 As among the works of nature, no man can properly call a river deep, or a mountain high, without the knowledge of many mountains and many rivers ; so in the productions of genius, nothing can be styled excellent till it has been compared with other works...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Side 78af Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 sider
...excellent till it has been compared with other works of the fame kind. Demonftration immediately dilplays its power, and has nothing to hope or fear from the...flux of years ; but works tentative and experimental muft be eftimated by their proportion to the general and collective ability of man, as it is difcovered... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 sider
...excellent till it has been compared with other works of the fame kind. Demonftration immediately difplays its power, and has nothing to hope or fear from the flux of years j but works tentative and experimental muft be eftimated by their proportion to the general and collective... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 sider
...excellent till it has been compared with other works of the fame kind. Demonftration immediately difplays its power, and has nothing to hope or fear from the flux of years j but works tentative and experimental muft be eftimated by their proportion to the general and collective... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 sider
...excellent till it has been compared with otker Works of the fame Kind. Demonftration immediately difplays its Power, and has nothing to hope or fear from the...Flux of Years ; but Works tentative and experimental muft be eftimated by theil Proportion to the general and colle£"live Ability of Man, as it is difcovered... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 sider
...excellent till it has been compared with other Works of the fame Kind. Demonftration immediately difplays its Power, and has nothing to hope or fear from the...Flux of Years ; but Works tentative and experimental muft be eftimated by their Proportion to the general and coUedive Ability of Man, as it is difcovered... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 sider
...excellent till it has been compared with otker Works of the fame Kind. Dcmonftration immediately difplays its Power, and has nothing to hope or fear from the Flux of Years t but Works tentative and experimental muft be eftimated by their Proportion to the general and collective... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 sider
...excellent till it has been compared with other works of the fame kind. Demonfcration immediately difplays its power, and has nothing to hope or fear from the...flux of years ; but works tentative and experimental muft be eftimated by their proportion to thte general and collective ability of man, as it is difcovered... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 sider
...works of nature: no iiian can properly call a river deep, or a. mountain high) without the knowledge of many mountains^ and many rivers ; so; in the productions...genius, nothing can be styled excellent till it has been compare<i with other works of the same kind. Demonstration immediately displays its power, and has... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 sider
...excellent till it has been compared with other works of the fame kind. Demonftration immediately difplays its power, and has nothing to hope or fear from the...flux of years ; but works tentative and experimental muft be eftimated by their proportion to the general and collective ability of man, as it is difcovered... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 sider
...excellent till it has been compared with other woiks of the lame kind. Demonftration immediately difplays its power, and has nothing to hope or fear from the...flux of years ; but works tentative and experimental muftbe eftimated by their proportion to the general and collective ability of man, as it is difcovered... | |
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