 | 1803 - 376 pages
...his own genius. There is something so wild and yet so solemn in the speeches of his ghosts, furies, witches, and the like imaginary persons, that we cannot forbear thinking them natural though we Lave no rule by which to judge of them, and must confess, if there are such beings in the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...capable of succeeding, where he had nothing to support him besides the strength of his own genius. There is something so wild, and yet so solemn, in...persons, that we cannot forbear thinking them natural, though we have no rule by Avhich to judge of them; and must confess, if there are sueh beings in the... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...besides the strength of his own irenius. There is something oco fn wild, and yet so solemn, in his speeches of his ghosts, fairies, witches, and the...persons, that we cannot forbear thinking them natural, though we have no rule by which to judge of them; and must confess, if there are such beings in the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 344 pages
...capable of succeeding, where he had nothing to support him besides the strength of his own genius. There is something so wild, and yet so solemn, in...persons, that we cannot forbear thinking them natural, though we have no rule by which to judge of them, and must confess, if there are such beings in the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 514 pages
...to support him besides the strength of his own genius. There is something so wild and yet so to'emn in the speeches of his ghosts, fairies, witches, and...persons, that we cannot forbear thinking them natural, though we have no rule by which to judge of them, and must confess, if there are* such beings in the... | |
 | George Crabb - 1818 - 1000 pages
...There Is something чо wild« and yet so solemn, In Shakspeare*s speeches of his ghost* and fairies, and the like imaginary persons that we cannot forbear thinking them natural, though we hare M rute by which to judge them. Двшаон. GUILE, v. Deceit. GUILTLESS, INNOCENT,... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 806 pages
...capable of succeeding, where he had nothing to support him besides the strength of his own genius. There is something so wild, and yet so solemn, in...persons, that we cannot forbear thinking them natural, though we have no rule by which to judge of them, and must confess, if there are such beings in the... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 682 pages
...support him besides the strength of his own genius. There is something so wild, and yet so solemn, iu the speeches of his ghosts, fairies, witches, and...persons, that we cannot forbear thinking them natural, though we have no rule by which to judge of them, and must confess, if there are such beings in the... | |
 | 1824 - 268 pages
...capable of succeeding, where he had nothing to support him besides the strength of his own genius. There is something so wild and yet so solemn in the...fairies, witches, and the like imaginary persons, that we can not forbear thinking them natural, though we have no rule by which to judge of them; and must confess,... | |
 | George Crabb - 1826 - 768 pages
...There is something so wild, and yet so solemn, in Shakspeare's speeches of his ghosts and fairies, and the like .imaginary persons, that we cannot forbear thinking them natural, though we have no rule by which to judge them.' ADDISON. AXIOM, MAXIM, APHORISM, APOPHTHEGM, SAYING,... | |
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... reader's imagination ; and made him capable of succeeding, where he had nothing to support him besides the strength of his own genius. There is something so wild, and yet so solemn, in the speeches of his ghosts, fairies, witches, and the like imaginary... 
