 | Plutarch - 1727 - 464 pages
...into a fingle ftory, ftrike upon our Mnds a ftronger and more lively Impreffion, than the fcatter'd Relations of many Men, and many Actions $ and by the...Pleafure, they afford us Profit too. For when the Underftanding is intent and fix'd on a fingle thing, it carries clofer to the Mark, every part of the... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 562 pages
...man, drawn together into a single story, strike upon our minds a stronger and more lively impression, than the scattered relations of many men, and many actions ; and by the same means that they give us pleasure, they afford us profit too. For when the understanding is intent... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 562 pages
...man, drawn together into a single story, strike upon our minds a stronger and more lively impression, than the scattered relations of many men, and many actions ; and by the same means that they give us pleasure, they afford us profit too. For when the understanding is intent... | |
 | David Irving - 1803 - 266 pages
...fingle ftory, ftrike upon our minds a ftronger and more lively impreffion, thair the fcattered reiations of many men, .and many actions ; and by the fame means...pleafure, they afford us profit too.— For when the uuderftandjttg is intent and fixed on a fingle thing, it carries c'.ofer to the mark ; every part of... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 518 pages
...man, drawn together into a single story, strike upon our minds a stronger and more lively impression, than the scattered relations of many men, and many actions ; and, by the same means that they give us pleasure, they afford us profit too. For when the understanding is intent... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 520 pages
...man, drawn together into a single story, strike upon our minds a stronger and more lively impression, than the scattered relations of many men, and many actions ; and, by the same means that they give us pleasure, they afford us profit too. For when the understanding is intent... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 516 pages
...man, drawn together into a single story, strike upon our minds a stronger and more lively impression, than the scattered relations of many men, and many actions ; and, by the same means that they give us pleasure, they afford us profit too. For when the understanding is intent... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...man, drawn together into a single story, strike upon our minds a stronger and more lively impression, than -the scattered relations of many men, and many actions ; and by the same means that they give us pleasure, they afford us profit too. For when the understanding is intent,... | |
 | 1819 - 552 pages
...one man drawn together in a single story, strike upon our minds a stronger and more lively impression than the scattered relations of many men and many actions; and by the same means that they give us pleasure, they afford us profit too.' But this part of the Repository... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...man, drawn together in a single story, strike upon our minds a stronger and more lively impression than the scattered relations of many men and many actions; and by the same means that they give us pleasure, they afford us profit too. For when the understanding is intent... | |
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... a single story, strike upon our minds a stronger and more lively impression, than the scattered relations of many men, and many actions ; and by the same means that they give us pleasure, they afford us profit too. 
