 | John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...But, generally fpeaking, he is miftaken in his Account., and reckons fliort of the Expence he firft intended : He alters his Mind as the Work proceeds,...which he had not thought when he began. So has it hapned to me^ I have built a Houfe, where I intended but a Lodge : Yet with better Succefs than a certain... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 526 pages
...he firft intended : he alters his mind as tl;e work proceeds, and will have this or that convergence more, of which he had not thought when he began. So...houfe, where I intended but a lodge : yet with better luccels than a certain nobleman, who, beginning with a dog-kennel, never lived to finifh the palace... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 396 pages
...; but generally fpeaking, he is miftaken in his account, and reckons fhort in the expence he firft intended : he alters his mind as the work proceeds,...nobleman, who, beginning with a dog-kennel, never lived to rinifh the palace he had contrived. From tranflating the firft of Homer's Iliads (which I intended... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...; but generally fpeaking, he is miftaken in his account, and reckons fhort in the expence he firft intended : he alters his mind as the work proceeds,...with better fuccefs than a certain nobleman, who, begmning with a dog-kennel, never lived to finifh the palace he had contrived. From tranflating the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 356 pages
...; but, generally fpeaking, he is miftaken in his account, and reckons fhort in the expence he firft intended : he alters his mind as the work proceeds,...nobleman, who, beginning with a dog-kennel, never lived to finish the palace he had contrived. From tranflating the firft of Homer's Iliads (which I intended... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 360 pages
...; but, generally fpeaking, he is miftaken in his account, and reckons fhort in the expence he firft intended : he alters his mind as the work proceeds,...which he had not thought when he began. So has it happen* ed to me : I have built a houfe,. where I intended but a lodge : yet with better fuccefs than... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 352 pages
...account, and reckons fhort in the expence he frft intended : he alters his mind as the work proceeds, rnd will have this or that convenience more, of which he had not thought when he began. So has it happen* ed to me : I have built a houfe, where I intended but a lodge : yet with better fuccefs than... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 pages
...beforehand; but, generally fpeaking, he is miftaken in his account, and reckons fhort in the expence he firft intended: he alters his mind as the work proceeds,...will have this or that convenience more, of which iie had not thought when he began. So has it happened to me: I have built a houfe, where I intended... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 806 pages
...but, generally fpeaking, he is miftaken in his account, and reckons ftiort in the expence he firft intended : he alters his mind as the work proceeds, and will have this or at convenience more, of which he had not thought when he began. So has it happened to me : I have built... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...; but, generally speaking, he is mistaken in his account, and reckons short in the expence he first intended. He alters his mind as the work proceeds,...he began. So has it happened to me ; I have built a house, where I intended but a lodge ; yet with better success than a certain nobleman, who, beginning... | |
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Tis with a poet as with a man who designs to build, and is very exact, as he supposes, in casting up the cost beforehand ; but, generally speaking, he is mistaken in his account, and reckons short... 
