 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 sivua
...taken forne Pains with my Poetry •, but no body •will beperfuaded to take the fame with his. If 1 had taken to the Church (as he affirms, but which was never in my Thoughts) ifhould have had more Senfe, if not more Grace, than to have turn'd my felf out of my Benefice by writing... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 sivua
...mould be glad, if I could perfuade him to continue his good offices, and write fuch another critick on any thing of mine : for 1 find by experience he...he affirms, but which was never in my thoughts) I fhould have had more fenfe, if not more grace, than to have turned myfelf out of my benefice by writing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 352 sivua
...to make the world have a better opinion of them. He has taken fome pains with my poetry; but nobody will be perfuaded to take the fame with his. If I...turned myfelf out of my benefice by writing libels en my parifhioners. But his account of my manners and my principles, are of a piece with his cavils... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 sivua
...to make the world have a better opinion of them. He "has taken fome pains with my poetry; but nobody will be perfuaded to take the fame with his. If I...he affirms, but which was never in my thoughts) I fhould have h;:d more ftnfe, if not more grace, than to have turned myfdf out of my benefice by writing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 360 sivua
...with his. If I had taken to the church (as he affirms, but which was never in my thoughts) I fhould have had more fenfe, if not more grace, than to have...myfelf out of my benefice by writing libels on my parifhioners. But his account of my manners and my principles, are of a piece with his cavils and his... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 sivua
...to make the world have a better opinion of them. He has taken fome pains with my poetry; but nobody will be perfuaded to take the fame with his, If I...myfelf out of my benefice by writing libels on my parifhioners. But his account of my manners and my principles are of a piece with his cavils and his... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 806 sivua
...of them. He has taken fome pains with my poetry ; but no. body will be perfuaded to take the fam<! with his. If I had taken to the church (as he affirms, but whkh never was in my thoughts) I fhoul .1 have bad more fcnfe, if not more grace, than to have turned... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 sivua
...opinion of them. He has taken some pains with my poetry ; but no body will be persuaded to take the same with his. If I had taken to the church, (as he affirms, but which was never in my thoughts,) I should have had more sense, if not more grace, than to have turned myself out of my benefice by writing... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 sivua
...opinion of them. He has taken some pains with my poetry ; but no body will be persuaded to take the same with his. If I had taken to the church, (as he affirms, but which was never in my thoughts,) I should have had more sense, if not more grace, than to have turned myself out of my benefice by writing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 658 sivua
...tire a better opinion of them. He has taken fomc pains with my poetry ; VOL. III. ' A a but nobody will be perfuaded to take the fame •with his. If I had taken to the church (as he aflums, bur which was never in my thoughts) I fhould have had more fenfe, if not more grace, than to... | |
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He has taken some pains with my poetry ; but nobody will be persuaded to take the same with his. If I had taken to the church (as he affirms, but which was never in my thoughts), I should have had more sense, if not more grace, than to have turned myself... 
