 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 446 Seiten
...wantonly scepti15 cal ; his morality is neither dangerously lax nor implacably rigid. All the enchantments of fancy, and all the cogency of argument, are employed...his being. Truth is shown sometimes as the phantom 20 of a vision, sometimes appears half-veiled in an allegory, sometimes attracts regard in robes of... | |
 | Davis Wasgatt Clark - 1851 - 600 Seiten
...credulous nor wantonly sceptical ; his morality is neither dangerously lax nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument,...— the care of pleasing the Author of his being." In the following lines he expresses the complacency with which he looked forward towards another life:... | |
 | Davis Wasgatt Clark - 1852 - 624 Seiten
...credulous nor wantonly sceptical ; his morality is neither dangerously lax nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument,...— the care of pleasing the Author of his being." In the following lines he expresses the complacency with which he looked forward towards another life... | |
 | J H. Aitken - 1853 - 378 Seiten
...wantonly sceptical ; his morality is neither dangerously lax nor implacably rigid. All the enchantments of fancy, and all the cogency of argument, are employed...half-veiled in an allegory, sometimes attracts regard in the robe of fancy, and sometimes steps forth in the confidence of reason. She wears a thousand dresses,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 Seiten
...credulous nor wantonly sceptical ; his morality is neither dangerously lax nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument,...thousand dresses, and in all is pleasing. ' Mille habet ornatus, mille decenter habet.' His prose is the model of the middle style ; on grave subjects... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 484 Seiten
...nor wantonly sceptical ; his morality is neither dangerously lax, nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument,...sometimes as the phantom of a vision ; sometimes appears half veiled in an allegory ; sometimes attracts regard in the robes of fancy ; and sometimes steps... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 450 Seiten
...nor wantonly sceptical ; his morality is neither dangerously lax, nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument,...sometimes as the phantom of a vision ; sometimes appears half veiled in an allegory ; sometimes attracts regard in the robes of fancy ; and sometimes steps... | |
 | George S. Measom - 1856 - 266 Seiten
...Author of his Being. Truth is shown sometimes as a phantom of a vision ; sometimes appeared half- veiled in an allegory; sometimes attracts regard in the robes...wears a thousand dresses, and in all is pleasing. Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar, but not coarse, and elegant, but not ostentatious,... | |
 | 1856 - 378 Seiten
...desolate,—and with a word of truth, he fires a man of action to a noble deed. "All the enchantments of fancy, and all the cogency of argument, are employed...the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth wears a thousand dresses, and in all is pleasing.";)." Like that of other good books, its language... | |
 | John Hayward - 1856 - 444 Seiten
...morality is neither dangerously lax nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy, and nll the cogency of argument, are employed to recommend...— the care of pleasing the Author of his being." Of aw nmesTXT n decharzns the duties of his office. tacre » a xrucae proof iceocded. When be was secretary... | |
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His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic or superstitious ; he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly sceptical ; his morality is neither dangerously lax nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument,... 
