| Tobias Smollett - 1779 - 510 Seiten
...mult indeed be confefied, that never man threw-up hi$ pen under ftronger temptations to have employed it longer; his reputation was at a greater height...believe, ever any living author's was before him. It is reafonable to fuppofe that his gains were proportion ably confiderable ; every one read him with pleafure... | |
| John Nichols - 1780 - 434 Seiten
...his pen under " ftronger temptations to have employed it longer ; his re" putation -was at a greawr height than, I believe, -ever " any living author's was before him. It is reafanable to " fuppofe, that his .gains were propottionably confiderable; " every .one tead him with... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 434 Seiten
...must indeed be confessed, that never man threw np his pen under stronger temptations to have employed it longer: his reputation was at a greater height...forgiven his unaccountable imprudence in declaring iigaiast them. Lastly, it was highly improbable, if he threw ofl' a character the ideas of which were... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 324 Seiten
...author's was hefore him. It is reasonahle to suppose that his gains were proportionahly considerahle; every one read him with pleasure and good will ; .and...tories, in respect to his other good qualities, had ahnost forgiven his unaccountahle imprudence in declaring against them. Lastly, it was highly improhahle,... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 686 Seiten
...must, indeed, be confessed, that never man threw up his pen under stronger temptations to have employed it longer ; his reputation was at a greater height...considerable ; every one read him with pleasure and good-will ; and the Tories, in respect to his other good qualities, had almost forgiven his unaccountable... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 676 Seiten
...must, indeed, be confessed, that never man threw up his pen under stronger temptations to have employed it longer ; his reputation was at a greater height than, I believe, ever any living author's was belbre him. It is reasonable to suppose that his gains were proportionally considerable ; every one... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1824 - 538 Seiten
...Esquire's lucubrations alone had brought them more customers, than all their other newspapers put together. I believe, ever any living author's was before him....considerable; every one read him with pleasure and good-will; and the Tories, in respect to his other good qualities, had almost forgiven his unaccountable... | |
| 1855 - 624 Seiten
...One bitter drop there was, nevertheless, in the cup thus over flowing. Even the Tories, says Gay, ' in respect to his other good qualities, had almost...unaccountable imprudence in declaring against them.' There is much virtue in an almost. Here it means that Steele would certainly have been forgiven his... | |
| 1855 - 626 Seiten
...One bitter drop there was, nevertheless, in the cup thus over flowing. Even the Tories, says Gay, ' in respect to his other good qualities, had almost...unaccountable imprudence in declaring against them.' There is much virtue in an almost. Here it means that Steele would certainly have been forgiven his... | |
| 1855 - 594 Seiten
...One bitter drop there was, nevertheless, in the cup thus overflowing. Even the Tories, says Gay, " in respect to his other good qualities, had almost...unaccountable imprudence in declaring against them." There is much virtue in an almost. Höre it means that Steele would certainly have been forgiven his... | |
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