 ... 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
 | 1846 - 586 pages
...seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a portrait of I'rotous. or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in apt allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite... | |
 | Sydney Smith - Ethics - 1849 - 446 pages
...apprehended by several eyes and judgments, " that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and cer" tain notion thereof than to make a portrait of Proteus, " or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometime " it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in season" able application of a trivial saying,... | |
 | Sydney Smith - Ethics - 1850 - 420 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...Proteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometime it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying,... | |
 | Sydney Smith - Ethics - 1850 - 428 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...Proteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometime it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1851 - 322 pages
...variously apprehended by several eyes and judgments, that it seemed no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a portrait...define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lielh in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1854 - 472 pages
...'variously apprehended by several eyes and judg' ments, 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... | |
 | Rev. Sidney Smith - English essays - 1854 - 296 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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1854 - 980 pages
...apprehended by sereral eyes and ju-.mciits, that it seciutth no less hud t~> scale a deal and ccru.a notice thereof, than to make a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of fleeting air. Sometimes it Jieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of... | |
 | Henry Reed - English literature - 1855 - 404 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 of Proteus, or to define the figure of a fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in a pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application... | |
 | Henry Reed - English literature - 1855 - 416 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 of Proteus, or to define the figure of a fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in a pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application... | |
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