 It is with great propriety that subtlety, which in its original import means exility of particles, is taken in its metaphorical meaning for nicety of distinction. Those writers who lay on the watch for novelty could have little hope of greatness; for...  The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Page 41780Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pages
...aggregation, and Jittlenefs by difperfion. Great thoughts are always general, and confift in pofitions not limited by exceptions, and in defcriptions not...defcending to minutenefs. It is with great propriety that Subtelty, which in its original import means exility of particles, is taken in its metaphorical meaning... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...consist in positions not limited by. exceptions, and in descriptions not descending to minuteness. It is with great propriety that Subtlety, which in...is taken in its metaphorical meaning for nicety of distinction. Those writers who lay on the watch for novelty could have little hope of greatness ; for... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...positions not limited by exceptions, and in descriptions not descending to minuteness. It is witfi great propriety that subtlety, which in its original...is taken in its metaphorical meaning for nicety of distinction. Those writers, who lay on the watch for novelty, could have little hope of greatness;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...and consist in positions not limited by exceptions, and in descriptions not descending to minuteness. It is with great propriety that subtlety, which in...is taken in its metaphorical meaning for nicety of distinction. Those writers who lay on the watch for novelty, could have little hope of greatness ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pages
...and consist in positions not limited by exceptions, and in descriptions not descending to minuteness. It is with great propriety that Subtlety, which in...is taken in its metaphorical meaning for nicety of distinction. Those writers who lay on the watch for novelty could have little hope of greatness ; for... | |
 | Charles James - 1817 - 294 pages
...hope has never been said " before. « It " It is with great propriety," continues the same author, " that subtlety, which in its original import " means exility of particles, is taken in its metapho" rical meaning for nicety of distinction. *Those " writers who live on the watch for novelty,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pages
...and consist in positions not limited by exceptions, and in descriptions not descending to minuteness. It is with great propriety that Subtlety, which in...is taken in its metaphorical meaning for nicety of distinction. Those writers who lay on the watch for novelty, could have little hope of greatness ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 pages
...exceptions, and in descriptions not descending to minuteness. It is with great propriety that subtilty, which in its original import means exility of particles,...is taken in its metaphorical meaning for nicety of distinction. Those writers who lay on the watch for novelty, could have little hope of greatness; for... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 470 pages
...exfceptions, and in descriptions not descending to minuteness. It, as with great propriety that subtilty, which in its original import means exility of particles,...is taken in its metaphorical meaning for nicety of distinction. Those writers who lay on the watch for novelty, could have little hope ofgreatness4, for... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 pages
...exceptions, and in descriptions not descending to minuteness. It is with great propriety that subtilty, which in its original import means exility of particles,...is taken in its metaphorical meaning for nicety of distinction. Those writers who lay on the watch for; l^y ' novelty, could have little hope of greatness... | |
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