 | David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 354 sidor
...more we are interested in a work when we know something of the author. " I have observed," says he, " that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure, till he knows whether the writer of it be a black man or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor, with other particulars... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 352 sidor
...more we are interested in a work when we know something of the author. " I have observed," says he, " that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure, till he knows whether the writer of it be a black man or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor, with other particulars... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 714 sidor
...a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure, till he knows whether the writer of it be a black man or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor, with other particulars of a like nature, that conduce very much to the right understanding of an author." It is certain that... | |
 | Pedestrian, John Aiton - 1842 - 406 sidor
...reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure, until he knows whether the writer of it be a black man or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor, with other particulars of a like nature, that conduce very much to the right understanding of an author." If this feeling required... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1842 - 944 sidor
...brines glorious light, Aad. (without raising expectation high) us with dazzling miracles. Roscem-mon. seph Wuether the writer of it be a black or a fair Btan, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a... | |
 | George Ellis - 1845 - 382 sidor
...with pleasure, till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or cholerick disposition, married or a bachelor, with other particulars...very much to the right understanding of an author." Montaigne was certainly of the same opinion ; and Chaucer, though he has told us nothing of his birth,... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1845 - 558 sidor
...Preaching and Practice 394 of tïir lit*». Ir the humorous observation of Addieon were fuunded in fact, that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure...till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or fair man— of a mild or choleric disposition, — with other particulars of the like nature," —... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1847 - 606 sidor
...have observed," TEN says the Spectator, " that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure, until he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a...disposition, married or a bachelor, with other particulars of a .like nature, that conduce very much to the right understanding of an author." There are few men... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 524 sidor
...idle trade, No duty broke, no father disobey'd. 130 NOTES. with his usual humour, is true in tact : " I have observed that a reader seldom peruses a book...till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor." What passages in Horace are more... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1850 - 252 sidor
...dehinc mtracula promat. HOR. HAVE obferved, that a Reader feldom perufes a Book with Pleafure, until he knows whether the Writer of it be a black or a fair Man, of a mild or cholerick Difpofition, Married or a Bachelor, with other Particulars of the like Nature, that conduce... | |
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I HAVE observed, that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure, till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor, with other particulars of the like nature, that conduce very... 
