 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 pages
...possible. You must shin your heart against the Muses, and be content to feed your understanding v.-ith plain household truths. In short you must not attempt...enlarge your ideas, or polish your taste, or refine youi sentiments ; but must keep on in one beaten track without turning aside, either to the right hand... | |
 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 pages
...spirit, his necessary for you to get rid of them as fast as possible. You must shut your heart against the Muses, and be content to feed your understanding •with plain household trutks. In short you must not attempt to enlarge your ideas, er polish your taste,or refine your sentiments... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 pages
...spirit, it is necessary for you to get iid of them as fast as possible. You must shut your heart against the muses, and be content to feed your understanding...beaten track, without turning aside either to the right band or to the left — " But I cannot submit to drudgery like this — I feel a spirit above it."... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 434 pages
...spirit, it is necessary for you to get rid of them as fast as possible. You must shut your heart against the Muses, and be content to feed your understanding...short you must not attempt to enlarge your ideas, or polishyourtaste,orrefine your sentiments ; but must keep on in one beaten track without turning aside,... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 398 pages
...of them at fa«t ai possible. You must slmt your heart against the Mu«es, an<1 be content to ipi'A your understanding with plain household truths. In...short you must not attempt to enlarge your ideas, or poiiih your taste, or refine your sentiments ;" but must keep on in one beaten track, without turning1... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1822 - 594 pages
...spirit, it is necessary for you to get rid of them as fast as possible. You must shut your heart against the Muses, and be content to feed your understanding...without turning aside either to the right hand or to the left. " But I cannot submit to drudgery like this — I feel a spirit above it." 'Tis well : be... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 pages
...spirit, it is necessary for you to get rid of them as fast as possible. You must shut you heart againt the muses, and be content to feed your understanding...without turning aside either to the right hand or to the left — " But I cannot submit to drudgery like this — I feel a spirit above it." It is well... | |
 | William Scott - 1825 - 382 pages
...spirit, it is necessary for you to get rid of them as fast as possible. You must shut your heart against the muses, and be content to feed your understanding...without turning aside either to the right hand or to the left — " But I cannot submit to drudgery like this — I feel a spirit above it." It is well... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia), Lucy Aikin - 1825 - 484 pages
...spirit, it is necessary for you to get rid of them as fast as possible. You must shut your heart against the Muses, and be content to feed your understanding...without turning aside either to the right hand or to the left. " But I cannot submit to drudgery like this — I feel a spirit above it." 'Tis well : be... | |
 | 1826 - 520 pages
...spirit, it is necessary for you to get rid of them as fast as possible. You must shut your heart against the muses, and be content to feed your understanding...without turning aside either to the right hand or to the left. " But I cannot submit to drudgery like this — I feel a spirit above it." 'Tis well : be... | |
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You must learn to do hard, if not unjust things ; and for the nice embarrassments of a delicate and ingenuous spirit, it is necessary for you to get rid of them as fast as possible. You must shut your heart against the Muses, and be content to feed your... 
