 | John Dryden - 1909 - 1112 sidor
...not to employ any depth of shadowing. This is the mystery of that noble trade, which yet no master can teach to his apprentice; he may give the rules,...nearer in his practice. Neither is it true, that this fineness of raillery is offensive. A witty man is tickled while he is hurt in this manner, and a fool... | |
 | John Dryden - 1909 - 1122 sidor
...not to employ any depth of shadowing. This is the mystery of that noble trade, which yet no master can teach to his apprentice; he may give the rules,...never the nearer in his practice. Neither is it true, j that this fineness of raillery is offensive. AI witty man is tickled while he is hurt in this manner,... | |
 | John Dryden, William Congreve, Samuel Johnson, Walter Scott - 1925 - 230 sidor
...not to employ any depth of shadowing. This is the mystery of that noble trade, which yet no master can teach to his apprentice ; he may give the rules,...nearer in his practice. Neither is it true that this fineness of raillery is offensive. A witty man is tickled while he is hurt in this manner, and a fool... | |
 | John Dryden - 1926 - 342 sidor
...not to employ any depth of shadowing. This is the mystery of that noble trade, which yet no master can teach to his apprentice ; he may give the rules,...nearer in his practice. Neither is it true, that this fineness of raillery 10 is offensive. A witty man is tickled while he is hurt in this manner, and a... | |
 | John Dryden - 1926 - 344 sidor
...not to employ any depth of shadowing. This is the_myiie£y_ of that noble trade, which yet no master can teach to his apprentice ; he may give the rules,...nearer in his practice. Neither is it true, that this fineness of raillery 10 is offensive. A witty man is tickled while he is hnrt-irT" this manner, and... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1828 - 678 sidor
...shadowing. This is the mystery of that noble trade, which yet no master can teach to his apfirentice ; he may give the rules, but the scholar is never the nearer in his practice i neither is it true, that this fineness of raillery is offensive. A witty man is tickled, while he... | |
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This is the mystery of that noble trade, which yet no master can teach to his apprentice ; he may give the rules, but the scholar is never the nearer in his practice. 
