 | 1786 - 838 pages
...vain as any of his readers ; jdly, mull are very prone to believe what they do not underftand ; 4thlv, they will believe any thing 'at all, provided they are under no obligation to believe it ; jthly, they love to take a new road, even when that road leads no where ; 6thly he was reckoned a... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1775 - 552 pages
...prone • Mafon'j Edition cf Gray'/ Potau. 467 pone to believe what they do not underftand ; 4thly, they will believe any thing at all, provided they are under no obligation to believe it ; jthly, they love to take a new road, even when {hat road leads no where ; 6thly, he was reckoned... | |
 | SAMUEL johnson - 1781 - 292 pages
...vain as any of his readers; thirdly, ** men are very prone to believe what *' they do not underftand; fourthly, they " will believe any thing at all, provided...reckoned a " fine writer, and feems always to mean te more than he faid. Would you have <' any more reafons ? An interval of above " forty years has pretty... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 294 pages
...believe what •" they do not vmderftand; fourthly, they " will believe any thing at all, provided t' they are under no obligation to believe •" it.;...a new " road, even when that road leads no " where ^ Sixthly, he was reckoned a " fine writer, and feems always to mean *' more than he faid.. Would you... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...as any of " his readers ; thirdly, men are very prone <c to believe what they do not underftand ; " fourthly, they will believe any thing at " all, provided they are under no obliga" tion to believe it ; fifthly, they love to " take a new road, even when that road " leads no... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pages
...to believe what they do not underftand ; " fourthly, they will believe any thing at all, pro" vided they are under no obligation to believe, it ; " fifthly,...that road leads no where ; fixthly, he was reckoned *ca fine writer, and feems always to mean more than " he faid. Would you have any more reafons ? An... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 312 pages
...vain as any of his read" ers ; thirdly, men are very prone to belieye " what they do not underftand ; fourthly, they . " will believe any thing at all provided...when that " road leads no where ; fixthly, he was rec" koned a fine writer, and feems always to " mean more than he faid.. Would you have " any more... | |
 | 1790 - 734 pages
...vain as any of his reader's ; thirdly, men are very prone to believe what they do not underftand ; fourthly, they will believe any thing at all, provided they are under no obligation to btlicve it ; fifthly, they love to take a new road, when that road leads no where ; fixthly, he was... | |
 | 1791 - 634 pages
...of his readers ; 3<.ilv, men are very prone to believe what M they they do not underfland ; 4thly, they will believe any thing at all, provided they are under no obligation to believe it ; 5thly, they love to take a new road, even when that road leads no where; 6ihly, he was reckoned a... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1798 - 130 pages
...as vain as any of his readers ; thirdly, men are very prone to believe what they do not underftand ; fourthly, they will believe any thing at all, provided...fixthly, he was reckoned a fine writer, and feems afways to mean more than he faid. Would you have any more rcafons? An interval of above forty years... | |
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... always to mean more than he said. Would you have any more reasons? An interval of above forty years has pretty well destroyed the charm. 
