 | Juvenal - 1735 - 518 sidor
...to be taught ; and therefore not to be imitated by him who has it not from Nature: How ealie it is to call Rogue and Villain, and that wittily ! But...Man appear a Fool, a Blockhead, or a Knave, without ufing any of thofe opprobrious Terms ! To fpare theGroflhefsof the Namesr and to do the thing yet more... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 sidor
...arrive. It is not reading, it is riot imitation of an author, which can produce his finenefs : it muft be inborn, it muft proceed from a genius, and particular...man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without ufing any of thofe opprobrious terms ! To fpare the groflhefs of 215 the names, and to do the thing... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 478 sidor
...arrive. It is not reading, it is not imitation of an author, which can produce his finenefe: it muft be inborn, it muft proceed from a genius, and particular...man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without ufing any of thofe opprobrious terms ! To fpare the groflhefs of the names, and to do the thing yet... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 398 sidor
...arrive. It is not reading, it is not imitation of an author, which can produce his finenefs : it muft be inborn, it muft proceed from a genius, and particular...man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without out ufing any of thofe opprobrious terms! To fpare the groffhefs of the names, and to do the thing... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 396 sidor
...is not to be taught; and therefore not to be imitated by him who has it not from nature : how eaiy is it to call rogue and villain, and that wittily!...man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without out ufing any of thofe opprobrious terms! To fpare the grofTnefs of the names, and to do the thing... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 390 sidor
...arrive. It is not reading, it is not imitation of an author, which can produce his finenefs : it muft be inborn, it muft proceed from a genius, and particular...man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without ufing any of VoL. XXIV. O thofe thofe opprobrious terms ! To fpare the groflhefs of the names, and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 sidor
...not to be taught ; and therefore not to be imitated by him who has it not from nature. How easy it is to call rogue and villain, and that wittily ! but...man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without using any of those opprobrious terms ! To spare the grossness of the names, and to do the thing yet... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 662 sidor
...not to be taught ; and therefore not to be imitated by him who has it not from nature. How easy it is to call rogue and villain, and that wittily ! but...man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without using any of those opprobrious terms ! To spare the grossness of the names, and to do the thing yet... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 670 sidor
...imitated by him who has it not from nature. How easy it is to call rogue and villain, and that wittily 1 but how hard to make a man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without using any of those opprobrious terms ! To spare the grossness of the names, and to do the thing yet... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 442 sidor
...is not to be taught ; and therefore not to be imitated by him who has it not from nature. How easy is it to call rogue and villain, and that wittily...man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without using any of those opprobrious terms ! To spare the grossness of the names, and to do the thing yet... | |
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How easy it is to call rogue and villain, and that wittily! but how hard to make a man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without using any of those opprobrious terms! 
