 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 oldal
...produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities,...unexpected truth : if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan, it was at least necessary to read and think.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 oldal
...produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities,...unexpected truth : if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan it was at least necessary to read and think.... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 oldal
...produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities,...unexpected truth : if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan, it was at least necessary to read and think.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 oldal
...produced combinations of donfused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities,...likewise sometimes struck out unexpected truth: if their conceitswere far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan it was at least... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 oldal
...produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities,...unexpected truth : if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan it was at least necessary to read and think.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 oldal
...produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities,...unexpected truth: if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan it was at least necessary to read and think.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 oldal
...produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities,...unexpected truth : if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan, it was at least necessary to read and think.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 oldal
...combinations of ' confused magnificence, that not only could not be fs~>.' credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities,...unexpected truth : if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan, it was at least necessary to read and think.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1821 - 502 oldal
...produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities,...away their wit upon false conceits, they likewise some, times struck out unexpected truth : if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 306 oldal
...produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined. Yet great labour, directed by great abilities,...unexpected truth; if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan it was at least necessary to read and think.... | |
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Yet great labour, directed by great abilities, is never wholly lost: if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits, they likewise sometimes struck out unexpected truth; if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage.... 
