 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1130 pages
...names, with the farqe chara&ers, in .the fame order, and with the fame fequel ; for every .fcoinmon reader to find me out at the firft fight for a. plagiary,..."better language, and in better verfe. This is like Merry- Andrew on the low tope, copying lubberly the fame tricks which his matter is {o dcxi rouily... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 424 pages
...fame charafters, in. the fame order, and with the fame fequel ; for every common reader to fmd me dut at the firft 'fight for a plagiary, and cry, This...•better language, and in better verfe. This is like Merry- Andrew on the low'rape, copying lubberly thfe -fame tricks which his mafter .is fo dextroufly... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 412 pages
...fame ftory under other names, with the fame characters, in the fame order, and with the fame fequel; for every .common reader to find me out at the firft...fight for a .plagiary, and cry, This I read before KiVirgU, in a .better language, and in better verfo. This is like Merry-Andrew on the low-rope, copying... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 412 pages
...charafters, in the fame order, and with the fame fequel ; for every •common reader to find ine oat at the firft fight for a plagiary, and .cry, This I read before in Virgil, in .1 tetter language, and in better verfo. This is like Merry- Andrew on the I«w*x>pe7 copying lubberly... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 494 pages
...i~ftoty under other names, with the fame characters, in the fame order, and with the fame 'fcquel ; for every ..common reader to find me out at the firft fight for » plagiary, and cry, This I read before 'in Virgil, in a .better language, and in better verfe. This... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 408 pages
...fame ftory under other names, with the fame characters, in the fame order, and with the fame fequel ; for every common reader to find me out at the firft fight fora plagiary, and cry, This I read be-fore inVirgil, in a better language, and in better verfe. This... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 366 pages
...fame ftoiy under other names, with the fame charafters, in the fame order, and with the fame fequel; for every common reader to find me out at the firft...better language, and in better verfe. This is like Merry-Andrew on the low rope, copying lubberly the fame tricks which his mafter is fo dextroufly performing... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 902 pages
...fame ftory under other names, with the fame characters, in the fame order, and with the fame fequel ; for every common reader to find me out at the firft...before in Virgil, in a better language, and in better Terfe. This is like Merry-Andrew on the low rope, copying lubberly the fame tricks which his mailer... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1104 pages
...the fame order, and with toe fame fequel ; for tvery common reader to find me out at the firft ight for a plagiary, and cry. This I read before in Virgil, in a better language, and in better writ. This is like Merry-Andrew ou the low npe, copying lubberly the fame tricks which his mailer is... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...the same order, and with the same sequel ; for every common reader to find me out at the first sight for a plagiary, and cry — " this I read before in Virgil, in a better language, and in better verse." This is like Merry- Andrew on the low rope, copying lubberly the same tricks which his master... | |
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I would not give the same story under other names, with the same characters, in the same order, and with the same sequel, for every common reader to find me out at the first sight for a plagiary, and cry, " This I read before in Virgil in a better language,... 
