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" I marvel nothing so much as that men will gird themselves at discovering obscure beauties in an author. Certes the greatest and most pregnant beauties are ever the plainest and most evidently striking; and when two meanings of a passage can in the least... "
Fielding - Page 102
by Austin Dobson - 1907 - 218 pages
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Miscellaneous: The fathers; or, The good-natured man, a comedy. The life of ...

Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 480 pages
...four more new. editions of his plays coming out, which he hoped would satisfy every one: Concluding, 'I marvel nothing so much as that men will ' gird...when two meanings of a passage can ' in the least balance ourjudgments which to prefer, ' I hold it matter of unquestionable certainty, that ' neither...
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A Journey from this World to the Next, &c

Henry Fielding - 1834 - 56 pages
...editions of his plays coming out, which he hoped would satisfy every one ; concluding, I marvel at nothing so much as that men will gird themselves at...and when two meanings of a passage can in the least balance our judgments which to prefer, I hold it matter of unquestionable certainty, that neither of...
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Synonymisches Handwörterbuch der englischen Sprache für die Deutschen

H. M. Melford - English language - 1841 - 466 pages
...sorrow's livery dims the air, And dies in darkness, like despair. (jy. Scott's Rokeby.) I marvel at nothing so much as that men will gird themselves at discovering obscure beauties in an author, answered Shakspeare; certes the greatest and most pregnant beauties are ever the plainest and most...
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A New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare: Othello. [c1886

William Shakespeare - 1886 - 494 pages
...four more new Editions of his Plays coming out, which he hoped would satisfy every one ; Concluding, ' I marvel nothing so much, as that Men will gird themselves...most pregnant Beauties are ever the plainest and most striking ; and, when two Meanings of a Passage can in the least balance our Judgements which to prefer,...
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The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq: With an Essay on His Life and Genius, Volume 4

Henry Fielding - 1871 - 502 pages
...his plays coming out, which he hoped would satisfy every one ; Concluding, ' I marvel nothing su ' much, as that men will gird themselves at discovering...most pregnant beauties are ever the plainest and most ' striking ; and, when two meanings of a passage can in ' the least balance our judgments which to...
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The Lusiads, tr. into Engl. verse by J.J. Aubertin, Volume 1

Luis Vaz de Camoens - 1878 - 358 pages
...Fielding introduces in his ' Journey from this World to the Next.' ' Certes ' (says Shakspeare at last), 'the greatest and most pregnant beauties are ever...and most evidently striking ; and when two meanings to a passage can in the least balance our judgment, which to prefer, I hold it matter of unquestionable...
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The works of Henry Fielding, ed. with a biogr. essay by L. Stephen, Volume 4

Henry Fielding - 1882 - 552 pages
...four more new editions of his plays coming out, which he hoped would satisfy every one ; concluding, " I marvel nothing so much, as that men will gird themselves...most pregnant beauties are ever the plainest and most striking ; and, when two meanings of a passage can in the least balance our judgments which to prefer,...
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The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq: The history of ... Joseph Andrews ... and ...

Henry Fielding, Leslie Stephen - 1882 - 538 pages
...four more new editions of his plays coming out, which he hoped would satisfy every one ; concluding, " I marvel nothing so much, as that men will gird themselves...most pregnant beauties are ever the plainest and most striking ; and, when two meanings of a passage can in the least balance our judgments which to prefer,...
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The advertisers' guardian, or, the truth about advertising, Issue 2

Advertising - 1885 - 320 pages
...And, with reference to another ambiguity said to occur in a beautiful passage, he thus replied — " I marvel nothing so much as that men will gird themselves...and when two meanings of a passage can in the least balance our judgments which to prefer, I hold it matter of unquestionable certainty that neither of...
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Othello

William Shakespeare - 1886 - 494 pages
...four more new Editions of his Plays coming out, which he hoped would satisfy every one ; Concluding, ' I marvel nothing so much, as that Men will gird themselves...most pregnant Beauties are ever the plainest and most striking ; and, when two Meanings of a Passage can in the least bal anee our Judgements which to prefer,...
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