 | William Collins, Thomas Gray - 1852 - 332 páginas
...Romans credible; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Incredulus odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's...only as we find something to be imitated or declined. 1 do not see that '-The Bard* promotes any truth, moral or political. His stanzas are too long, especially... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 páginas
...Romans credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Incredulus odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's...something to be imitated or declined. I do not see that The Bard promotes any truth, moral or political. His stanzas are too long, especially his epodes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 512 páginas
...Bomans credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Incredulus odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's bulk by fabulons appendages of spectres and predictions, has little difficulty ; for he that forsakes the probable... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1862 - 452 páginas
...credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Incredulus odi. " To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's...find the marvellous. And it has little use ; we are aflected only as we believe ; we are improved only as we find something to be imitated or declined.... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1873 - 622 páginas
...Eomans credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Incredulus odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's...something to be imitated or declined. I do not see that the Hard promotes any truth, moral or political. His stanzas are too long, especially his epodes... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1873 - 590 páginas
...Romans credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Increduhis odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's...little difficulty ; for he that forsakes the probable mny always find the marvellous. And it has little use; wo aro affected only as we believe; we are improved... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1876 - 162 páginas
...credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Incredulus odi. " To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's...something to be imitated or declined. I do not see that ' The Bard ' promotes any truth, moral or political. " His stanzas are too long, especially his... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1876 - 564 páginas
...credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Incredulus odl. " To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's...the probable may always find the marvellous. And it lias little use ; we are affected only as we believe ; we are improved only as we find something to... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1877 - 656 páginas
...Romans credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Incredulns odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's...; we are improved only as we find something to be imita'ed or declined. I do not see that the Bard promotes any truth, moral, or political. His stanzas... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1879 - 184 páginas
...credible; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Incredulus odi. 34 To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's bulk 33 Count Algarotti (1712-1764), a Venetian by birth, a distinguished littérateur, art-critic, and... | |
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To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's bulk by fabulous appendages of spectres and predictions, has little difficulty ; for he that forsakes the probable may always find the marvellous. And it has little use ; we are affected only as we... 
