 | George William Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton - 1865 - 412 oldal
...traveller : he follows it at all adventures, it is sure to lead him out of the way, and sure to engulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over...whether he be amusing attention with incidents, or enchaining it in suspense, let but a quibble spring up before him, and he leaves his work unfinished.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1865 - 436 oldal
...traveller; he follows it at all adventures ; it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to engulf him. in the mire. It has some malignant power over...enlarging knowledge or exalting affection, whether he be arousing attention with incidents or enchaining it in suspense, let but a quibble spring up before... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1867 - 530 oldal
...traveller; be follows it at all adventures ; it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to engulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over his mind, and its fascinations are irresistibla Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disquisition, whether he be enlarging knowledge... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - 1868 - 444 oldal
...it was to Shakspeare : " He follows it at all adventures ; it is sure to lead him out of the way ; it has some malignant power over his mind, and its fascinations are irresistible. A quibble is the golden apple for which he will always turn aside from his career ; a quibble, poor... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1871 - 544 oldal
...travellers : he follows it at all adventures : it is sure to lead hirn out of his way, and sure to ingulf herein fortune shows herself more kind Than is her...custom : it is still her use, To let the wretched &c. It then becomes a partridge or a pheasant ; for " whatever be the dignity or the profundity of... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1877 - 562 oldal
...dramatist: "He follows it at all adventures ; it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to ingulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over his mind, and its fascinations are irresistible A quibble is the golden apple for which he will always turn aside from his career, or stoop from his... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1878 - 750 oldal
...traveller: he follows it at all adventures; it is sure to lead him out of the way, and sure to engulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over...irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity ol his disquisitions, whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection, whether he bo amusing... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1882 - 996 oldal
...and its fascinations aie irresistible Whatever he the dignity or profundity of his dij>i|uisitions, request you, or, I would intreat you, not to fear,...you think 1 come hither as a lion, it were pity o bui a quibble spring up before aim, and he leaves his work unfinished. A quibble is the gnlHrn appla... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1888 - 356 oldal
...traveller : he follows it at all adventures ; it is sure to lead him out of his way and sure to engulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over...irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disquisitions, whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection, whether he be amusing attention... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1888 - 356 oldal
...and its fascinations are irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disquisitions, whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection,...whether he be amusing attention with incidents, or enchaining it in suspense, let but a quibble spring up before him, and he leaves his work unfinished.... | |
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A quibble is to Shakespeare what luminous vapours are to the traveller; he follows it at all adventures; it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to engulf him in the mire. It has some malignant power over his mind, and its fascinations are irresistible. 
