 What mankind have long possessed they have often examined and compared, and if they persist to value the possession, it is because frequent comparisons have confirmed opinion in its favour.  Johnson on Shakespeare - Side 14af Samuel Johnson - 1908 - 208 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 sider
...examined and compared, and if they perfift to value the pofleffion, it is becaufe frequent comparifons have confirmed opinion in its favour. As among the...without the knowledge of many mountains and many rivers; fo in the productions of genius, nothing can be ftiled excellent till it has been compared with other... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 sider
...compared, and if they perfift to value the pofiefilon, it is becaufe frequent comparifons have conflrmed opinion in its favour. As among, the works of nature...without the knowledge of many mountains and many rivers; fo in the productions of genius, nothing can be ftiled excellent till it has been compared with other... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 sider
...examined and compared, and if they perfift to value the pofieflion, it is becaufe frequent comparifons have confirmed opinion in its favour. As among the...the knowledge of many mountains, and many rivers; fo in the productions of genius, nothing can be ftiled excellent till it has been compared with other... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 sider
...examined and compared; and if they perfift to value the Pofiefuon, it is becaufe frequent Comparifons have confirmed Opinion in its Favour. As among the...without the Knowledge of many Mountains and many Rivers ; fo, in the Productions of Genius, nothing can be ftiled excellent till it has been compared with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 sider
...examined and compared ; and if they perfilt to value the Poflefiion, it is becaufe frequent Comparifons have confirmed Opinion in its Favour. As among the...without the Knowledge of many Mountains and many Rivers ; fo, in the Productions of Genius, nothing can be ftiled excellent till it has been compared with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 sider
...examined and compared ; and if they perfift to value the Poflefiion, it is becaufe frequent Comparifons have confirmed Opinion in its Favour. As among the...properly call a River deep, or a Mountain high, without th^ Knowledge of many Mountains and many Rivers i fo, in the Productions of Genius, nothing can be... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 sider
...examined and compared, and if they perfift to value the pofleffion, it is becaufe frequent comparifons have confirmed opinion in its favour. As among the...the knowledge of many mountains, and many rivers; fo in the productions of genius, nothing can be ftiled excellent till it has been compared with other... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 sider
...examined and compared ; and if they perfift to value the poffeflion, it is becaufe frequent comparifons have confirmed opinion in its favour. As among the...without the knowledge of many mountains, and many rivers ; fo, in the produdtions of genius, nothing can be ftyled excellent till it has been compared with... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 sider
...frequent comparisons have tonfirmed opirtion in its favour. As among the works of nature: no iiian can properly call a river deep, or a. mountain high)...; so; in the productions of genius, nothing can be styled excellent till it has been compare<i with other works of the same kind. Demonstration immediately... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 sider
...examined and.compared; and if they perfift to value the poflefiion, it is becaufe frequent coraparifuns have confirmed opinion in its favour. As among the...the knowledge of many mountains, and many rivers; k> in the productions of genius, nothing can be ftyled excellent till it has been compared with other... | |
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