| William Mason - 1778 - 168 páginas
...there may be more honour if they fucceed well, yet there is more diflionour " if they fail, and 'tis twenty to one they will, whereas in regular figures...remarkable faults." See Temple's Mifcellanies, Vol. I. Page 1 86. Fol. Ed. f I had before called Bacon the prophet, and Milton the herald of true tafte in... | |
| 1781 - 732 páginas
...common hands; and though there may be more honour if they fucceed well, yet there is more diihonour if they fail, and it is twenty to one they will ;...is hard to make any great and remarkable faults." Fortunately Kent and a few others were not quite fo timid, or we might ftill be going up and down ilairs... | |
| Mr. Marshall (William) - 1785 - 698 páginas
...common hands ; and though there may be more honour if they fucceed well, yet there is mere dilhonour if they fail, and it is twenty to one they will ;...is hard to make any great and remarkable faults." Fortunately Kent and a few others were not quite fo timid, or we might full be going up and down ftairs... | |
| Horace Walpole, George Vertue - 1786 - 360 páginas
...gardens' among us, they are adventures of too hard .atchievement for any common hands -. and though there may be more honour if they fucceed well, yet...is hard ;to make any great and remarkable faults." Fortunately Kent and a few others were not quite fo timid, or we might ftill be going up and down ftairs... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1788 - 762 páginas
...common hand> ; and though there may be more honour if they fuo ceed well, yet there is more diflionour if they fail, and it is twenty to one they will ;...is hard to make any great and remarkable faults." Fortunately Kent and a few others were not quite fo timid, or we might dill be going up and down flairs... | |
| 1788 - 734 páginas
...hands ; and though there may be more honour if they fucceed well, yet there is more diihonour if the/ fail, and it is twenty to one they will; whereas in...is hard to make any great and remarkable faults." Fortunately Kent and a few others were.not quite fo timid, or we might ftill be going up and down flairs... | |
| 1782 - 682 páginas
...there ÍBiay be more honour if they fucceed well, gft there ¡8 more difhono.ur if they fail, Jtad it is twenty to one they will ; whereas in regular figures, it is hard to make |loy great and remarkable faults." Fortunately Kent and a few other« .were not quite fo timid, or... | |
| William Mason - 1796 - 264 páginas
...Sbaraiuadgi, and concludes thus : " But I " ftiould hardly advife any of thefe attempts in the " figure ol gardens among us, they are adventures of " too hardy...hard to make any great and remarkable " faults." See Temple' t Mifcellanies, vol. I. p. 186. " fol. edit. NOTE VIII. Verfe 493. Led to the fair (achievement.... | |
| William Marshall - 1796 - 486 páginas
...at" chievement for any common hands ; and though " there may be more honour if they fucceed will, " yet there is more difhonour if they fail, and it is...regular " figures, it is hard to make any great and remark " able faults." c FORTUNATELY Kent and a few others were ' not quite fo timid, or we might ftill... | |
| Mr. Marshall (William) - 1803 - 460 páginas
...hands; " and though there may be more honour if they *• succeed well, yet there is more dishonour, if they *' fail, and it is twenty to one they will;...is hard to make any great " and remarkable faults." ' FOKTUNATELY Kent and a few others were ' not quite so timid, or we might still be going up * and... | |
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