 For the mind and memory are more sharply exercised in comprehending another man's things than our own; and such as accustom themselves, and are familiar with the best authors, shall ever and anon find somewhat of them in themselves, and in the expression...  Littell's Living Age - Page 4451907Full view - About this book
 | Sir Philip Sidney - Poetry - 1787 - 158 pages
...familiar with the beft authors, fhall ever and anon find fomewhat of themfelves, and in the expreffion of their minds, even when they feel it not, be able to utter fomething like theirs, which hath an authority above their own, Nay, fome'.imes it is the reward of... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 970 pages
...accustom themselves, and are familiar wifh the best authors, shall ever and anon find some* what of themselves, and in the expression of their minds,...man's study, the praise of quoting another man fitly : and though a man be more prone and able for one kind of writing than another, yet he must exercise... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...sharply exercised in comprehending another man's things, than our own ; and such as accustom themselves, and are familiar with the best authors, shall ever and anon find somewhat of themselves, and in the expression of their minds, even when they feel it not, be able to utter something... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 528 pages
...sharply exercised in comprehending another man's things, than our own ; and such as accustom themselves, and are familiar with the best authors, shall ever and anon find some. what of themselves, and in the expression of their minds, even when they feel it not, be able... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1813 - 524 pages
...sharply exercised in comprehending another man's things, than our own ; and such as accustom themselves, and are familiar with the best authors, shall ever and anon find somewhat of themselves, and in the expression of their minds, even when they feel it sot, be able to utter something... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - Dramatists, English - 1816 - 464 pages
...sharply exercised in comprehending another man's things than our own ; and such as accustom themselves, and are familiar with the best authors, shall ever...man's study, the praise of quoting another man fitly : and though a man be more prone, and able for one kind of writing than another, yet he must exercise... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - English drama - 1875 - 560 pages
...sharply exercised in comprehending another man's things than our_own ; and such as accustom themselves, and are familiar with the best authors, shall ever...man's study, the praise of quoting another man fitly : and though a man be more prone, and ^ able for one kind of writing than another, yet he must exercise... | |
 | Sir Adolphus William Ward - English drama - 1875 - 664 pages
...education. * See in particular the Notes entitled It1geninrum Dhcrimina. 4 'Such as accustom themselves and are familiar with the best authors, shall ever and anon find somewhat of them in themselves.' (Discoveries.) See also the passage ib. headed Imitatio. * ' I myself could, in my youth, have repeated... | |
 | George Saintsbury - English language - 1885 - 430 pages
...sharply exercised in comprehending another man's things than our own ; and such as accustom themselves, and are familiar with the best authors, shall ever...man's study, the praise of quoting another man fitly : and though a man be more prone and able for one kind of writing than another, yet he must exercise... | |
 | George Saintsbury - English language - 1885 - 432 pages
...sharply exercised in comprehending another man's things than our own ; and such as accustom themselves, and are familiar with the best authors, shall ever...man's study, the praise of quoting another man fitly : and though a man be more prone and able for one kind of writing than another, yet he must exercise... | |
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