 | 1790 - 564 oldal
...thoughts, he calls in thofe of another perfon, во matter whom — the firft io'i: author that itaods next to his hand : he takes up a book ; 'tis a volume...our poets put together are not worth a halter -, he Auinbles by mere chance upon The Cbcieric Man ; 'twas one to a thoufand he flioulj flrike upon that... | |
 | 284 oldal
...thoughts, he calls in thole of another perfon, no matter whom — (he firit idle author that Hands next to his hand ; he- takes up a book; 'tis a volume...mere chance upon The Choleric Man ; 'twas one to a ihoufand he fhould ilrike upon that blaftcd play — What an infernal title ! What execrable nonfenfe... | |
 | 1792 - 822 oldal
...idle author that (lands next to his bind : he takes up a book ; 'tis * volume of comedies; he opsns it at random ; 'tis all alike to him where he begins;...our poets put together are not worth a halter; he Humbles by raeré chance upon The Choleric Мам ; 'twas one to a thoufand he ihould ftrike upon that... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 278 oldal
...thoughts, he calls in those of anotfcsr person, no matter whom—-the first idle au.» thor thai stands next to his hand : he takes up a book; 'tis a volume...our poets put together are not worth a halter ; he stumbles by mere chance upon ' The Choleric Man ;' 'twas one to a thousand he should strike upon that... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 534 oldal
...tormenting thoughts, he calls in those of another person, no matter whom—the first idle author that stands next to his hand : he takes up a book ; 'tis a volume...our poets put together are not worth a halter; he stumbles by mere chance upon ' The Choleric Man ;' 'twas one to a thousand he should strike upon that... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 374 oldal
...tormenting thoughts, he calls in those of another person, no matter whom, the first idle author that stands next to his hand : he takes up a book; 'tis a volume...our poets put together are not worth a halter; he stumbles by mere chance upon " The Choleric Man;" 'twas one to a thousand he should strike upon that... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 316 oldal
...tormenting thoughts, he calls in those of another person, no matter whom—the first idle author that stands next to his hand : he takes up a book; 'tis a volume of comedies; he opens it at random; 'ti» all alike to him where he begins; all our poets put together are not worth a halter; he stumbles... | |
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... tis a volume of comedies ; he opens it at random ; 'tis all alike to him where he begins ; all our poets put together are not worth a halter; he stumbles by mere chance upon 