 ... particular turn of thoughts and expression, which are the characters that distinguish, and as it were individuate, him from all other writers. When we are come thus far, it is time to look into ourselves ; to conform our genius to his, to give his...  The North American Review - Page 5261866Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...come thus far, it is time to look into ourselves ; to conform our genius to his, to give his thought either the same turn, if our tongue will bear it,...dress, not to alter or destroy the substance. The like care must be taken of the more outward ornaments, the words; when they appear (which is but seldom)... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 490 pages
...far, it is time to look into ourselves, VOJL, XII, B to conform our genius to his, to give his thought either the same turn, if our tongue will bear it,...dress, not to alter or destroy the substance. The like care must be taken of the more outward ornaments, the words. When they appear (which is but seldom)... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 496 pages
...far, it is time to look into ourselves, VOI.. XII. B to conform our genius to his, to give his thought either the same turn, if our tongue will bear it,...the dress, not to alter or destroy the substance. 1 he like care must be taken of the more outward ornaments, the words. When they appear (which is but... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...come thus far, it is time to look into ourselves, to conform our genius to his, to give his thought either the same turn, if our tongue will bear it,...dress, not to alter or destroy the substance. The like care must be taken of the more outward ornaments, the words. When they appear (which il but seldom)... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 612 pages
...look into ourselves, to conform our genius to his, to give his thought either the same turn, if cur tongue will bear it, or, if not, to vary but the dress, not to alter or destroy the substance. The like care must be taken of the more outward ornaments, the words. When they appear (whitfti is but... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...into ourselves, to conform our genius to his, to give his thought either the same turn, if nur league will bear it, or, if not, to vary but the dress, not to alter or destroy the substance. The lila; саге must be taken of the more outward ornaments, the words. When they appear (which is but... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...our genius to his, to give his thought either the same turn, if «er tongue will bear it, or, ifnot, to vary but the dress, not to alter or destroy the substance. The like care must be taken of the more outward ornaments, the words. When they appear (which i» but seldom)... | |
 | England - 1845 - 816 pages
...come thus far it is time to look into ourselves, to conform our genins to his, to give his thought either the same turn, if our tongue will bear it,...dress, not to alter or destroy the substance. The like care must be taken of the more outward ornaments — the words. When they appear (which is but... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...come thus far, it is time to look into ourselves ; to conform our genius to his, to give his thought either the same turn, if our tongue will bear it,...dress, not to alter or destroy the substance. The like care must be taken of the more outward ornaments, the words ; when they appear, which is but seldom,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1833 - 326 pages
...come thus far, it is time to look into ourselves, to conform our genius to his, to give his thought either the same turn, if our tongue will bear it,...dress, not to alter or destroy the substance. The like care must be taken of the more outward ornaments, the words. When they appear (which is but seldom)... | |
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