 I had my time, readers, as others have who have good learning bestowed upon them, to be sent to those places, where the opinion was it might be soonest attained : and, as the manner is, was not unstudied in those authors which are most commended ; whereof...  The North British review - Page 3101852Full view - About this book
 | 1806 - 224 pages
...further satisfaction to hear him declare it particularly in this manner : " I had my time", says he, " as others have, who have good learning bestowed upon...whose matter methought I loved indeed ; but as my age then was I understood them. Others were the smooth elegiac poets, whereof the schools are not scarce,... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 446 pages
...perfuading fome to be fuch really themfelves, as they cannot believe me to be more than what I fain. I had my time, readers, as others have, who have good learning beftowed upon them, to be fent to thofe places, where the opinion was, it might be fooneft attained... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...persuading some to be such really thenir selves, as they cannot believe me to be more than what J fain. I had my time, readers, as others have, who have good...whose matter methought I loved indeed, but as my age then was, so I understood them ; others were the smooth elegiac poets, whereof the schools are not... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...persuading some to be such really themselves, as they cannot believe me to be more than what I fain. I had my time, readers, as others have' who have good...grave orators and historians, whose matter methought J loved indeed, but as my age then was, so I understood them ; others were the smooth elegiac poets,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...persuading some to be such really then> selves, as they cannot believe me to be more than what I fain. .1 had my time, readers, as others have who have good...and, as the manner is, was not unstudied in those authprs which are most commended ; whereof some were grave orators ami historians, -whose matter methought... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...persuading some to be such really themselves, as they cannot believe me to be more than what I fain. I had my time, readers, as others have, who have good...to those places, where the opinion was, it might be soouest attained ; and as the manner is, was not unstudied in those authors which are most commended... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 524 pages
...persuading some to be such really themselves, as they cannot believe me to be more than what I feign. I had my time, readers, as others have who have good...whose matter methought I loved indeed, but as my age then was, so I understood them. Others were the smooth elegiac poets, whereof the schools are not scarce,... | |
 | 1820 - 230 pages
...further satisfaction to hear him declare it particularly in this manner : " I had my time/' says he, " as others have, who have good learning bestowed upon...opinion was it might be soonest attained, and as the mariner is, was not unstudied in those authors which are most commended : whereof some were grave orators... | |
 | 1820 - 224 pages
...further satisfaction to hear him declare it particularly in this manner : " I had my time," says he, " as others have, who have good learning bestowed upon...to be sent to those places where the opinion was it night be soonest attained, and as the inner is, was not unstudied in those authors which are most commended... | |
 | 1820 - 608 pages
...was it might soonest be attained, and as the manner is, was not unstudied in those authers which arc most commended, whereof some were grave orators and...historians, whose matter me-thought I loved indeed, but a« my age then was so I understood them. Others were the smooth elegiac pouts, whereof the schools... | |
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