 | John Oldmixon - 1728 - 484 pages
...beautiful which is not juft, and " has not its Foundation in the Nature of Things : " That the Bafis of all Wit is Truth ; and that '* no Thought can be valuable, of which goad " Senfe is not the Ground-work," THE ARTS OF LOGICK THE INTRODUCTION N the Attempt which I lately... | |
 | Elizabeth Singer Rowe - 1729 - 252 pages
...beautiful which is not juft, and has not ** its Foundation in the Nature of Things: That " the Bafis of all Wit is Truth ; and that no " Thought can be...valuable, of which good *' Senfe is not the Ground-Work. Addifon's " Sped. N°. 62. Price 35. in Calf. 12- Chriftian Converfation: A farewell Sermon, preach'd... | |
 | 1744 - 348 pages
...not juft, and has not its Foundation in the Nature of Things : That the Bafis of all Wit is Trcth j and that no Thought can be valuable, of which good Senfe is not the Ground-work. Beileau has endeavoured to inculcate the fame Notion in feveral Parts of his Writings, both in Profe... | |
 | Great Britain - 1778 - 378 pages
...beautiful •which is not juft> and has not its foundation in the nature of things : that the bafis of all wit is truth ; and that no thought can be valuable, of which good fenfe is not the ground-work. Boileau has endeavoured to inculcate the fame notion in feveral parts... | |
 | 1786 - 694 pages
...be beautiful which is not jult, and has not it's foundation in the nature of things; that tile bius of all wit is truth; and that no thought can be valuable, of which good, fenfe is not the ground-work. Boileau has endeavoured to inculcate the lame notion in feveral parts... | |
 | 1789 - 508 pages
...be beautiful which is not juft, and has not its foundation in the nature of things ; that the bafis of all Wit is truth ; and that no thought can be valuable, of which good fenfe is not the ground-work. Boileau has endeavoured to inculcate the fame notion in feveral parts... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 366 pages
...be beautiful which is not just, and has not its foundation in the nature of things ; that the basis of all wit is truth; and that no thought can be valuable, of which good sense is not the ground-work. Boileau has endeavoured to inculcate the same notion in several parts... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 pages
...be beautiful which is not just, and has not its foundation in the nature of things ; that the basis of all wit is truth; and that no thought can be valuable, of which good sense is not the ground-work. Boileau has endeavoured to inculcate the same notion in several parts... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 434 pages
...be beaiitiful which is not just, and has not its foundation in the nature of things; that the basis of all wit is truth; and that no thought can be valuable, of which good sense is not the ground-work. Boileau has endeavoured to inculcate the same notion in various parts... | |
 | 1804 - 676 pages
...he beautiful which is not just, and has not its foundation in the nature of things; that the basis of all wit is truth ; and that no thought can be valuable, of which good fr use is not the ground-work. Boileau has endeavoured to inculeate the same notion in several parts... | |
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French critics, has taken pains to show that it is impossible for any thought to be beautiful which is not just, and has not its foundation in the nature of things ; that the basis of all wit is truth ; and that no thought can be valuable of which good... 
