...common underiftandings ; while one great genius is hard, ly found among ten millions. Did you ne ver obferve one of your clerks cutting his paper with...blunt ivory knife ? Did you - ever know the knife to fail going the true way ? Whereas, if he had ufed a razor, or a pen-knife, he had odds againft him...

...of common underftandings ; while one great genius is hardly found among ten millions. Did you never obferve one of your clerks cutting his paper with a blunt ivory knife ? Bid you ever know the knife to fail going tha true way ? Whereas, if he had ufed a razor, or a pen-knife,...

...of common underftandings ; while one great genius is hardly found among ten millions. Did you never obferve one of your clerks cutting his paper with a blunt ivory knife ? Did you ever know the knife to fail going the true way ? Whereas, if he had ufed a razor, or a penknife, he had odds againft him...

...fucceed in the common bufmefs of life. I have no where, however, found it fo happily illuftrated» as by a queftion of Swift's, in a letter to Lord Bolingbroke...right way ? whereas, if you had ufed a razor or a pen-knite, you had odds againft you of fpoiling a whole meet>" The very idea of genius and of fine...

...illuftrated, as by a queftion of Swift's, in a letter to Lord BolingVOL. I. Y broke : broke : — " Did you never (fays he) obferve one of your clerks...know the knife fail to go the right way ? whereas if he had ufed a razor or a pen-knife, he had odds againft him of fpoiling a whole meet." The very idea...

...common understandings ; while one great genius is hardly found among ten millions. Did you never observe one of your clerks cutting his paper with a blunt ivory knife ? did you ever know the knife to fail going the true way ? whereas, if he had used a razor, or a penknife, ha had odds against him...

...common understandings ; while one great genius is hardly found among ten millions. Did you never observe one of your clerks cutting his paper with a blunt ivory knife ? did you ever know the- knife to fail going the true way ? whereas, if he had used a razor, or a penknife, he had odds against him...

...as by a question of Swift's, in a letter to Lord Bolingbroke : — ' Did you never (says he) observe one of your clerks cutting his paper with a blunt...know the knife fail to go the right way ? whereas, if he had used a razor or a pen-knife, he had odds against him of spoiling a whole sheet.' The very idea...

...under, standings ; while one great genius is hardly found among ten millions. Did you never observe one of your clerks cutting his paper with a blunt ivory knife ? did you ever know the knife to fail going the true way ? whereas, if he had used a razor, or a penknife, he had odds against him...

...cut blocks with a razor. ' 4 Did you ever ' (fays Swift in -one of his Letters to Lord Bolingbroke) * obferve one of * your clerks cutting his paper with...had ' odds againft you of fpoiling a whole fheet. * This allufion is happily employed by the Dean, to illuftrate the diverfity between genius, and ordinary...