 It is the nature of everything that is great and useful, both in the animate and inanimate world, to be wild and irregular, and we must be contented to take them with the alloys which belong to them, or live without them. Genius breaks from the fetters...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 1171810Full view - About this book
 | John Stockdale, Joseph Gurney - 1790 - 274 pages
...animate and inanimate world, to be wild and irregular ; and we muft be contented to take them with their alloys which belong to them or live without them. Genius breaks from the fetters of criticifm, but its wanderings are fan&ioned by its majefty and wifdom, when k advances in its path... | |
 | John Stockdale, Joseph Gurney - 1790 - 252 pages
...inanimate world, to be wild and irregular; and we muft be contented to take them with their alloy* which belong to them or live without them. Genius breaks from the fetters of criticifin, but its wanderings are fanctioned by its majefty and wifdom, when it advances in its path... | |
 | 1792 - 566 pages
...inanimate world, to be wild and irregular ; and we muft be contented to take them with their alloys w hich belong to them, or live without them. Genius breaks from the fetters of criticifm ; but its wanderings are fan3ioned by its majefly and wtfdom, when it advances in its path... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 464 pages
...the nature of every thing that is great and useful, both in the animate and inanimate world, to be wild and irregular; and we must be contented to take them with their alloys which belong to them or live without them. Genius breaks from the fetters of criticism,... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 458 pages
...the nature of every thing that is great and useful, both in the animate and inanimate world, to be wild and irregular; and we must be contented to take them with their alloys which belong to them or live without them. Genius breaks from the fetters of criticism,... | |
 | 1808 - 542 pages
...the nature of every thing that is great and useful, both in the animate and inanimate world, to be wild and irregular; and we must be contented to take them with their alloys which belong to them or live without them. Genius breaks from the fetters of criticism,... | |
 | Thomas Erskine (1st baron.) - 1810 - 478 pages
...the nature of every thing that is great and useful, both in the animate and inanimate world, to be wild and irregular, — and we must be contented to...advances in its path ; — subject it to the critic, and you tame it into dulness. — Mighty rivers break down their banks in the winter, sweeping away to... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1810 - 470 pages
...animate and inanimate world, to be wild and irregular,—and we must be contented to take them ! with fhe alloys which belong to them, or live without them....advances in its path ;— subject it to the critic, and you tame it into dulness. —Mighty rivers break down their banks in the winter, sweeping away to death... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1810 - 462 pages
...the nature of every thing that is great and useful, both in the animate and inanimate world, to be wild and irregular; and we must be contented to take...which belong to them, or live without them. Genius bret£s JV»m li": fetters of criticism, but its wanderings are sanctioned by its majesty and wisdom,... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1813 - 634 pages
...that is great and useful, both in the animate and inanimate world, to be wild and irregular,—and we must be contented to take them with the alloys...by its majesty and wisdom, when it advances in its path;—subject it to the critic, and you tame it into dulness. Mighty rivers break down their banks... | |
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