| Sir Richard Steele - 1715 - 332 σελίδες
...approve and difapprove in Nonfenfe.You * may as well afTault an Army that is buried * in fntrenchments. If it affirms any thing, * you cannot lay hold of it; or if it denies, c you cannot confute it . In a Word, there ' are greater Depths and Obfcurities, greater * Intricacies... | |
| 1736 - 824 σελίδες
...invilidated — A lours in the midft of Darknefi, as to find out, what to approve or difepprove in Nonfenfc. If it affirms any thing, you cannot lay hold of it*...denies, you cannot confute it. — In a' Word, there arc greater Depths and Obfcuritiel, greater Intricacies and Perplexities, in a well written Piece of... | |
| John Perceval Earl of Egmont - 1743 - 188 σελίδες
...equal Strength. — Its Sfuejlions admit of no Reply, and its AJfertions are not to be invalidated ; if it affirms any Thing you cannot lay hold of it...or if it denies, you cannot confute it : — In a wordt there are greater Intricacies in an elaborate and well written Piece tf Nonfenfe, than in the... | |
| SEVERAL HANDS - 1758 - 668 σελίδες
...than ano' ther —its queftions admit of no reply : and its affertions are not :o ' be invalidated : if it affirms any thing, you cannot lay hold of it : ' or if it denies, you cannot refute it-.'— «» Art. 2. The Fabrick of the Eye, and the feveral Difordtrs wtuh injure or deftroy... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1777 - 354 σελίδες
...approve and difapprove in nonfenfe : you may as well afTault an army that'is buried in-intrenchments. If it affirms any thing," you cannot lay hold of it...elaborate and well-written piece of nonfenfe, than in theinoft abflrufe and profound traft of fchool-divinity. After this fliort panegyric upon »nonfenfe,... | |
| Sir Richard Steele - 1789 - 412 σελίδες
...prove and difapprove in Nonfenfe. You may ' as well aflault an army that is buried in in' trenchments. If it affirms any thing, you ' cannot lay hold of...confute it. In a word, there are ' greater depths and obfcuruies, greater intri • ' cacies and perplexities, in an elaborate and 'well-written piece of... | |
| Sir Richard Steele - 1789 - 404 σελίδες
...difapprove in Nonfenfe. You may * as-well aflault an army that is buried in in'• frenchments; • If it affirms any thing, you 'cannot lay hold of it; or if it denies, you * cannot corifyte it. In a word, there are ' greater 'depth'i and obfcurities, greater intri • ' cacies and... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1804 - 524 σελίδες
...midst of darkness, as to find out what to approve and disapprove in nonsense: you may as well assault an army that is buried in intrenchments. If it affirms...confute it. In a word, there are greater depths and obscurities, greater intricacies and perplexities, in an elaborate and well- written piece of nonsense,... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1811 - 376 σελίδες
...midst of darkness, as to find out what to approve and disapprove in nonsense : you may as well assault an army that is buried in intrenchments. If it affirms...confute it. In a word, there are greater depths and obscurities, greater intricacies and perplexities, in an elaborate and well-written piece of nonsense,... | |
| Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 522 σελίδες
...midst of darkness, as to find out what to approve and disapprove in nonsense : you may as well assault an army that is buried in intrenchments. If it affirms...confute it. In a word, there are greater depths and obscurities, greater intricacies and perplexities, in an elaborate and well-written piece of nonsense,... | |
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