 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...difficulty, for he that forfakes. the probable may always find the marvellous. And it has little ufe> we are affected only as we believe ; we are improved only as we find fomething to be imitated or declined. I do not fee that The Bard promotes any truth, moral or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 294 pages
...difficulty, for he that forfakes the probable may always -find the marvellous ; and it has little ufe, we are affected only as we believe; we are improved only as we find fomething to be imitated or declined.. Ldo not fee that The Bard promotes any truth, moral or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...difficulty, for he that forfakes the probable may always find the marvellous. And it has little ufe; we are affected only as we believe ; we are improved only as we find fbmethmg to be imitated or declined. I do not fee that The Bard promotes any truth, moral or political.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 522 pages
...difficulty-, for he that forfakes the probable may always find the marvellous. And it has little ufe;.we . are affected only as we believe ; we are improved only as we find fomething to be imitated or declined. I do not fee that TTseBard promotes any truth, moral or... | |
 | Several Hands - 1782 - 586 pages
...difficulty, for he that forfakes the probable may always find the marvellous ; and it hat little ufe, we are affected only as we believe ; we are improved only as we find fomething to be be imitated or declined. I со not fee that Tbr Bard promotes any truth, moral... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...difficulty ; for he that forfakes the probable may always find the marvellous. And it has little ufe ; we are affected only as we believe ; we are improved only as we find fomething to be imitated or declined. I do not fee that The Bard promotes any truth, moral or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...difficulty; for he that forfakes the probable may always find the marvellous. And it has little ufe ; we are affected only as we believe; we are improved only as we find fomething to be imitated or declined. I do not fee that The Bard promotes any truth, moral or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pages
...difficulty ; for he that forfakes the probable may always find the marvellous. And it has little ufe ; \ve are affected only as we believe ; we are improved only as we find fomething to be imitated or declined. I do not fee that The Bard promotes any truth, moral or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...Romans credible; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconqu.rabie falsehood. Incredulis odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's...predictions, has little difficulty; for he that forsakes tlie probable may always find the marvellous. And it fras little use f we ars arlected only as we balieve... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. I/tcredulis odi, 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.... | |
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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 believe;... 
