... the enquiry, how far man. may extend his designs, or how high he may rate his native force, is of far greater dignity than in what rank we shall place any particular performance, curiosity is always busy to discover the instruments, as well as to... The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 102by Samuel Johnson - 1806Full view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...reference of human works to human abilities, and as the enquiry, how far man may extend his defigns, or how high he may rate his .native force, is of far greater dignity than in what rank we fhall place any particular performance, curiofity is always bufy to difcover the inftruments, as well... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...reference of human works to human abilities, and as the enquiry, how far man may extend his defigns, or how high he may rate his native force, is of far greater dignity than in what rank we fhalt place any particular performance,, curiofity is always bufy to difcover the inilrumen-ts, as... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...reference of human works to human abilities, and as the enquiry, how far man may extend his defigns, or how high he may rate his native force, is of far greater dignity than in what rank we (hall place any particular performance, curiofity is always bufy to difcover the inftruments, as well... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...Reference of human .Works to human Abilities, and as the Enquiry, how far Man may extend his Defigns, or how high he may rate his native Force, is .of far greater Dignity than in what Rank we lhall place any particular P erformance, Curiofity is always bufy to difcovcr ithe Inftruments, as... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
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| William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...reference of human works to human abilities, and as the enquiry, how far man may extend his defigns, or how high he may rate his native force, is of far greater dignity than in what rank we ftiall place any particular performance, -curiofity is always bufy to difcover the inftruments, as... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 pages
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| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...reference of human works to human abilities, and as the inquiry, how far man may extend his designs, or how high he may rate his native force, is of far...is to be ascribed to original powers, and how much is to casual and adventitious help. The palaces ot Peru or Mexico Were certainly mean and incommodious... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...furrey the workmanfhip, to know how much is to be afcribed to original powers, and how much to cafual and adventitious help. The palaces of Peru or Mexico...mean and incommodious habitations, if compared to the houfes of European monarch* ; yet who could forbear to view them with aftoniihment, who remembered... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...reference of human works to human abilities, and as the enquiry, how far man may extend his defigns, or how high he may rate his native force, is of far greater dignity than in what rank we fhall place any particular performance, curiofity is always bufy to difcover the inftruments, as well... | |
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