 | John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...enough, but the Dirties were ill forted; whole Pyramids of Sweet-meats, for Boys and Women; but lictle of folid Meat, for Men : All this proceeded not from any want of Knowledge, but of Judgment 5 neither did he want that in difcerning the Beauties and Faults of other Poets ; but only indulg'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 352 pages
...came in his way; but fwept like a drag-net, great anrl fmaU. There was plenty enough, but the difhes were ill-forted ; whole pyramids of fweet-meats, for...knowledge, but of judgment; neither did he want that :n difcerning the beauties and faults of other poets j but only indulged himfelf in the luxury of writing;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...the dimes were Ul-ibrted ; whole pyramids of lweet-meats, for boys and women ; but little of Iblid meat, for men : all this proceeded not from any want...difcerning the beauties and faults of other poets ; but onlyindulged himfelf in the luxury of writing; and perhaps, knew it was a fault, but hoped the reader... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 356 pages
...came in his way ; but fwept like a drag-net, great and fmall. There was plenty enough, but the difhes were ill-forted ; whole pyramids of fweet-meats, for...this proceeded not from, any want of knowledge, but but of judgment ; neither did he want that in dTfcerning the beauties and faults of other poets ; but... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1782 - 514 pages
...great and fmall. There was plenty enough, but the dimes were ill-forted ; whole pyramids of Tweet-meats for boys and women ; but little of folid meat, for...proceeded not from any want of knowledge, but of judgment j neither did he want that, ' in difcerning the beauties and faults of other poets ; but only indulged... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 pages
...came in his way; but fwept like a drag-net, great and fmall. There was plenty enough, but the difhes were ill-forted; whole pyramids of fweet-meats, for...all this proceeded not from any want of knowledge, bnt of judgment; neither did he want that in difceming the beauties and faults of other poets; but... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 806 pages
...fweet-meats, for boys and women ; but little of (olid meat, for men : all this proceeded not from iny want of knowledge, but of judgment ; neither did he want that in difccrning the beauties and faults of other p«ets ; but only indulged himfclf in the luxury of writing... | |
 | John Dryden - English prose literature - 1800 - 712 pages
...but the dishes were ill sorted ; whole pyramids of sweetmeats for boys and women, but little of solid meat for men. All this proceeded not from any want...knowledge, but of judgment. Neither did he want that in discerning the beau' The poet alluded to is Cowley ; on whom, in compliance with the fashion of the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...but the dishes were ill sorted ; whole pyramids of sweetmeats for boys and women, but little of solid meat for men. All this proceeded not from any want...knowledge, but of judgment. Neither did he want that in discerning the beau1 The poet alluded to is Cowley ; on whom, in compliance with the fashion of the... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 376 pages
...the dishes were ill-sorted ; whole pyramids of sweet-meats for boys and women, but little of solid meat for men. All this proceeded not from any want...knowledge, but of judgment. Neither did he want that in * On the Origin and Progress of Satire. Malone'sDryden, vol. iii. p. 75, 76. f Cowley. discerning the... | |
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There was plenty enough, but the dishes were ill sorted; whole pyramids of sweetmeats for boys and women but little of solid meat for men. All this proceeded not from any want of knowledge, but of judgment. Neither did he want that in discerning the beauties... 
