 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 624 pages
...wantonly fceptical ; his morality is neither dangeroufly lax, nor imprafticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument, are employed...care of pleafing the Author of his being. " Truth is fhown fometimes as the phantom of a vifion, fometimes appears half veiled in an allegory ; fometimes... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 258 pages
...wantonly fceptical; his morality is neither dangeroufly lax, nor impracticably rigid.. All the enchantment of .fancy and all the cogency of argument are employed...care of pleafing the Author of his being. Truth is fliewn fometimes as the phantom of a vifion,. fometimes appears half-veiled in an allegory; fometimes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 254 pages
...wantonly fccptical; his morality is neither dangeroufly lax, nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy and all the cogency of argument are employed...recommend to the reader his real intereft, the care of pleafingthe Author of his being. Truth is fhewn fometimes as the phantom of a vifion, fometimes appears... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1781 - 506 pages
...wantonly tceptical ; his morality is neither dangeroufly lax, nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy and all the cogency of argument are employed to recommend to the reader his i-cal intereft, the care of pleafing the author of his being. Truth is (hewn fometimes as the phantom... | |
 | Several Hands - 1781 - 588 pages
...the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument, arc employed to recommend to the leader his real intereft, the care of pleafing the Author of his being. Truth is fhenn fometimes as the phantom of a vifion, fometimcs appears half veiled in an allegory ; fometimes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 254 pages
...dangeroufly lax, nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy and all the cogency of argument arc employed to recommend to the reader his real intereft, the care of pleating the Author of his being. Truth is fhewn fometimes as the phantom of a vifion, fometimes appears... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...wantonly fceptical ; his. morality is neither dungeroufly lax, nor implacably rigid; All the enchantments of fancy, and all the cogency of argument, are employed...recommend to the reader his real intereft, the care of pleating the Author of his being. Truth is fhown fometimes as the phantom of a viiion, fometimes appears... | |
 | 1795 - 846 pages
...As a teacher of wifdom," fays Dr. Johnfon, " he may be confidently followed. All the en» shaotments of fancy, and all the cogency of argument are employed to recommend to the reader kis real imereft, the care of pleafing the Author of his being." His profe is charaâerifed by its... | |
 | 1793 - 412 pages
...fceptical ; his morality is neither dangeroufly ¡ax, nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument, are employed...fometimes appears half-veiled in an allegory,' fometimes attraas regard in the robes of fancy, and fometimes fteps forth in the confidence of reafon. She wears... | |
 | 1798 - 666 pages
...wantonly fceptical ; his morality is neither dangeroufly lax, nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy and all the cogency of argument are employed...recommend to the reader his real intereft, the care oí pleating the author of his being. Truth is (hewn fomctimes as the phantom of a vifion, fometimes... | |
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All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument, are employed to recommend to the reader his real interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. 
