 Lastly, his writings have set all our wits and men of- letters upon a new way of thinking, of which they had little or no notion before ; and though we cannot yet say that any of them have come up to the beauties of the original, I think we may venture...  The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift - Page 3by Jonathan Swift - 1902Full view - About this book
 | Tobias Smollett - 1779 - 510 pages
...Steele is the greateft fchelar and bed cafuift of any man in England. ' Laftly, his writings have fet all our wits and men of letters upon a new way of...little or no notion before ; and though we cannot yet fay that any of them have come op to the beauties of the original, I think we may venture to affirm,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 484 pages
...that captain Steele is the greatest scholar and best casuist of any man in England. ... I • Lastly, his writings have set all our wits and men of letters...thinks much more justly than they did some time since. The vast variety of subjects which he has treated of in so different a manner, and yet all so perfectly... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 476 pages
...persuaded, that captain Steele is the greatest scholar and best casuist of any man in England. Lastly, his writings have set all our wits and men of- letters...thinks much more justly than they did some time since. The vast variety of subjects which he has treated of in so different a manner, and yet all so perfectly... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 490 pages
...persuaded, that captain Steele is the greatest scholar and best casuist of any man in England. Lastly, his writings have set all our wits and men of letters...though we cannot yet say that any of them have come up tothe beauties of the original, I think we may venture to affirm, that every one of them writes and... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 434 pages
...that captain Steele is the greatest scholar and best casuist of any man in England. they had littie or no notion before; and though we cannot yet say that any of them have come up 10 the beauties of the original, I think we may venturf to affirm, that every one of them writes and... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 420 pages
...at tea-tables and assemblies, and if relished and caressed by the merchants on the Change. " Lastly, his writings have set all our wits and men of letters...which they had little or no notion before ; and though tve cannot yet say that any of them have come up to the beauties of the original, I think we may venture... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 496 pages
...persuaded, that captain Steele is the greatest scholar and best casuist of any man in England. Lastly, his writings have set all our wits and men of letters...thinks much more justly than they did some time since. The vast variety of subjects which he has treated of in so different a manner, and yet all so perfectly... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1809 - 458 pages
...scarce produced half the good as flowed from the Spectator of a day." — " These writings here set nil our wits and men of letters upon a new way of thinking, of which they hail but little or no notion brfore — Every one of tliera writes and thinks much more justly than... | |
 | 1810 - 438 pages
...and men of letters upon anew way of thinking, of which they but had little or no notion before — Every one of them writes and thinks much more justly than they did some time since.' Some facts, however, relative to this period, have escaped his industry. Budgell declares that 20,000... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 324 pages
...persuaded, that Captain Steele is the greatest scholar and hest casuist of any man in England. Lastly, his writings have set all our wits and men of letters...of thinking, of which they had little or no notion hefore ; and though we cannot yet say ill that any of them have come up to the heauties of the :j original,... | |
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