Tale of a Tub : — " Wisdom is a fox, who, " after long hunting, will at last...coarser " coat ; and whereof, to a judicious palate, the mag" gots are the best: — it is a sack-posset, wherein the " deeper you go, you will find it the... | |
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