 To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's bulk by fabulous appendages of spectres and predictions, has little difficulty ; for he that forsakes the probable may always find the marvellous. And it has little use ; we are affected only as we...  4 bookseller's catalogues - Page 192by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor and Jones - 1811Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...Romans credible; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconqu.rabie falsehood. Incredulis odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's...predictions, has little difficulty; for he that forsakes tlie probable may always find the marvellous. And it fras little use f we ars arlected only as we balieve... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. I/tcredulis odi, To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's bulk by fabulous appendages of spectres and-predictions, has little difficulty ; for he that forsakes the probable may always find the marvellous.... | |
 | 1809 - 418 pages
...advantage. The Husband and the Lover. An Historical and Moral Romance* 3 Vols. 18s. Lackington. 1809. IT his been justly observed by JOHNSON, that to select a...difficulty; for he that forsakes the probable, may always find the marvellous—and it has little use; we are affected only as we believe; we are improved... | |
 | 1809 - 878 pages
...denominated the Bard, and consider how far the censures are entitled to our reverence. The Dr. observes, that, " to select a singular event, and swell it to...difficulty, for he that forsakes the probable, may always find the marvellous. And it has little use ; we are affected only as we believe ; we are improved... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 628 pages
...Romans credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Jneredulus odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's...difficulty ; for he that forsakes the probable may always find the marvellous. And it has little use ; we are affected only as we believe ; we are improved... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent aiid unconquerable falsehood. Incredulus odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's"...difficulty ; for he that forsakes the probable may always find the marvellous. And it has little use ; we are affected only as we believe ; we are improved... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 pages
...Romans credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Incredulus odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's...difficulty ; for he that forsakes the probable may always find the marvellous. And it has little use ; we are affected only as we believe ; we are improved... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 494 pages
...Romans credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Incredulus odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's...difficulty ; for he that forsakes the probable may always find the marvellous. And it has little use ; we are affected only as we believe ; we are improved... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 464 pages
...and unconquerable falsehood, ftereduhtt odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giartt's bulk by fabulous appendages of spectres and predictions,...difficulty ; for he that forsakes the probable may always find the marvellous. And it has little use ; we are affected only as we believe ; we are improved... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 pages
...Romans credible ; but its revival disgusts us with apparent and unconquerable falsehood. Incredulus odi. To select a singular event, and swell it to a giant's...difficulty ; for he that forsakes the probable may always find the marvellous. And it has little use ; we are affected only as we believe ; we are improved... | |
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