 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 sivua
...Such a habit will prove fatal to all genuine corapofirion. Infinitely better it is to have fomething that is our own, though of moderate beauty, than to affect to mine ш borrowed ornaments, which will, at lau, betray the utter poverty of our genius. On thcfe heads... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1793 - 518 sivua
...Such a habit •will prove fatal to all genuine compoiition. Infinitely better it is to have fomething that is our own, though of moderate beauty, than to affect to fliinc in borrowed ornaments, which will, at laft, betray the utter poverty of our genius. On thefe... | |
 | David Irving - 1803 - 266 sivua
...him.. Such a habit will prove fatal to all genuine compefition. It is much better to have fotnething that is our own, though of moderate beauty, than to affect to fhine in borrowed orna. ihents, which will at laft betray the utter poverty of our genius. On tbtfe... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1807 - 406 sivua
...transcribing passages from him. Such a habit will prove fatal to all genuine composition. Infinitely better it is to have something that is our own, though of...affect to shine in borrowed ornaments, which will at last, betray the utter poverty of our genius. On these heads of composing, correcting, reading, and... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 sivua
...transcribing passages from him. Such a habit will prove fatal to all genuine composition. It is much better to have something that is our own, though of moderate...affect to shine in borrowed ornaments, which will at last betray the utter poverty of our genius. In the fifth place, those who are ambitious of attaining... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 sivua
...passages from him. « Such .Such a habit will prove fatal to all genuine composition. Infinitely better it is to have something that is our own, though of moderate beauty, than to affect to thine in borrowed ornaments, which will, at last, betray the utter poverty of our genius. On these... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1820 - 538 sivua
...transcribing passages from him. Such a habit will prove fatal to all genuine composition. Infinitely better it is to have something that is our own, though of...affect to shine in borrowed ornaments, which will, at last, betray the utter poverty of our genius. On these heads of composing, correcting, reading, and... | |
 | David Irving - 1821 - 336 sivua
...passages from him. Such a habit will '!pirove fatal to all genuine composition. It is much •better to have something that is our own, though of 'moderate...affect to shine in borrowed ornaments, which will at last betray the utter poverty ,. ef our genius. A preposterous ambition to imitate or •rival the... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 sivua
...transcribing passages from him. Such a habit will prove fatal to aH genuine composition. Infinitely better it is to have something that is our own, though of moderate beauty, than to affect to shin« in borrowed ornaments, which will, at last, betray the utter poverty of our genius. On these... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 sivua
...transcribing passages from him. Such a habit will prove fatal to all genuine composition. Infinitely better s to be taken off, I would require last, betray the utter poverty of our genius. On these heads of composing, correcting, reading, and... | |
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Infinitely better it is to have something that is our own, though of moderate beauty, than to affect to shine in borrowed ornaments, which will, at last, betray the utter poverty of our genius. 
