 | Caleb Bingham - 1811 - 316 trang
...blank paper every infant mind; When still, as opening sense her dictates wrote, Fair virtue put a seal, or vice a blot. The thought was happy, pertinent, and true, Methinks a genius might the plan pursue. I, (can you pardon my presumption?) I, No wit, no genius, yet for once will try. Various the... | |
 | John Evans - 1818 - 564 trang
...paper ev'ry infant mind, Where still, as opening sense her dictates wrote, Fair virtue put a seal, or vice a blot. The thought was happy, pertinent, and true, Methinks a genius might the plan pursue. I, (can you pardon my presumption,) I, No wit, no genius, yet for once will try. Various the... | |
 | 1818 - 596 trang
...blank paper every infant mind ; Ere yet had opening sense her dictates wrote, Fair Virtue put a seal, or Vice a blot. The thought was happy, pertinent, and true, Methinks a genius might the plan pursue ; I, can you pardon my presumption, I, >o wit, no genius, yet for once, will try — The various... | |
 | Samuel Putnam Waldo - 1819 - 208 trang
...paper every infant mind ; When still, as opening sense her dictates wrote, Fair virtue put a seal, or vice a blot. The thought was happy, pertinent, and true, Methinks a genius might the plan pursue. I, (can you pardon my presumption '!) I, No wit, no genius, yet for once will try. Various... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - 1821 - 312 trang
...ftroke, to mark all human kind, Call'd clear blank paper every infant mind; When ftill, as op'ning fenfe her dictates wrote, Fair virtue put a feal,...vice a blot. The thought was happy, pertinent, and Methinks a genius might the plan purfue. I, (can you pardon my prefumption ?) I, No wit, no genius,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1821 - 758 trang
...sufficient to answer any objection they may think proper to bring against me. f Non sum qualis cram. Th(* The thought was happy, pertinent, and true ; Methinks a genius might the plan pursue. , , I (can you pardon my presumption !) I — No wit, no genius, yet for once will try. Various... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1823 - 310 trang
...paper ev'ry infant mind ; When still, as on'ning sense her dictates wrote, Fair Virtue put a seal, or Vice a blot. The thoug-ht was happy, pertinent, and true ; Methinks a genius might the plan pursue. I, (can you pardon my presumption ? I) No wit, no genius, yet for once will try. Various the... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 trang
...paper every infant mind ; Where still, as opening sense her dictates wrote, Fair Virtue put a seal, or Vice a blot. The thought was happy, pertinent and true ! — Methinks a genius might the plan pursue. I — (can you pardon my presumption ?) — I, No wit, no genius, yet, for once, will try.... | |
 | Samuel Kettell - 1829 - 412 trang
...paper every infant mind ; Where still, as opening sense her dictates wrote, Fair virtue put a seal, or vice a blot. The thought was happy, pertinent, and true ; Methinks a genius might the plan pursue. I (can you pardon my presumption?)! — No wit, no genius, yet for once will try. Various the... | |
 | 1829 - 426 trang
...paper every infant mind ; Where still, as opening sense her dictates wrote, Fair virtue put a seal, or vice a blot. The thought was happy, pertinent, and true ; Methinks a genius might the plan pursue. I (can you pardon my presumption?)! — No wit, no genius, yet for once will try. Various the... | |
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I — No wit, no genius, yet for once will try. Various the papers various wants produce, The wants of fashion, elegance, and use. 
