 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...than exclude the fun ; but Pope's excavation was requifite as an entrance to his garden, and, as fome men try to be proud of their defects, he extracted...inconvenience, and vanity produced a grotto where neceffity enforced a paflage. It may be frequently remarked of the ftudious and fpeculative, that they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 522 pages
...than exclude the fun ; but Pope's excavation was requifite as an entrance to his garden, and, as fome men try to be proud of their defects, he extracted...inconvenience, and vanity produced a grotto where neceflity enforced a paflage. It may be frequently remarked of the ftudious and fpeculative, that they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 410 pages
...than ex-clude the fun; but Pope's excavation was requifite as an entrance to his gar, andj as fomemen try to be proud of their defects, he extracted an...inconvenience, and vanity produced a grotto where neceflity enforced a paffage. It may be frequently remarked of the ftudious and fpeculative, that they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...excavation was requifite as an entrance to his garden, and, as fome men try to be proud of their defecls, he extracted an ornament from an inconvenience, and vanity produced a grotto where neceffity enforced a paflage. It may be frequently remarked of the fludious and fpeculative, that they... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 396 pages
...excavation was rcquifite as an entrance to his garden., and, as fame men try to be proud of their defeats, he extracted an ornament from an inconvenience, and vanity produced a grotto where neceffity enforced a naffage. It may be frequently remarked of the ftudious and fpeculative, that they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 672 pages
...than exclude the fun; but Pope's excavation was requifite as an entrance to his garden, and, as fome men try to be proud of their defects, he extracted...inconvenience, and vanity produced a grotto where neceffity enforced a paflage. It may be frequently remarked of the ftudious and fpeculative, that they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...than exclude the fun; but Pope's excavation was requifiteas an entrance to his garden, and, as fome men try to be proud of their defects, he extracted...inconvenience, and vanity produced a grotto where neceffity enforced a paflage. It may be frequently remarked of the ftudious and fpeculative, that they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...excavation was requifite* as an entrance to his garden, and, as fome men try to fee proud of their defeats, he extracted an ornament from an inconvenience, and vanity produced a grotto ' Where neceffity enforced a paflage. It may be frequently remarked of the ftudious and fpeculative, that.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...could be excluded. A grotto is not often the wish or pleasure of an Englishman, who has more frequent need to solicit than exclude the sun, but Pope's excavation...inconvenience, and vanity produced a grotto where necessity forced a passage. It may be frequently remarked of the studious and speculative, that they are proud... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...could be excluded. A grotto is not often the wish' or pleasure of an Englishman, who has more frequent need to solicit than exclude the sun, but Pope's excavation...inconvenience, and vanity produced a grotto where necessity forced a passage. It may be frequently remarked of the studious and speculative, that they are proud... | |
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