 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 sidor
...kept the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can pleafc many, and pleafe long, but juft reprefentations of general nature. Particular manners can be known...which the common fatiety of life fends us all in queft ; but the pleafures of fudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repofe on the (lability... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 sidor
...kept the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can pleafe many, and pleafe long, but juft reprefcntations of general nature. Particular manners can be known...which the common fatiety of life fends us all in queft ; but the pleafures of fudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repofe on the ftability... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 sidor
...reprefentations of general nature. Particula. manners can be known to few, and therefore few only canjudge how nearly they are copied. The irregular combinations...which the common fatiety of life fends us all in queft •, but the pleafures of fudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repofe on the (lability... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 sidor
...kept the Favour of his Countrymen. Nothing can pleafc many, and* pleafe long, but juft Reprefentations of general Nature. Particular Manners can be known...delight a-while, by that Novelty of which the common Satiety of Life fends us all in queft ; but the Pleafures of fudden Wonder are foon exhanfted, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 sidor
...kept the Favour of his Countiymen. Nothing can pleafe many, and pleafe long, but juft Reprefentations of general Nature. Particular Manners can be known to few, and therefore few only can judge haw nearly they are copied. The irregular Combinations of fanciful Invention may VOL. II, H delight... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 sidor
...kept the favour of his countrymen. .1 Nothing can pleafc many, and pleafe long, but reprefentations of general nature. Particular manners can be known...which the common fatiety of life fends us all in queft ; but the pleafures of fudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repofe on the {lability... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 sidor
...kept the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can pieafe many, and pleafe long, but juft reprefcntaiions of general nature. Particular manners can be known...the common fatiety of life fends us all in queft; but the pleafures of iudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repuie on the liability... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 sidor
...has gained and kept the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature. Particular manners...delight awhile, by that novelty of which the common satiety of life sends us all in quest ; but the pleasures of sudden bonder are soon exhausted,- and... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 sidor
...of prejudice or faihion; it is proper to inquire, by what pesuliaritie» of excellence Shakefpeare has gained and kept the favour of his countrymen....invention may delight awhile, by that novelty of which the со m ¡пол faticty of life fends us all in queil; but the pleafures of fuddea wonder are foon... | |
 | 1797 - 680 sidor
...kept the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can pleafe many and pleafe long, but jufl reprefentations of general nature. Particular manners can be known...of which the common fatiety of life fends us all in queil ; but the pleafures of fudden wonder are foon cxhauiled, and the mind can only repofe on the... | |
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Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature. Particular manners can be known to few, and therefore few only can judge how nearly they are copied. The irregular combinations of fanciful invention may delight awhile,... 
