 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1798 - 326 pages
...Opportunity of faying, what He had I. thoroughly confidered, which gave a great Luftre to ali He laid ; which yet was rather of Delight, than Weight. There...cover a World of very great Faults, that is, fo to covpr them , that They were not taken !Notice of to his Reproach ; viz a Narrownefs in his Nature to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...more be said to " extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conver" sation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very " great faults ; that is, so to cover them, that they were not taken notice "of to his reproach; viz. a narrowness in his nature... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...luftre to " all he laid ; which yet was rather of delight than " weight. There needs no more be feid to extol the ** excellence and power of his wit, and...that " is, fo to cover them, that they were not taken no** tice of to his reproach, viz. a narrownefs in his na" ture to the loweft degree ; an abjtctnefs... | |
 | History - 1802 - 522 pages
...no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough, to cover a world of very great iaults ; that is,- solo cover them, them, that they were not taken notice of to his reproach : viz.... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...more be said to " extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very *' great faults ; that is, so to cover them, that they were not taken notice; " of to his reproach ; viz a narrowness in his nature... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pages
...he faid ; which yet was rather of delight than " weight. There needs no more be faid to extol the 41 excellence and power of his wit, and pleafantnefs...enough to cover a world of very great faults ; that -** rs, fo to cover them, that they were not taken no** tice of to his reproach, viz. c narrownefs... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1809 - 914 pages
...to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it w» of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults ; that is, so to cover them, that they were not taken notice of to his reproach ; viz. a narrowness in his nature... | |
 | John Langhorne - 1809 - 236 pages
...no more be said, to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than, that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of great faults ; that is, so to cover them, that they were not taken notice of to his reproach, viz.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults ; that is, so to cover them, that they were not taken notice of to his reproach, viz. a narrowness in his nature... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1811 - 420 pages
...no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults j that is, so to cover them, that they were not taken notice of to his reproach, viz. a narrowness... | |
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There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults ; that is, so to cover them, that they were not taken notice of... 
