 could 'not end his learned treatise without a panegyric of modern learning in comparison of the ancient; and the other falls so grossly into the censure of the old poetry, and preference of the new, that I could not read either of these strains without...  Critical Essays of the Seventeenth Century ... - Page 33edited by - 1909Full view - About this book
 | William Temple - Europe - 1731 - 506 pages
...Learning and Knowledge in comparifon of the Ancient : And the other falls fo grotly in the Cenfu-re of the old Poetry and Preference of the new, that I could not read either of thefe Strains, without fome Indignation, which no Quality among Men is fo apt to raife in me as Sufficiency,... | |
 | William Temple - Europe - 1757 - 564 pages
...learning and knowledge in compariIbn of the ancient : and the other falls fo grofly into the cenfure of the old poetry, and preference of the new, that I could not read either of thefe ftrains, without fome indignation, which no quality among men is fo apt to raife in me as fufficiency,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1784 - 412 pages
...modern " learning, "in comparifon' of the an'' cient; and the other falls fo grofsly " into the cenfure of the old poetry, '' and preference of the new, that I '' could not read either bf thefe ftrains " without fome indignation ; which no " quality among men is fo apt to raife " in... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1787 - 482 pages
...learning, in " comparifon of the antient; and the other " falls fo grofsly into the cenfure of the old <c poetry, and preference of the new, that I " could not read either of thefe (trains with*c out fome indignation ; which no quality " among men is fo apt to raife in me as... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1793 - 518 pages
...comparifon of the ancient ; and the other " falls, fo grofsly into the cenfure of the old poev try, and preference of the new, that I could not " read either of thefe ftrains without fome indig" nation ; which no quality among men is fo apt " to raife in me as... | |
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...panegyric " of modern learning, in comparison of the an" cient; and the^ other falls so grossly into the " censure of the old poetry, and preference of " the...no " quality among men is so apt to raise in me as " self sufficiency." The word " indignation" ought to have concluded the sentence ; for what ' •... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1801 - 374 pages
...modern learning, in compari" fon of the ancient ; and the other falls fo groflly into " the cenfure of the old poetry, and preference of the " new, that I could not read either of thefe ftrains " without feme indignation ; which no quality among " men is fo apt to raife in me as... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1802 - 416 pages
...modern learning, in comparifon of the " ancient ; and the other, falls fo grofsly into the cenfure of " the old poetry, and preference of the new, that I could not " read either of thefe ftrains without fome indignation ; which u no quality among men is fo apt to vaife in me as felf-fufli"... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1802 - 328 pages
...modern learning in compari" fon of the antient ; and the other falls fo grofsly into " the cenfure of the old poetry and preference of the " new, that I could not read either of thefe ftrains with" out fome indignation ; which no quality among men " is fo apt to raife in me, as... | |
 | David Irving - English language - 1803 - 266 pages
...learning and knowledge in comparifon of the ancient ; and the other falls fo grofsly into the cenfure of the old poetry, and preference of the new, that I could not read either of thefe ftrains without indignation ; which no quality among men is fo apt to raife in me as felf.fufficiency,... | |
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