 | Walter Scott - 1847 - 726 pages
...are wholly suppressed ; some humorous scenes he has endeavoured to heighten ; and he flatters himself that he has expunged every adventure, phrase, and...reader into a trespass upon the rules of decorum. "He owns with contrition, that, in one or two instances, he gave way too much to the suggestions of... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1848 - 1048 pages
...wholly suppressed. Some humorous scenes he has endeavoured to heighten, and he flatters himself that be has expunged every adventure, phrase, and insinuation,...could be construed by the most delicate reader into a i upon the rules of decorum. He owns, with contrition, that, In one or two instances, ha gave way too... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1870 - 668 pages
...his second edition quite fit for reading anywhere by whomsoever. Thus the author " flatters himself that he has expunged every adventure, phrase, and...construed by the most delicate reader into a trespass of the rules of decorum." O témpora/ O mores/ Whether Mrs. Delany bought it after this, and had another... | |
 | Tobias George Smollett - 1870 - 666 pages
...anywhere by whomsoever. Thus the author " flatters himself that he has expunged every adventure, pirrase, and insinuation that could be construed by the most delicate reader into a trespass of the rules of decorum." 0 tcrnpora ! 0 mores ! Whether Mrs. Delany bought it after this, and had... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1872 - 524 pages
...dignity to starve." Having done it, we are not to be surprised at his " flattering himself that he had expunged every adventure, phrase, and insinuation, that could be construed by the most delicate readers into a trespass upon the rules of decorum:" — the one was a consequence of the other. After... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1879 - 652 pages
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 | 1859 - 534 pages
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 | Walter Scott - 1887 - 674 pages
...suppressed ; some humorous scenes he has endeavoured to heighten; and ne flatters himself that he baa expunged every adventure, phrase, and insinuation,...reader into a trespass upon the rules of decorum. " He owns wjiL-XMniri±iwvthat»_iii one- «* two instances, h« gave way too much to the suggestions... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1892 - 448 pages
...endeavoured to heighten, and he flatters himself that he has expunged every adventure, phrase, and VOL. I. A insinuation, that could be construed by the most delicate...reader into a trespass upon the rules of decorum. He owns, with contrition, that, in one or two instances, he gave way too much to the suggestions of... | |
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... expunged every adventure, phrase, and insinuation, that could be construed, by the most delicate reader, into a trespass upon the rules of decorum. 
