 It is very difficult to lay down rules for the acquirement of such a taste as that I am here speaking of. The faculty must in some degree be born with us; and it very often happens, that those who have other qualities in perfection, are wholly void of...  The Port Folio - Page 1551810Full view - About this book
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1799 - 438 pages
...EXAMPLES. One of the moft eminent mathematicians of the age has affured me, that the greateft pleafure he took in reading Virgil • was in examining ^Eneas's voyage by the map ; as I queftion not but many a modern compiler of hiftory would be delighted with little more in that divine... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 376 pages
...very often happens, that those who have other cjuali-. ties- to perfection are wholly void of this. One of the most eminent mathematicians of the age...pleasure he took in reading Virgil, was in examining JEneas's voyage by the map; as I question not but many a modern compiler of history would be delighted... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...it very often happens, that those who have other qualities in perfection, are wholly void of this. One of the most eminent mathematicians of the age...compiler of history, would be delighted with little more in that divine author, than in the bare matters of fact. But notwithstanding this faculty must in some... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...it very often happens, that those who have other. qualities ivv perfection are wholly void of this. One of the most eminent mathematicians of the age...pleasure he took in reading Virgil was in. examining ^Eneas his voyage by the map ; as I question not but many a modern compiler of history would be delighted... | |
 | English essays - 1810 - 350 pages
...very often happens, that those who have other qualities in perfection are wholly void of this. Owe of the most eminent mathematicians of the age has...pleasure he took in reading Virgil was in examining jEneas his voyage by the map ; as I question not but many a modern compiler of history would be delighted... | |
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1810 - 394 pages
...tone, and adopt the harmonick inflection, on such words as form the most agreeable cadence. EXAMPLES. One of the most eminent mathematicians of the age...the greatest pleasure he took in reading Virgil was ia examining Jineas's voyage by the map ; as I question not but many a modern compiler of history would... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 362 pages
...age has assured me, that the greatest pleasure he took in reading Virgil was in examining .(Eneas his voyage by the map ; as I question not but many a modern...compiler of history would be delighted with little more in that divine author than the bate matters of fact. But, notwithstanding this faculty mustin some... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 514 pages
...often happens, that those who have other qualities in perfection, are wholly void of this. One of ihe. most eminent mathematicians of the age has assured...pleasure he took in reading Virgil, was in examining .^Eneas his voyage by the map ; as I question not but many a modern compiler of history, would be delighted... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...takes in the performance of its duty, for delights of a much more inferior and unprofitable nature. 2. One of the most eminent mathematicians of the age...pleasure he took in reading Virgil was in examining JEneas's voyage by the map ; as I question not but many a modern compiler of history would be delighted... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1819 - 342 pages
...and it very often happens, that those who have other qualities in perfection are wholly void of this. One of the most eminent mathematicians of the age...pleasure he took in reading Virgil was in examining JEneas his voyage by the map; as I question not but many a modern compiler of history would be delighted... | |
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