But his innovations are sometimes pleasing, and his temerities happy: he has many verba ardentia, forcible expressions, which he would never have found, but by venturing to the utmost verge of propriety; and flights which would never have been reached,... The General Biographical Dictionary - Page 146by Alexander Chalmers - 1813Full view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 pages
...never have found but by venturing to the utmost verge of propriety ; and flights which would nevei _F hT T l There remains yet an "objection against the writings of Browne, more formidable than the animadversions... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 pages
...supply a single term. But his innovations are sometimes E leasing, and his temerities happy ; he as many verba ardentia, forcible expressions, which he...who had very little fear of the shame of falling. There remains yet an objection against the writings of Browne, more formidable than the animadversions... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 742 pages
...would never have found but by venturing to the utmost verge of propriety ; and flights which would neva e and drank till he found himself plethoric ; and then, resolving to case There remains yet an objection against the writings of Browne, more formidable than th? animadversions... | |
| Hugh James Rose - 1848 - 532 pages
...by venturing to the utmost verge of propriety ; and flights which would never have been reached, hut by one who had very little fear of the shame of falling." Coleridge has ably characterised Browne as " rich in various knowledge, exuberant in conceptions and... | |
| New general biographical dictionary - 1848 - 528 pages
...by venturing to the utmost verge of propriety ; and flights which would never have been reached, hut by one who had very little fear of the shame of falling." Coleridge has ably characterised Browne as " rich in various knowledge, exuberant in conceptions and... | |
| sir Thomas Browne - 1852 - 568 pages
...words that idea for which any language could supply a single term. But his innovations are sometimes pleasing, and his temerities happy : he has many "...who had very little fear of the shame of falling. There remains yet an objection against the writings of Browne, more formidable than the animadversions... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1852 - 582 pages
...expressions, which he would never have found, but by venturing to the utmost verge of propriety ; and nights which would never have been reached, but by one who had very little fear of the shame of falling. There remains yet an objection against the writings of Browne, more formidable than the animadversions... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1852 - 588 pages
...by venturing to the utmost verge of propriety ; and flights which would never have been reached, out by one who had very little fear of the shame of falling. There remains yet an objection against the writings of Browne, more formidable than the animadversions... | |
| Hugh James Rose - 1853 - 526 pages
...But his innovations are sometimes pleasing, and his temerities happy ; he has many verba ardentÃa, forcible expressions, which he would never have found...who had very little fear of the shame of falling." Coleridge has ably characterised Browne as " rich in various knowledge, exuberant in conceptions and... | |
| Hugh James Rose - 1857 - 536 pages
...could supply a single term. But his innovations are sometimes pleasing, and his temerities liappy ; he has many verba ardentia, forcible expressions,...who had very little fear of the shame of falling." Coleridge has ably characterised Browne as " rich in various knowledge, exuberant in conceptions and... | |
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