| Jonathan Swift - 1889 - 460 Seiten
...bend and twine, Still to the sea their course incline ; Or as philosophers, who find Some favourite system to their mind, In every point to make it fit, Will force all Nature to submit. Cadenus, who could ne'er suspect His lessons would have such effect, Or be so artfully applied, Insensibly... | |
| Thomas Love Peacock - 1891 - 188 Seiten
...gradual mellowing under the sunshine and showers of life. All philosophers, who find Some favourite system to their mind, In every point to make it fit, Will force all nature to submit. PREFACE TO " HEADLONG HALL " AND THE THREE NOVELS PUBLISHED ALONG WITH IT IN 1837. 'LL these little... | |
| Thomas Love Peacock - 1896 - 276 Seiten
...pistol at him ; "it is too fast" 1... . . 242 HEADLONG HALL All philosophers, who find Some favourite system to their mind, In every point to make it fit, Will force all nature to submit. PREFACE TO 'HEADLONG HALL' AND THE THREE NOVELS PUBLISHED ALONG WITH IT IN 1837. ALL these little publications... | |
| Thomas Love Peacock - 1896 - 278 Seiten
...pistol at him ; "it is too fast " , . . 242 HEADLONG HALL All philosophers, who find Some favourite system to their mind, In every point to make it fit, Will force all nature to submit. PREFACE TO 'HEADLONG HALL, AND THE THREE NOVELS PUBLISHED ALONG WITH IT IN 1837. ALL these little publications... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1902 - 864 Seiten
...tend and twine, Still to the sea their course incline ; Or, as philosophers who find Some favourite ; Sav Cadenus, who could ne'er suspect His lessons would have such effect, Or be so artfully apply 'd, Insensibly... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1902 - 860 Seiten
...bend and twine, Still to the sea their course incline ; Or, as philosophers who find Some favourite system to their mind, In every point to make it fit, Will force all nature to submit. Cadenus, who could ne'er suspect His lessons would have such effect, Or be so artfully apply 'd, Insensibly... | |
| Carl Van Doren - 1911 - 334 Seiten
...creeds attached by Peacock to the different performers. "All philosophers who find ; Some favourite system to their mind, In every point to make it fit, Will force all nature to submit," runs the motto. " And you know his system," asserts Mr. Cranium, " is of all things the dearest to... | |
| Henry H. Slesser - 1919 - 230 Seiten
...flippancy if, at times, we are tempted to affirm with Peacock that All philosophers who find Some favourite system to their mind, In every point, to make it fit, Will force all nature to submit. INDEX Absolute, 81, 82 Accident, 27, 64, 68 Adjectival Noun, 28, 29 Adjective, 26-28 detached essence... | |
| Henry H. Slesser - 1919 - 232 Seiten
...flippancy if, at times, we are tempted to affirm with Peacock that All philosophers who find Some favourite system to their mind, In every point, to make it fit, Will force all nature to subniit. INDEX Absolute, Si, 82 Accident, 27, 64, 68 Adjectival Noun, 28, 29 Adjective, 26-28 detached... | |
| Vanessa, Jonathan Swift - 1921 - 230 Seiten
...bend and twine, 720 Still to the sea their course incline, Or as philosophers, who find Some favourite system to their mind, In every point to make it fit Will force all nature to submit. 725 Cadenus, who could ne'er suspect His lessons would have such effect, Or be so artfully applied,... | |
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