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" A quibble is to Shakespeare what luminous vapours are to the traveller : he follows it at all adventures ; it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to engulf him in the mire. "
The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr. of ... - Page xxv
by William Shakespeare - 1768
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Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...they are rifing in the mind, are checked and blafted by fudden frigidity. A quibble is to Shakefpearet what luminous vapours are to the traveller ; he follows...irrefiftible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his dif. quifition, whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection, whether he be amufing attention...
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The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal

Several Hands - 1765 - 624 pages
...Shakefpeare, what luminous vapours are to the traveller ; he follows it at ali adventures, it is lure to lead him out of his way, and fure to engulf him...malignant power over his mind, and its fafcinations are irrefiftibie. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his difquifition, whether he be enlarging knowledge...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 33

Books - 1765 - 600 pages
...adventures, it is fure to lead him out of his way, and Cure to engulf him in the mire. It has feme malignant power over his mind, and its fafcinations...irrefiftible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his difquifitlon, whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection, whether he be amufmg attention...
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Prefaces. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...they are rifing in the mind, are checked and blafted by fudden frigidity, A quibble is to Shakefpeare, what luminous vapours are to the traveller: he follows...irrefiftible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his difquifitionj whether he be enlarging knowledge of exalting affection, whether he be amufing attention...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...they are rifing in the Mind, are checked and blafted by fudden Frigidity. A Quibble is to Sbakefpeare what luminous Vapours are to the Traveller ; he follows...it is fure to lead him out of his Way, and fure to entangle him in the Mire. It has fomc malignant Power over his Mind, anil its Fafcinations are irrcfiftible....
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...they are rifing in the Mind, are checked and blafted by fudden Frigidjty. A Quibble is to Shakefpeare what luminous Vapours are to the Traveller ; he follows...Adventures, it is fure to lead him out of his Way, and fore to entangle him in the Mire. It has fome malignant Power over his Mind, and its Fafcinations are...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...blafted by fudden Frigidity. A Quibble is to Shakefpeare what luminous Vapours are to the Traveller 5 he follows it at all Adventures, it is fure to lead him out of his Way, and fure to entangle him in the Mire. It has fome malignant Power over his Mind, and its Fafcinations are irrefiftible....
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The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes: Prefaces. The tempest. The ...

William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...they are rifing in the mind, are checked and blafted by fudden frigidity. A quibble is to Shakefpeare, what luminous vapours are to the traveller: he follows...difquifition, whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection, whether he be amufing attention with incidents, or enchaining it in fufpenfe, let but a...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Adventurer. Philological tracts

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...they.. are rifing in the mind, are checked and blafted by fudden frigidity. A quibble is to Sbakefpeare, what luminous vapours are to the traveller : he follows...adventures ; it is fure to lead him out of his way, and ill re to engulf him in the mire. It has fome malignant power over his mind, and its fafcinations are...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...they are rifing in the mind, are checked and blafted by fudden frigidity. A quibble is to Shakefpeare, what luminous vapours are to the traveller; he follows...irrefiftible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his difquiiition, whether he be enlarging knowledge, or exalting affection, whether he be am ufmg attention...
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