 | English literature - 1790 - 542 pages
...pofhires, fo many garbs, to varioully apprehended by lèverai eyes and judgments, that it iccmeth no lets hard to, fettle a clear and certain notion thereoF...make a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure oiine fleeting air. Sometimes it licth in p;.t nlliilion to n known пату, or in feafonnble application... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...poftures, fo many garbs, fo varioufly apprehended by feveral eyes and judgements, that it feemcth no lefs hard to fettle a clear and certain notion thereof,...define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allufion to a known ftory, or in feafonable application of a trivial faying, or in forging... | |
 | English literature - 1790 - 694 pages
...many garbs, fo varioufly apprehended by feveral eyes and. judgement«, that it feemeth no Icfs bard to fettle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a portrait of Proteui, or to define the figure of the Reeling air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allufion to a known... | |
 | William Seward - Anecdotes - 1795 - 684 pages
...fo many *' garbs, fo varioufly apprehended by feveral eyes *' and judgments, that it feemeth no lefs hard to " fettle a clear and certain notion thereof...the ''• figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth " in pat allufion to a known ftory, or in feafonable " zpplication of a trivial faying, or in... | |
 | William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 430 pages
...fo many " garbs, fo varioufly apprehended by feveral eyes " and judgments, that it feemeth no lefs hard to " fettle a clear and certain notion thereof...Proteus, or to define the " figure of the fleeting ajj. Sometimes it lieth /* in pat allufion to a known flory, or in feafonable " application of a trivial... | |
 | 1802 - 308 pages
...poftnres, fo many garbs, fo varioufly apprehended by feveral eyes and judgments, -that it feemeth no lefs hard to fettle a clear and certain notion thereof...define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allulion to a known ftory, or in feafonable application of a trivial ikying, or in forging... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 548 pages
...garbs, so variously apprehended by several eyes and judgments, that it seem-1 eth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a...define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...garbs, so variously apprehended by several eyes and judgments, that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a...define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 562 pages
...compliments." This was accordingly done ; and Mr. Wilkes paid Dr. that it seemcth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a...define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...garbs, so variously apprehended by several eyes and judgements, that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a...Proteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometiaies it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying,... | |
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It is indeed a thing so versatile and multiform, appearing in so many shapes, so many postures, so many garbs, so variously apprehended by several eyes and judgments, that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof than to make... 
