 ... make a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale : sometimes it playeth in words and phrases,...  The European Magazine, and London Review - Page 3381790Full view - About this book
 | John Mason Good - 1813 - 480 pages
...judgments, that it seemcth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than :o male a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in a sea* sonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - 1818 - 568 pages
...varioufly apprehended by feveral eyes and judgments, that it feemeth no lefs hard to fettle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a portrait...figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allunon to a known ftory, or in feafonable application of SERM. a trivial faying, or in forging... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - Theology - 1818 - 584 pages
...varioufly apprehended by feveral eyes and judgments, that it feemeth no lefs hard to fettle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a portrait...figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allufion to a known ftory, or in feafonable application of VOL. i. x SERM. a trivial faying, or... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1819 - 368 pages
...apprehended by several eyes and judgments, that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notice thereof, than to make a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 476 pages
...seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a portrait of Porteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite... | |
 | 1821 - 400 pages
...variously apprehended by several eyes and judgments, that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a portrait...figure • of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 412 pages
...judgements, that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to n.ake a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable' application of a trivial saying, or in forging an... | |
 | Voltaire - Philosophy - 1824 - 524 pages
...variously apprehended by several eyes and judgments, that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof than to make a portrait...figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusions to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in feigning an... | |
 | James Boaden - Actors - 1825 - 646 pages
..." It is indeed a thing so versatile and multiform, that it " seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion " thereof, than to make a portrait...figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat al•• lusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a • • trivial saying, or... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...variously apprehended by several eyes and judgments, that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a portrait...figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite... | |
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