The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volumen 10F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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... Observations on the Tragedy of Mac- beth , with Remarks on Sir T. Hanmer's Edition of Shakespeare Proposals for printing the Dramatick Works of William Shakespeare Preface to Shakespeare General Observations on the Plays of Shakespeare ...
... Observations on the Tragedy of Mac- beth , with Remarks on Sir T. Hanmer's Edition of Shakespeare Proposals for printing the Dramatick Works of William Shakespeare Preface to Shakespeare General Observations on the Plays of Shakespeare ...
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... observation , there is still great uncertainty among the best criticks : nor is it easy to state a rule by which we may decide between custom and reason , or between the equi- ponderant authorities of writers alike eminent for judgment ...
... observation , there is still great uncertainty among the best criticks : nor is it easy to state a rule by which we may decide between custom and reason , or between the equi- ponderant authorities of writers alike eminent for judgment ...
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... observe , that it is in itself inaccurate , and tolerated rather than chosen ; particularly when , by a change of one letter , or more , the meaning of a word is obscured ; as in farrier , or ferrier , as it was formerly written , from ...
... observe , that it is in itself inaccurate , and tolerated rather than chosen ; particularly when , by a change of one letter , or more , the meaning of a word is obscured ; as in farrier , or ferrier , as it was formerly written , from ...
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... observation of Quintilian , that speech was not formed by an analogy sent from heaven . It did not descend to us in a state of uniformity and perfection , but was produced by necessity , and enlarged by accident , and is therefore com ...
... observation of Quintilian , that speech was not formed by an analogy sent from heaven . It did not descend to us in a state of uniformity and perfection , but was produced by necessity , and enlarged by accident , and is therefore com ...
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... observation that arises from the comparison of one meaning with another ; as , it may be remarked of the word arrive , that , in con- sequence of its original and etymological sense , it cannot be properly applied but to words ...
... observation that arises from the comparison of one meaning with another ; as , it may be remarked of the word arrive , that , in con- sequence of its original and etymological sense , it cannot be properly applied but to words ...
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