| 1764 - 198 trang
...author, though extremely negligent, and even mixed with foreign idioms, is agreeable and in-? terefting. That mixture of vanity, which appears in his works,...means of it» we enter into acquaintance with the chancier of the author, full of honour and humanity 5 and fancy that we are engaged, not in the perufal... | |
| David Hume - 1789 - 580 trang
...which overwhelmed the nation. The (tyle of this author, though extremely negligent, and even infected with foreign idioms, is agreeable and interefting....of a book, but in converfation with a companion.' He died in 1698, aged 70. THOUGH Hudibras was publifhed, and probably compofed, during the reign of... | |
| David Hume - 1789 - 300 trang
...which overwhelmed the nation. The ftyle of this author, though extremely negligent, and even infected with foreign idioms, is agreeable and interefting....in his works , is rather a recommendation to them. Bymeans of it, we enter into acquaintance with the character of the author, full of honor arid humanity... | |
| David Hume - 1810 - 550 trang
...author, though extremely negligent, and even infected with foreign idioms, is agreeable and interesting. That mixture of vanity which appears in his works,...humanity ; and fancy that we are engaged, not in the perusal of a book, but in conversation with a companion.He died in 1698, aged 70. THoUGH Hudibras was... | |
| David Hume - 1812 - 576 trang
...author, though extremely negligent, and even infected with foreign idioms, is agreeable and interesting. That mixture of vanity which appears in his works,...humanity ; and fancy that we are engaged, not in the perusal of a book, but in conversation with a companion. He died in 1698, aged 70. THOUGH Hudibras... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 532 trang
...author, though extremely negligent, and even infected with foreign idioms, is agreeable and interesting. That mixture of vanity which appears in his works,...humanity ; and fancy that we are engaged, not in the perusal of a book, but in conversation with a companion."1 TEMPLEMAN (PETER), MD the son of an eminent... | |
| William Temple - 1814 - 554 trang
...author, though extremely negligent, and even infected with foreign idioms, is agreeable and interesting. That mixture of vanity which appears in his Works,...humanity ; and fancy that we are engaged, not in the perusal of a book, but in conversation with a companion." ESSAY UPON THE ORIGINAL AND NATURE OF GOVERNMENT.... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 526 trang
...author, though extremely negligent, and even infected with foreign idioms, is agreeable and interesting. That mixture of vanity which appears in his works,...humanity ; and fancy that we are engaged, not in the perusal of a book, but in conversation with a companion."' TEMPLEMAN (PETER), MD the son of an eminent... | |
| 1816 - 526 trang
...author, though extremely negligent, and even infected with foreign idioms, is agreeable and interesting. That mixture of vanity which appears in his works,...humanity ; and fancy that we are engaged, not in the perusal of a book, but in conversation wilh a companion.'" TEMPLEMAN (PETER), MD the son of an eminent... | |
| David Hume, Tobias Smollett, William Jones - 1828 - 422 trang
...author, though extremely negligent, and even infected with foreign idioms is agreeable and interesting. That mixture of vanity which appears in his works,...humanity; and fancy that we are engaged, not in the perusal of a book, but in conversation with a companion. He died in 1698, aged 70. Though Hudibras... | |
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