 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...nor wantonly sceptical ; his morality is neither dangerously lax, nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument,...care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shewn sometimes as the phantom of a vision ; sometimes appears half- veiled in an allegory ; sometimes... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 pages
...credulous, nor wantonly sceptical; his morality is neither dangerously lax, nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument,...a thousand dresses, and in all is pleasing. Mille habet ornatus, mille deoenter habet. His prose is the model of the middle style ; on grave subjects... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 pages
...credulous, nor wantonly sceptical; his morality is neither dangerously lax, nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument,...a thousand dresses, and in all is pleasing. Mille habet ornatus, mille decenter habet. His prose is the model of the middle style ; on grave subjects... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 612 pages
...credulous, nor wantonly sceptical; his morality is neither dangerously lax, nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument,...wears a thousand dresses, and in all is pleasing. Mill.- habet ornatus, mille decenter habet. His prose is the model of the middle style ; on grave subjects... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 598 pages
...credulous, nor wantonly sceptical; his morality is neither dangerously lax, nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument,...vision; sometimes appears half-veiled in an allegory; someumes attracts regard in the robes of fancy; and sometimes steps forth in the confidence of reason.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 422 pages
...recommend to the reader hit real interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shewn sometimes as the phantom of a vision; sometimes appears...confidence of reason. She wears a thousand dresses, and in al\ is pleasing,, " Mille habet ornatus, mille decenter habet.''' His prose is the model of the middle... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 394 pages
...credulous nor wantonly sceptical ; his morality is neither dangerously lax nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy and all the cogency of argument...interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being." Many of the subjects discussed in these volumes may now appear trite, because frequent repetition and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 620 pages
...and all the cogency of irgument, are employed to recommend to the reader his real interest, the :are of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shown...vision ; sometimes appears half-veiled in an allegory ; some:imes attracts regard in the robes of fancy ; and sometimes steps forth in the confidence of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 pages
...nor -wantonly sceptical ; his morality is neither dangerously lax nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy and all the cogency of argument...care of pleasing the author of his being. Truth is shewn sometimes as the phantom of a vision ; sometimes appears half-veiled in an allegory ; sometimes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 pages
...credulous nor Wantonly sceptical ; his morality is neither dangerously lax nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy and all the cogency of argument...care of pleasing the author of his being. Truth is shewn sometimes as the phantom of a vision ; sometimes appears half-veiled in an allegory ; sometimes... | |
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His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic or superstitious ; he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly sceptical ; his morality is neither dangerously lax nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument,... 
