 Lastly, his writings have set all our wits and men of- letters upon a new way of thinking, of which they had little or no notion before ; and though we cannot yet say that any of them have come up to the beauties of the original, I think we may venture...  The British Essayists: Tatler - Página xlvi1823Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 676 páginas
...verily persuaded( that Captain Steele is the greatest scholar and best casuist of any man in England. .Lastly, his writings have set all our wits and men...thinking, of which they had little or no notion before ; nnd though we cannot yet say that any of them have come up to the beauties of the original, I think... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 780 páginas
...most welcome guest at tea-tables and assemblies, and is relished and caressed by the merchants on the Change. Lastly, his writings have set all our wits...I think we may venture to affirm that every one of them writes and thinks much more justly than they did some time since." — The Present State of Wit... | |
 | Robert Macoy - 1855 - 566 páginas
...convinced our fops and young fellows of the value and advantages of learning." — And again: " These writings have set all our wits and men of letters...the original, I think we may venture to affirm that even7 one of them writes and thinks more justly than they did some time since." This testimony is highly... | |
 | Henry Riddell Montgomery - 1865 - 352 páginas
...most welcome guest at tea-tables and assemblies, and is relished and caressed by the merchants on the 'Change. " Lastly, his writings have set all our wits...I think we may venture to affirm that every one of them writes and thinks much more justly than they did some time since." * And in an obituary essay... | |
 | Henry Riddell Montgomery - 1865 - 356 páginas
...most weleome guest at tea-tables and assemblies, and is relished and caressed by the merchants on the 'Change. " Lastly, his writings have set all our wits...I think we may venture to affirm that every one of them writes and thinks much more justly than they did some time since." * And in an obituary essay... | |
 | Thomas Purnell - 1867 - 316 páginas
...inventor. He gave a new form to our literature ; or, as it is quaintly put by one of his contemporaries, " his " writings have set all our wits and men of letters " upon a new way of thinking." STERNE. LTHOUGH much has been written on Humour, and very many acute observations have been made on... | |
 | Thomas Purnell - 1867 - 316 páginas
...inventor. He gave a new form to our literature; or, as it is quaintly ,put by one of his contemporaries, " his " writings have set all our wits and men of letters " upon a new way of thinking." STERNE. LTHOUGH much has been written on Humour, and very many acute observations have been made on... | |
 | Edward Arber - 1883 - 674 páginas
...verily persuaded that Captain STEELE is the greatest Scholar and best Casuist of any man in England. Lastly, his writings have set all our Wits and Men of Letters on a new way of Thinking, of which they had little or no notion before: and, although we cannot say... | |
 | Alexandre Beljame - 1881 - 542 páginas
...relish'd and caressed by the Merchants on the Change;... Lastly, His Writings have set all our Wit» and Men of Letters upon a new way of Thinking, of which they had little or no Notion before ; and tlio' we cannot yet say that any of them have come up to the Beauties of the Original, I think we may... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1883 - 508 páginas
...verily persuaded that Captain Steele is the greatest scholar and best casuist of any man in England. Lastly, his writings have set all our wits and men...think we may venture to affirm, that every one of them writes and thinks much more justly than they did some time since. The vast variety of subjects... | |
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