A transition from an author's book to his conversation, is too often like an entrance into a large city, after a distant prospect. Remotely, we see nothing but spires of temples and turrets of palaces, and imagine it the residence of splendour, grandeur,... The British Essayists;: Rambler - Page xviiiby Alexander Chalmers - 1808Full view - About this book
| Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1817 - 560 pages
...instructions, to their private fire-sides, is compared, in the eloquent Ramiiiri , to our entrance into a large city after a distant prospect: " Remotely we see nothing...and magnificence; but when we have passed the gates, vt find it perplexed witli narrow passages, disgraced with despica-. ble cottages, embarrassed with... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 322 pages
...circulation. A transition from an authbr's book to his conversation is too often like an entrance into a large city, after a distant prospect. Remotely, we see nothing...and turrets of palaces, and imagine it the residence ef splendour, grandeur, and magnificence ; but when we have passed the gates, we find it perplexed... | |
| 1806 - 348 pages
...transition from an author's book to his con. versation, is too often like an entrance into a lai ge city, after a distant prospect. Remotely, we see nothing...narrow passages, disgraced with despicable cottages, em. harassed with. obstructions, and clouded with tmoke. N° 15. TUESDAY, MAY 8, 17$a Et quando uberior... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 380 pages
...circulation. A transition from an author's book to his conversation, is too often like an entrance into alaige city, after a distant prospect. Remotely, we see nothing but spires of temples and turrets of pa. laces, and imagine it the residence of splendour, grandeur, and magnificence ; but, when we have... | |
| 1808 - 416 pages
..... . f*.',,* from an author's book to his conversation, is too often like an entrance into a large city, after a distant prospect. Remotely, we see nothing...embarrassed with obstructions, and clouded with smoke." Ramb. No. XIV. If this be true, authors would act wisely to imitate the Eastern prirlces, who cultivate... | |
| Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 524 pages
...his conversation, 4 j is too often like an entrance into a large city, ^ • Life, vol. 1, p. 178. after a distant prospect. Remotely, we see nothing...embarrassed with obstructions, and clouded with smoke.* The slow progress of the Rambler toward the possession of that fame which it ultimately acquired, affected... | |
| Nathan Drake - English essays - 1809 - 530 pages
...remarks, " to his conversation, is too often like an entrance into a large city, • Life, vol. 1, p. 178. after a distant prospect. Remotely, we see nothing...splendour, grandeur, and magnificence; but when we bave passed the gates, we find it perplexed with narrow passages, disgraced with despicable cottages,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English essays - 1809 - 352 pages
...A transition from an author's book to his conversation, is too often like an entrance into a large city, after a distant prospect. Remotely, we see nothing...turrets of palaces, and imagine it the residence of splendor, grandeur, and. magnificence; but, when we have passed the gates, vre find it perplexed with... | |
| Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 520 pages
...remarks, " to his conversation, is too often like an entrance into a large city, * Life, vol. 1, p. 178. after a distant prospect. Remotely, we see nothing but spires of temples, and turrets of palates, and imagine it the residence of splendour, grandeur, and magnificence; but when we have passed... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 pages
...A transition from an author's book to his conversation, is too often like an entrance into a large city, after a distant prospect. Remotely, we see nothing...embarrassed with obstructions, and clouded with smoke. NUMB. 15. TUESDAY, May 8, 1750. £t quando nberior vifiorum copia ? Quando fllajor maritist patvit... | |
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