verba ardentia," forcible expressions, which he would never have found but by venturing to the utmost verge of propriety, and flights which would never have been reached but by one who had very little fear of the shame of falling. The Works of Sir Thomas Browne - Halaman xxxiiioleh Sir Thomas Browne - 1852Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
| 1774 - 390 halaman
...by venturing to the utmoft Verge of Propriety ; and Flights which would never have been reached, but by one who had very little Fear of the Shame of Falling. ,:... There remains yet an Objection againfl the Writings of Browne, more formidable than the Animadverfions of Criticifm. There are Paflages,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 428 halaman
...by venturing to the utmoft Verge of Propriety; and Flights which would never have been, reached, but by one who had very little Fear of the Shame of Falling. There remains yet an Objection againft the Wri.tings of Browne, more formidable than the Animadverfions of Criticifm. There are Paflages,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 392 halaman
...venturing to the utmoft Verge of Propriety ; and Flights which would never have been' reached, but by one who had very little Fear of the Shame of Falling. There remains yet an Obje&ion againft the Writings of Browne^ more formidable than the Animadverfions of Criticifm. There... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 400 halaman
...by venturing to the utmost verge of propriety ; and flights which would never have been reached, but by one who had very little fear of the shame of falling....how any such conclusion should be formed, had not experience shewn that there are two sorts of men willing to enl.irge the catalogue of infidels. It... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 548 halaman
...remains yet an objection against th• writings of Browne, more formidable than the aniBiadversions of criticism.. There are passages from which some...rank him among Deists, and, others among Atheists. It wonld be difficnlt to gness how any snck conclnsion, shonld be formed, had not expelience shewn that... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1812 - 402 halaman
...by venturing to the utmost verge of propriety; and flights which would never have been reached, but by one who had very little fear of the shame of falling....how any such conclusion should be formed, had not experience shewn that there are two sorts of men willing to enlarge the catalogue of infidels. It has... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 560 halaman
...by venturing to the utmost verge of propriety ; and flights which would never have been reached, but by one who had very little fear of the shame of falling. There remains.yet an objection against the writings of Browne, more formidable than the animadversions of... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 518 halaman
...by venturing to the utmost verge of propriety ; and flights which would never have been reached, but by one who had very little fear of the shame of falling." The last thing which Dr. Johnson has done, in his life of sir Thomas Browne, is to vindicate him from... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 564 halaman
...by venturing to the utmost verge of propriety ; and flights which would never have been reached, but by one who had very little fear of the shame of falling....rank him among deists, and others among atheists. Itwouldbe difficult to guess how any such conclusion should be formed, had not experience shewn that... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 872 halaman
...by venturing to the utmost verge of propriety ; and flights which would never have been reached, but by one who had very little fear of the shame of falling. There remains yetanobjectionagainstthewritings of Browne, more formidable than theanimadversions of criticism. There... | |
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